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Your best two
sections, from
any two dates.

Type the section scores from each SAT you have taken. The calculator finds the best of each, adds them, and shows how far the superscore beats your best single morning and how far it is from your goal.

Work out a superscoreWhat you get

The superscore calculator

The worked example is made up: three sittings across junior year and the summer after. Nothing you type leaves this browser.

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What you get

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What you finish with
The superscore, the best single sitting, the points superscoring adds, the date behind each best section and the distance to your goal, with a table of every sitting. It prints as a one-page summary and downloads as a spreadsheet.
Who it is for
High school students and families deciding which scores to send, school counselors and test prep tutors.
Format
Browser calculator for a phone, tablet or computer, by touch or keyboard. Up to 12 sittings. Prints a summary; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); export and import a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Subject Resources space in Caveat Academics.
Support
Questions, a correction or a request: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Type initials and, if you have one, a goal total.
  2. Add each sitting with its Reading and Writing and its Math score.
  3. Read the superscore and which date gave each section.
  4. Check each college’s policy before deciding which scores to send.
  5. Print the summary or download the spreadsheet.

Work out a superscore

How a superscore is worked out

The best of each section, wherever it came from.

The worked example: one best section from each of two datesBest Reading and Writing700August, of 640, 680, 700Best Math720March, of 720, 690, 700Superscore1420700 + 720; best day 1400The worked example: one best section from each of two datesBest Reading and Writing700August, of 640, 680, 700Best Math720March, of 720, 690, 700Superscore1420700 + 720; best day 1400
Each section is taken at its best across the three dates; the two are added. Here no single day reached 1420: the best day was 1400.

The arithmetic

The SAT reports two section scores, Reading and Writing and Math, each from 200 to 800 in steps of 10, and a total from 400 to 1600. A superscore takes the highest Reading and Writing score from any test date and the highest Math score from any test date and adds them. It can only match or beat the best single sitting.

Policies differ by college

Many colleges superscore the SAT, others consider only the highest total from one date, and some ask for every score you have. Some do not require scores at all. Read each college’s admission testing page; it states which rule it uses and whether you send all your scores or choose with Score Choice.

Sources

  1. College Board. Understanding SAT Scores (satsuite.collegeboard.org): section scores of 200 to 800 and a total of 400 to 1600.
  2. College Board. Score Choice and sending scores (satsuite.collegeboard.org): choosing which test dates to send.
  3. College Board. Assessment Framework for the Digital SAT Suite (2024): the two sections, Reading and Writing and Math, and how they are scored.
  4. College Board BigFuture (bigfuture.collegeboard.org): how colleges use SAT scores, including superscoring and test-optional policies.

The worked example is made up. This page adds scores you type; it does not see your official record. Your scores stay in this browser. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.