<p>Okay, here's my situation. </p>
<p>Last year, I took the SAT just for fun because of some people reccomending I do, but I failed miserably. I started out pretty decent for my first time but then I just lost interest. I ended up getting 1480/2400 but I had no worries because everyone told me that colleges only take the highest score. </p>
<p>Now, I just read that newsweek article about how they are going to take and average all scores next year. I'm dying right now over this. I'm working to improve my score but if this policy is true... I'm screwed. </p>
<p>However, there is a promised land. At my school ACT is king. Kids score in the 99 percentile, etc, but meh on their SAT's. So I'm thinking of taking act and if i do well, take it in june and submit just that score. </p>
<p>Can I do this? Or will this new policy require me to submit EVERY score, including the one I personally bombed for no good reason?</p>
<p>Applying next year: Cornell ED, Whitman, UofW, Lewis and Clark, Reed, UofI (safety), etc.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.95ish</p>
<p>ok a couple of things.
After March 2009 you can submit one score to colleges (so they will basically only see your highest score and none of the other potential low scores)</p>
<p>However.... Cornell does NOT follow College Boards score choice. Cornell demands a full score report of all SATs taken. Thus, if you send your SAT to Cornell, they well request to see all the times you have taken the test.</p>
<p>But most colleges only require either an SAT OR ACT. So if you took the ACT and did well, you could simply only send your ACT scores. However, seeing as some of the colleges you mentioned (like Cornell) require SAT Subject Tests, they will most likely see all your SAT reasoning scores as well.</p>
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After March 2009 you can submit one score to colleges (so they will basically only see your highest score and none of the other potential low scores)
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false, you can send as many as you want.</p>
<p>I was implying that you had the OPTION of sending only one score. I never said it was required.</p>
<p>-- Thus, if you send your SAT to Cornell, they well request to see all the times you have taken the test. --</p>
<p>BUT THAT IS SO UNFAIR!!! SHOULDN'T THEIR POLICY BE FOR ONLY THE TIMES WHEN THEY SAID THAT YOU DID NOT NEED TO SHOW ALL SCORES?????? I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN IT IF I KNEW THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>