<p>Check the schools on their testing requirements. It is highly likely that they will be required for frosh admissions (less likely for transfer admissions if you decide to start at CC and transfer later). If you want to try frosh admissions now, you may want to sign up for both the SAT and ACT now, in order to get test results in before the fast approaching test deadlines (check the last possible testing dates that will produce results in time for each college). Do both, since some students do better on one test than the other, and colleges accept them interchangeably.</p>
<p>I spoke with Chapel Hill and was told I would not need to provide scores due to my age. According to a few other school’s websites, it looks like their test score policies vary greatly as you guys mentioned.</p>
<p>While it is true most schools will exempt you from test scores after a certain age, most schools also base scholarships on test scores. In addition, the scholarship pool is much deeper for freshmen than for transfer students. </p>
<p>Consequently, I recommend taking the tests and working on applying as a freshman to take maximum advantage of all those potential freshman funds.</p>
<p>Begin by studying for and taking the SAT and ACT tests. Once that is done, you may well qualify for significant scholarships, and/or be a competitive applicant for highly-selective schools such as Brown and Columbia. </p>
<p>You can certainly gain admission to many fine schools without test scores, but with them you may discover you have more options than you realized.</p>