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So is the point of superscoring just to get a free boost to the numbers you publish?
I mean why exactly do you think undergrad institutions do it....not really any motivations beyond that.
So is the point of superscoring just to get a free boost to the numbers you publish?
I actually hadn't heard of colleges doing it until like last year. Unlike the MCAT there is no limit to SAT takes and no requirement to report all scores...seems like anybody capable of a 2200+ could just take the exam every other weekend for two years and thanks to probability be able to apply with either a super score 2400 or close to it so its even more nonsensical for collegesI mean why exactly do you think undergrad institutions do it....not really any motivations beyond that.
I actually hadn't heard of colleges doing it until like last year. Unlike the MCAT there is no limit to SAT takes and no requirement to report all scores...seems like anybody capable of a 2200+ could just take the exam every other weekend for two years and thanks to probability be able to apply with either a super score 2400 or close to it so its even more nonsensical for colleges
I actually hadn't heard of colleges doing it until like last year. Unlike the MCAT there is no limit to SAT takes and no requirement to report all scores...seems like anybody capable of a 2200+ could just take the exam every other weekend for two years and thanks to probability be able to apply with either a super score 2400 or close to it so its even more nonsensical for colleges
1) the relatively minor ~100 point gain is extremely important at that upper tail despite being an insignificant increase in percentile! 2250 vs 2350 is a game changer for an ORM with Ivy dreams
2) what makes you say SAT is relatively less weighted than MCAT? If anything the distribution for the most competitive schools is much more tightly clustered around top 1% for undergrad
This is an unusual case
It confirms the confidence interval of scores and pinpoints OP's more precisely.
It underlines the unscientific nature of "superscoring" which is no more accurate than "underscoring."
It opens the door to consider the applicant's judgement.
I have a Adcom colleague who will ruthlessly reject people for being foolish with MCAT test taking choice making. OP would be toast with him.
I'm a bit more liberal, but I understand his logic. I would be very wary with OP, though, after seeing that particular explanation.
There may have been many:What was the mistake not voiding the first test?
There may have been many:
Taking the test before adequate preparation because the test is scheduled to change.
Failing to void a test if you feel you underperformed.
Hastily re-taking the test without knowing the outcome of the first test (if not voided).
List of schools where a 7 VR is not below the 10th percentile:
U Missouri -Kansas
University of Kansas
University of South Carolina
Michigan State
University of Utah
Loma Linda
The following schools are very unfriendly to out-of-state applicants (note: most of the previously listed schools also have an in-state bias but they matriculated at least 20 OOS applicants with around a 1% acceptance rate)
University of New Mexico
FSU
Central Michigan
LSU
University of Mississippi
The following programs are primarily for underrepresented minorities:
Morehouse (HBCU)
Meharry (HBCU)
Howard (HBCU)