<p>For the schools that require "all test scores" -- our D took the SAT back in 7th grade for the Johns Hopkins program .... please tell me that an SAT score when she was 12 years old will not be considered for her application.... Our gut feeling (we are asking here before writing each particular school so as to not draw attention to it) was to simply IGNORE the 7th grade one and "select" the other two test dates (she took the SAT twice her junior year of hs). My husband is concerned that the College Board might somehow "notify" the college that there was an additional 7th grade test score. My concern is that some of the colleges are very large, so they, in their processing if we did send all 3, might not realize that the third test was when she was 12.... (she had roughly a 1600 in 7th grade and 2100-2150 the other two times).</p>
<p>If the school requires all test scores, then send all test scores. I’m guessing the admissions officers know how to read a date . . . ;)</p>
<p>What college would hold it against someone for having scored lower in 7th grade than junior year of high school? I don’t think sending that score would hurt. As dodgersmom pointed out - they will see the date.</p>
<p>If in doubt, though, contact Admissions and figure out what they are looking for.</p>
<p>Dont SAT scores dissappear after 5 years?</p>
<p>Did you ask to have the score retained by the College Board? Because if you didn’t, the score is gone anyway. I don’t recall the exact timing – it is not a “5 year window” as stated above, but essentially when they hit ninth grade or that ninth grade age window.</p>
<p>We had our kid test in 7th & 8th grade for NUMATS (Northwestern’s talent search). The scores did disappear. If they had not, we would not have sent them. My thinking is that the colleges don’t want you to list any honors or awards from earlier than 9th grade, they are interested in the high school record of the student. Why should they want test scores from before then? The College Board does not notify the colleges in any way about test scores if you don’t send them, sending all scores is an “honor system” sort of thing. And the colleges don’t mean that they want those middle school scores.</p>
<p>So even if you had them retained, don’t send them and don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>I specifically asked a school who had the “All test score” requirement about those 7th grade tests and they said they’re not required. They generally mean all tests taken in high school, even those you might take in 9th grade, just to see what they’re like. They’re not going to hold the 9th grade test against you either.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, my D took the SAT in January of her 7th grade year so it won’t “drop off” until after her applications are due. Due to the variety of answers here, she took the safest route and simply emailed each of the three schools that require “all test scores.” My gut instinct is in line with intparent and MrMom. I will post what the replies are in case it helps someone else.</p>
<p>In case anybody cares, I got my answer from Barnard. Didn’t have any other schools with the requirement.</p>
<p>Typically, colleges want all scores… for tests taken in high school. So a test taken in the 7th grade wouldn’t matter to them, since presumably they don’t reflect what the student is able to do at age 17.</p>
<p>The rules for sending all scores do not apply to any SAT taken in 8th grade or before (what is mentioned about Bernard above is universal for such universities that require all scores). Also, colleges do not use pre-high school SAT’s to determine admission even if you provide them. Moreover, those pre-high school test scores should have disappeared in her College Board record by the end of the testing year (Oct to June) in which the test was taken unless you made a specific request for CB to keep the scores, see [Test-Takers</a> in 8th Grade and Below](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/register/special/8th-grade]Test-Takers”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board)</p>