Superscore for 10 point increase?

[Anonymous]

Would you use the SAT super score for a 10 point increase? The math score on the first one was 50 points lower but the reading was way up. Applying to engineering. DD is concerned the lower math score will make it look bad.

[Anonymous]

Oh yes, definitely. 50 points is a huge deal in math if applying to engineering.

[Anonymous]

I don't know of any disadvantage to using a super score. My DC is using it even though the total scores are identical for both tests - (760M/780V & 790M/750V). Why not put your best foot forward?

[Anonymous]

Definitely superscore. Definitely submit the one with higher math.

[Anonymous]

Why not? Is there a downside to superscoring? Sounds like a great result for your DC!

[Anonymous]

If your math went up by 50 points, wouldn’t the super score go up by 50 points too?

[Anonymous]

The math went up by 50 but the English went down. So the first one was just uncharacteristically low in math and DD is concerned the low math on the first one will look bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your math went up by 50 points, wouldn’t the super score go up by 50 points too?

Yeah, this doesn't make sense. If test 1 was M 700 V 750 and test 2 was M 750 V 710 then your superscore went from 1450 to 1500.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The math went up by 50 but the English went down. So the first one was just uncharacteristically low in math and DD is concerned the low math on the first one will look bad.

They don’t look at the low scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The math went up by 50 but the English went down. So the first one was just uncharacteristically low in math and DD is concerned the low math on the first one will look bad.

But super score is adding together the highest of each subtest. So the high verbal plus high math. Even if verbal went down on the second test, they take the high verbal from the first test and add the new 50-point-higher math, for a super score that’s 50 points higher. The trial score for the second test may be only 10 points higher than the overall score for the first test, but the super score is 50 points higher.

[Anonymous]

^total score not trial score sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your math went up by 50 points, wouldn’t the super score go up by 50 points too?

Yeah, this doesn't make sense. If test 1 was M 700 V 750 and test 2 was M 750 V 710 then your superscore went from 1450 to 1500.

NP What OP seems to be describing is something like this:
Test 1: M 700, V 750 = 1450
Test 2: M 750, V 740 = 1490
Superscore = 1500

Thus, OP's question is whether it's better to report two test dates (superscore 1500) for just ten points versus reporting only one test date (1490).

[Anonymous]

You only report the high scores for the superscore, they won’t see the low until after accepted and you have to submit official and if won’t matter. One caveat is Georgetown and a few others that make you report all scores.

[Anonymous]

They will see two test dates reported versus one test date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your math went up by 50 points, wouldn’t the super score go up by 50 points too?

Yeah, this doesn't make sense. If test 1 was M 700 V 750 and test 2 was M 750 V 710 then your superscore went from 1450 to 1500.

NP What OP seems to be describing is something like this:
Test 1: M 700, V 750 = 1450
Test 2: M 750, V 740 = 1490
Superscore = 1500

Thus, OP's question is whether it's better to report two test dates (superscore 1500) for just ten points versus reporting only one test date (1490).

Superscore in that scenario