<p>When I took the SSAT in November, my reading score was a 97 and math was a 82. I decided I wanted to retake it in December so I could bring it up, but this time my math score was a 86 (a decent improvement) and my reading score was a 57. A 40 point drop is so drastic that I believe I must have been answering out of order. The schools I am planning on applying to offer to superscore for me, and I originally intended to do this because of my math score increase, but my reading score is now making me question it. I am worried because I would have to send my entire scores, so they would have to see my recent bad reading score. So what would be better, to send them all my scores and let them see my bad reading score, or to not super score so they would not see the bad score?</p>
<p>If you really are concerned that you may have misbubbled, you can ask to have your test hand graded, for a fee of $60. <a href=“SSAT Scoring & Release Schedule | Official SSAT”>http://www.ssat.org/scores/score-services</a></p>
<p>How will hand scoring the test change the score if you misbubbled? They will only recheck what was bubbled. They will not be able to guess what your intended answer was. I would call your schools and explain the situation and offer to send both sets, with the caveat that a note be put into your file about the issue. If they superscore, even better. Good luck, they (the 97 and 86) are good scores! </p>
<p>@mexusa, I don’t know whether they’d change it or not, but the SSAT link above specifically mentions misbubbling as a possible reason to request hand scoring, which leads me to believe they’d look at the actual booklet v. the bubble sheet. But they also caution that their experience is that few, if any, scores change as a result of hand scoring.</p>
<p>They’ll look at your test to see if you skipped a bubble or put two on the same row, and regrade accordingly. </p>