Will my old scores haunt me?

Test Preparation
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<p>What I'm asking is this:</p>

<p>I'm currently a senior in high school, and have taken the SAT three times. On my third try, in October, (with a month of hard studying)I got a 2380 (800CR 800M 780W with 8 essay).</p>

<p>In June of last year, (after a little over a week of studying) however, I received a 2280 (800 760 720 with 7 essay), and before that, in March, (studied the night before, l0l) I received a 2090 (710 700 680 with 8 essay)</p>

<p>Will these two older scores, the 2090 in particular, make my latest score look bad? Will college admissions officers feel like my true ability lies where my first score does, and that I just studied really hard to get the 2380? I don't think the colleges I'm hoping to apply at (UPenn, etc.) allow score choice.</p>

<p>Another question I have is with regards to my essay scores. While my other scores rose over time, my essay scores remained at a constant 7-8, because I suck at writing. Will these scores hurt me? I know some of the places I'm hoping to apply say that the SAT essay is considered in admission.</p>

<p>Thank you for your help!</p>

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<p>I honestly don’t think so! Mostly everyone I know starts with a low SAT score then studies their ass off and gets a super high one. Colleges like to see improvement and you have a really solid scores. I don’t think they really even care about the Essay score so don’t fret about it. Congrats on your great SAT score!!! :)</p>

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<p>Colleges wouldn’t “superscore” if they were going to hold lower test scores against. What most don’t understand is that colleges aren’t looking for reasons to reject you. If they like the rest of your application they are looking for ways to accept you without having your SAT scores hurt their averages. This is why they superscore.</p>