<p>@fireonice </p>
<p>Even if they’re not purposefully lying, some college admissions offices do see all of your scores regardless, and a list of scores like that will impact the adcom’s mind when they make the decision. </p>
<p>Yes, a 2300 in a single sitting is better than the super score, so how is super score more important?</p>
<p>@Woandering But even if they do see all of your scores, if they “mostly” (or totally) just consider your super score, then I believe a 2350 super score > 2300 single sitting. Therefore a super score is comparitively more important when adcoms are looking at your application. In any case, you should always aim for your highest composite score anyway.</p>
<p>@fireonice </p>
<p>I wouldn’t be so sure that a 2350 super score is better than a 2300 single sitting, IF all of the scores were below 2300. Are adcoms really trying to look for the best in applicants when they’re trying to cut down tens of thousands of applicants down to a few thousand? </p>
<p>And by the way, that’s sort of a flawed argument. You’re tipping the scale in the super score’s favor by giving it more points. In most cases, the side with more of a good thing wins. If you’re going to compare, you’re going to have to compare them on equal terms.</p>
<p>@Woandering well if they want to see how much academic potential an applicant had, a super score would put the applicant in the best light and show how high the applicant can score. A super score of 2350 would suggest that an applicant was capable of scoring a 2350, while a single sitting score of 2300 doesn’t implicate an applicant is able to score a 2350.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you mean by “giving more points” to the super score. I just think that in general, it is valued more by a lot of these colleges.</p>
<p>@fireonice – Having gone through all this last year with my son (who’s a college freshman at a top twenty school), the schools definitely superscore. And once you’re in the 2300+ range I don’t think that they care that much about 50 points here or there. They realize that it’s the difference of one or two incorrect answers, which to a great extent truly is chance.
I asked a lot of admission reps and directors of admissions about this when we were doing tours/visits, and I honestly do believe them when they say they look only at your ‘best’ scores. My son raised his Writing score from a 660 to an 800 (took the test twice) and his admissions and merit scholarships reflect the 800, not the 660.
Best of luck.</p>
<p>@fireonice
You’re giving points by giving super score a 2350, while composite only gets a 2300. In most cases, the side with the more ‘points’ wins. </p>
<p>Anyway, back to the whole thing of whether the super score actually reflects the test taker’s potential. The SAT is rather long and the students usually do worse as the test progresses. Does a mashup of scores really reflect the student’s ability? One sitting score ensures that all other conditions are the same, or as same as can be, for everyone.</p>
<p>@AsleepAtTheWheel
How are you so sure that the superscore definitely helps? That some admissions officers answered your question? Not very reliable, if (IF) they bothered to lie on their websites. And anyway, more importantly, once the adcom sees the list of scores and then a superscore, it will have a psychological impact when s/he is making the decision.</p>
<p>@AsleepAtTheWheel I agree, I was just using those numbers as examples. I’m more concerned about the 2200+ scores with a 2300 superscore vs. trying to get a 2300 in one sitting. Thanks for letting us know, I also generally believe that colleges want to see you in the best light possible.</p>
<p>@Woandering I don’t want to get into SAT vs. academic potential, but a 2350 would suggest that it’s POSSIBLE for this student to score that much on one sitting. With a 2300 single sitting, you don’t know that. That’s all I’m saying.</p>
<p>@Woandering @fireonice that was an intense argument lol</p>
<p>@Woandering – Simply put, you’re an idiot.</p>
<p>Your first note on this topic spoke authoritatively about elite schools not superscoring, a statement which had absolutely no basis in fact. @fireonice, by doing ten minutes of internet research, showed that you were simply making that stuff up. </p>
<p>I have a graduate degree from Harvard. I’ve done a ton of research on college admissions – reading, speaking to admission reps, college counselors, looking at statistics, and scouring the admission/stats threads here on CC. It’s a bit presumptuous on your part to state that I’d take this data and verbal responses at face value.<br>
But somehow, because you think that when adcoms are deliberating they’re going to somehow be swayed by a single sitting score rather than by a superscore, well then it must be so. You have no idea how adcoms work. At elite schools once they have a superscore that’s in some sort of range, they move on to much more important criteria (to them) than a single-sitting score.</p>
<p>But given your firm understanding of how the process works, I recommend that you take the SAT’s repeatedly until you get the single-sitting score you feel is necessary. Good luck.</p>
<p>@thegrant we always have intense arguments haha I try to keep it light</p>
<p>@AsleepAtTheWheel Thanks, I could never be that bold!</p>
<p>Good luck on the SATs everyone!</p>
<p>Hey guys! Quick question - I know I missed at least two on the critical reading…Is there any possibility of still getting an 800?</p>
<p>How many no errors did you guys put? I distinctly remember 3. Some people are saying 2. Was the last identifying errors one no error or did it have one? I remember putting my last no error on the last question.</p>
<p>@swimguy1234 </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure the last one was C. It was a subject verb error. answer should be were not was…</p>
<p>I’m still so worried about the attitude/setting Alice question…
I think it’s attitude but the November 2013 one says that it’s setting 
guess we’ll just have to wait and see…</p>
<p>@magic125 IT SAYS THE ANSWER IS SETTING!!! OMFG YASSSS!!! YASSSS!!!I LOVE YOU!!! <333333333333333333333333333</p>
<p>For the last writing Q was it not only consider or not only considers? </p>
<p>@fireonice – Some unsolicited advice:</p>
<p>Trust your nose, and don’t hesitate to recognize bull$hit when you smell it. Once recognized, have the confidence to call someone on it.</p>
<p>Medical students, interns, and residents undergo ‘pop quizzes’ all day long when they’re on the wards doing clinical rotations. When I was teaching I used to advise them to always answer confidently, regardless of how actually sure they were about their answer. At the end of the month, the professor couldn’t really remember whether Dr. Smith was correct 60% of the time or 80% of the time, but the professor would remember that Dr. Smith always seemed like he knew the answer. Be confident, especially when you’re right.</p>
<p>@AsleepAtTheWheel Thanks that makes a lot of sense :)</p>
<p>@AsleepAtTheWheel </p>
<p>I may be an idiot, but you seem to be unable to read properly, despite being a Harvard graduate. I never said that elite schools do NOT superscore. I said there are many elite schools that do not, so if you were to apply to any one of them, you’d probably want to have a good composite. (And by the way, I took that list of schools from a list of those who allow score choice, whom I assumed wouldn’t, at the same time, superscore, because I was rather busy last night.)</p>
<p>Honestly, if your second response is to insult someone, you’ve proven not to be of good character, likely someone untrustworthy. Out of respect for your supposed experience and Harvard graduate degree, I won’t directly insult you. I do, however, feel sorry for anyone you try to help. </p>
<p>I’ll take my chances with my lack of experience. </p>