Do Universities that require ALL SCORES always look at highest sitting?

julianstanley
Sat, 31 Oct 2015 20:10:11 +0000

You’re asking about superscores, then. Look for that word on their application/admissions website/CC forums.

Superscoring is when the school considers only the highest score in each individual category. Schools that do not superscore may look at the highest composite (/2400) score, but it is less likely that they will consider the sub-scores in your previous sittings.

For example, if you get 700W/800M on the first SAT and 800W/700M on the second SAT, they will first see a combined score of 800/800 in two sittings, but also see the two individual scores below that.

So then, does UPenn superscore? Yes, but they do consider all individual scores along with a superscore. (reference: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-pennsylvania/1561105-act-superscore-upenn.html)

What does that mean for you? If you get a higher writing score and a lower math score and the same composite score it will help you at UPenn, but just a little bit. Whereas, at a school that does not superscore, it will neither help nor hurt you.