<p>Hey guys; so I took the SAT in December and did really well (2400). I'm a junior so this felt great. One-and-done! Well, not really. In 9th grade I took the SAT to be eligible for a camp. I didn't do so hot (1880 - 570CR, 720M, 590W). Now, some of the colleges I might apply to ask for students to submit all SAT scores. Will an adcom look at this and think, "Wow, he's just a prep class kid," or will they read it more like I'm a late bloomer? I mean I definitely wasn't a child prodigy or anything, but on the other hand I wasn't some sort of dolt who worked his way up to manage his junior year score; I really did mature mentally these last few years.</p>
<p>Of course, I'm probably just overthinking this really really small nuance and it probably doesn't even matter. They will just disregard the score completely because it was taken freshman year. Right? RIGHT?!?!</p>
<p>I took the SAT just like that and did horribly. No one cares about that, it’s when you’re younger, for a camp thing. They’ll just be impressed by your 2400. Congrats, btw.</p>
<p>For programs like the Johns Hopkins Talent search (7th and 8th graders), the scores are not even retained by the College Board. In this circumstance, if you see the scores in your College Board record, use score choice and don’t send them. Wow, a 2400 is incredible. I think the earlier scores don’t matter yet, I understand your question because it DOES look strange to have that big a jump.</p>
<p>As a general rule, most colleges want SAT/ACT scores that are no more than 3 years old. So, even if the College Board retained and sent the scores from your 9th grade, colleges would automatically disregard them.</p>