<p>I believe when the SAT sends the most current scores, they also send the older scores. In any case, most colleges that I’ve contacted say they combine the best scores from each test (highest math, highest writing, highest English) so you can take them as many times as you want and they will ignore the weakest scores. </p>
<p>If I was them I would say, it’s unlikely that you can do much better than your skill enables you to (luck can play a small part), but there are a multitude of reasons for messing up (illness, nervousness, just plain brain freeze) and so the better score is more likely a true representation of her skills. My D had scores in the 700s, but she retook the test because they didn’t make her nervous and we were only out the money. Raised her total score a little bit; but who knows, that might make the difference.</p>