<p>So, here's the situation: I scored a 730 on my reading and a 650 on my math the first time I took the SAT in April. Unlike most kids on these forums I did not really study for them I just took 2 practice tests online and that was all. Anyways, now I am scared to take the SAT I again because even I surprised myself with how high I scored on the reading section and if I take it again and don't do as well I don't want college admission officers to think it was a fluke. However, I want to bring the math section score up. I am taking the Math Level 1 SAT II this June and was wondering if colleges would look at it and treat it the same way as the math section of the SAT I so I wouldn't have to risk taking the SAT I again.</p>
<p>A good score on the Math Level 1 SAT II will help you, but it doesn't show quite the same thing as the SAT I. My son had a 670 on math, and a 750 on the IIC - I think that some college thought the IIC score trumped the SAT 1 math, and others didn't.</p>
<p>I would suspect that your reading score will improve in the fall - especially if you read copiously over the summer. One thing you could do is send your scores to your colleges before you retake the SAT I - and send it to NO colleges until you get the scores. This might take some of the pressure off of you and might it easier to score to your highest potential.</p>
<p>yea but if i do it that way won't i be paying twice as much to send SAT scores? Actually how does sending SAT scores to colleges work, do you just pay collegeboard once and they send all of your test scores (all the sat's and sat ii's you have ever taken) or do you have to pay to send each test individually. if you have to pay to send each test that's some dumb stuff and a ripoff</p>
<p>also my GC was telling me not to worry if i score lower on the reading the second time because most colleges only take the highest score from each section into consideration. but for some reason i don't believe that and think that if a college adcom sees my reading drop from a 730 to a 600 they will think it was a fluke and disregard it...</p>
<p>"yea but if i do it that way won't i be paying twice as much to send SAT scores?"</p>
<p>That's correct. Its all a tradeoff. I agree with your GC that you shouldn't worry - but I know that some students fret anyway. Now, some student do well under pressure - really focus. I was never one of those students, and I would do better knowing I didn't have to send the score.</p>
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<p>this thread keeps going to the second page quickly... surely someone can offer some insight...</p>
<p>No, I'm afraid they won't. I HIGHLY doubt that you were just feeling better on the day you took the SAT II than when you took the SAT I. I have friends who have had similar experiences with higher math iic scores on the SAT II. Clearly there is something on the SAT I that is different (and possibly some how more challenging) than on the SAT II. </p>
<p>Ultimate response: get your scores as high as you can (period).</p>
<p>MathI will not trump the regular SAT. Take it again, your GC is right, most colleges use the highest of each. If you're planning on being a math/science major or applying to top schools, most would much prefer the IIC anyway.</p>
<p>I agree with all the people who said take it again. And I'm another person who scored higher on the sat 2 math II than the sat 1 math =P</p>