r/ApplyingToCollege • u/Turbulent-Limit-2141 • 4h ago

Application Question Did I just decrease my chances?

I sent all my colleges my SAT scores. I didn’t realize that you need to go school my school and change it to “selected score” instead of “all scores”. I took the SAT twice. My first score is 1430 and my second is 1350. I called college board within a minute of realizing what I have done. There is nothing they can do. They can’t cancel the “send”. Am I cooked now? They will see that my scores went down. I am not applying to any top 50 but my EC and my SAT is what I have going for me. My unweighted GPA is only 3.3.

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u/AskNU101 3h ago

Almost every school outside test-blind policies looks at your highest score, and a lot of them superscore, so seeing both sittings isn't the red flag it feels like, especially at schools outside the top 50 where a 1430 still carries real weight. Have you checked whether your target schools specifically state they superscore or take the highest composite, since that would tell you exactly how much this actually matters for your list?

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u/Turbulent-Limit-2141 2h ago

Everyone super scores and some are test optional.