That's a good question. I'm not sure how I would design it. The current test uses a combined score but there's a subtlety. The curve is such that you're better

That's a good question. I'm not sure how I would design it. The current test uses a combined score but there's a subtlety. The curve is such that you're better off getting 350 on math and 250 on verbal (or vice versa) than 300 on each. People have suggested that this leads to accepting a many people who are "pointy" rather than "well-rounded." There are people who take differential equations freshman year as well as people who will end up publishing books by the time they graduate.