ivydreamin

My child is afraid to 'risk' her 800 reading score by retaking the SAT.

I think that's foolish--she could improve her math by studying this time, and her writing score would also improve as she has been doing some intense writing as a hobby for the last several months. I then mentioned superscoring to her, but now I just read that superscoring may just be done at a few private LACs?

I personally think she'd be better off retaking after some studying, and let the chips fall where they may.

Muffy333

A lot of colleges will give you the answer on their websites under "admission requirements"

I took my daughter to a lot of New England/NY publics recently and I believe every single one said they superscore and do not care if you take it 10 times.

But if your daughter's math/writing score already puts her in range for the colleges she wants to go to, maybe her time would be better spent doing something more fun than SAT prep?

noobcake

If by most you mean "Ivies" and "top elites", SAT yes, ACT no (except WashU)

hawkphoenix

Yea, I would advise her to retake. Most schools superscore the SAT, but not the ACT. However, few schools, such as UMich, only take a single sitting SAT score. So it's best to find out from the schools she's interested in.

bluebayou

vast majority of colleges DO superscore SAT, but not ACT.

Chedva

I think that this needs to be your daughter's choice. You didn't post her other subsection scores, and unless they're really out of whack (like in the 500's), she should weigh the risks and make her decisions. After all, it's her time spent studying and taking the 4 hour test. If she's willing to accept the scores, that's her choice and she will live with the results.