Will new (worse) SAT scores hurt?

Transfer Students
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<p>I just got scores back from the Jan SAT and I'm kind of shocked to be honest. When I took it in high school, I got CR 700, M 740, W 740 and CR 780, M 700, W 720, without any studying. </p>

<p>When I decided I wanted to transfer, I also decided to retake the SAT because I'm applying to a high caliber of schools and I wanted to do everything possible to help my chances. I studied for about 4 weeks leading up to the test, including taking 8 practice tests. </p>

<p>My scores this time around were CR 750, M 670, W 800. Obviously I'm thrilled with the writing grade but upset by the rest. </p>

<p>Will these scores cause adcoms to look badly upon my application? I'm applying to 2 schools where all scores need to be sent (no score choice policy), so I'm extremely worried that they will see these scores and not want to admit me. </p>

<p>Or will college grades in these classes (A in Calc 2, A in freshman english) override this? I know most schools superscore, but I'm worried that they will be put off by such low scores the third time around. I'm currently a freshman.</p>

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<p>To be honest, I’m not sure why you retook it in the first place. Your scores are really good.</p>

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<p>Like I said, I wanted to do everything in my control to make myself as competitive an applicant as possible, since I am applying to some Ivy League schools. Having not studied for the SAT previously, I believed I could considerably raise my scores if I did study. This was the case for writing, not for CR or math.</p>

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<p>I suppose that anything over 2150 is a shot for any Ivy League schools, based on your other parts of the application.</p>

<p>Like what some people have said, 700+ = can do the work!</p>

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<p>^^^^ hahaha a 2150 is necessary for schools ranked 10-20 (ie Rice/Vanderbilt/Emory/Cornell). IMO, a 2250 is necessary for schools ranked 1-10.</p>

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<p>^ Wrong, if your other parts of the application show a great background or report, you’re in for a shot.</p>

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<p>Well my superscore is a 2320, I’m just worried that the 670M will be a redflag. I understand that I’m lucky to have scored so high, but scoring so much lower than I normally did doesn’t really look all that great.</p>