Once upon a time there were 2 SAT Scores...

Applying to College
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How would colleges (elite institutions such as Rice, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, etc.) think of the following?

1st SAT: 2270 (R: 800 M: 720 W: 750)
2nd SAT: ? (R: Something 700 [but lets say low 700 in worst case] M: 800 W: Low 700)

Superscore would be 2350 total, however I may have a lower total score on my second test. Will this reflect poorly to these elite institutions, or do they really only care about the superscore SAT score?

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Depends on where you are from. For example, Texas Public colleges only focus on the Reading and Math Score and don’t consider the Writing score. Colleges look at the subscores more in detail than the overall score. So which ever score you submit, it won’t make that much of a difference but make sure that you look at each college requirements before selecting which score you are sending.

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Typically sending both is the right choice for colleges that say they super score. Both your scores are in the top 1%.

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SAT score report is cumulative. For schools that do super score, you just send them a regular score report and it will have both on it. Even for schools that do not super score, you may still want to include both scores and you do have stronger score in certain section in each test.

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Would my 800 in reading not look as impressive, if I were to receive less than 800? And back to my original question: do colleges really only care about the superscore SAT score/subscore?

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I think the fact that you are trying to predict your SAT score and giving yourself a 800 for math is a bit of a red flag about the uselessness of this post. Come back when you have your actual SAT score.

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@jaze445 I checked my answers with others…and math is probably the likeliest section to predict most accurately your subscore.

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@jaze445 I got an 800 in math, so may someone please answer my question?

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Depends on your major. For STEM, sure, 800 is good. And if they see all your scores, they’ll usually focus on the best of each. But scores are zero guarantee. I think your question has been answered and you’re worrying about the wrong things.