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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know about the ACT, but for the SAT say kid took it 2x.  First time got 700M and 600V for a 1300.  Second time got a 600M and 700V, again a 1300.  Superscored it would be a 1400, but you have to submit both composite scores to prove that, so the colleges will see the 600s (and almost certainly won’t care).[/quote]

The vast majority of colleges (I want to say it's 98%+...maybe 99%), ask for your self-reported SAT score and accept super scores.  So, when you apply you self-report a 1400 in the example above.

After acceptance, they ask for the official reports.  As long as the highest scores on the two tests are the same as what you self-identified, they don't care how you did it.

A more extreme example, if you got a 1200 (800 verbal / 400 math) and a 1200 (800 math / 400 verbal), you would in fact report a 1600 super score.  After acceptance, you would have the official scores sent from the College Board.  This example is extreme so maybe it raised eyebrows because I doubt they have ever received such lopsided scores on each test...but you didn't lie or not follow their own instructions.[/quote]

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