Should my son only submit his 34 ACT when his SAT is 1480, or should he submit both

BKSquared
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:40:09 +0000

I have always been skeptical of the comment that they only look at the highest score. I am sure they superscore for CDS purposes (makes the reported stat’s higher) and I don’t doubt that at some level they are looking at 1 set of superscores across candidates, but the fact is they have access to all the data, so consciously or subconsciously there must be a difference in the mind of an AO when looking a kid who scores 1480 in one sitting and another who gets there by super scoring through multiple tries.

Agree with @Dolemite that your decision to submit both scores is dependent on how well your kid did on the subsections (and if he has a stated interest (STEM kid/not STEM kid). As a general matter, I don’t think showing a lower score (here the SAT) helps.