<p>So collegeboard was losing out on millions because people didn't want to retake the SAT(s) knowing that all scores would show. So even the guy with a 2300 wouldn't risk it to see if he could get 2350, and the majority wouldn't mind taking the SAT 6-10 times to eventually superscore a great score. Now that you send choose score reports, people will start taking every subject test to try their luck. I think colleges need to require that applicants list ALL scores even though applicants can choose which ones to officially send. If they don't list them all and the college finds out, the student can be expelled later. I think this is necessary because college admissions are hard enough at places like Harvard where many already get perfect scores on SATI and SAT IIs. Collegeboard is just interested in money, it's a business, so I think colleges need to fight back.</p>
<p>i havent sent any scores recently so i dont really know, but have they already begun allowing you to choose which score reports are sent?</p>
<p>Starting in March 2009. It's a load of crap for the class of 09. It should be how you do on your 1-3 times taking it, not when you take it like 15 times throughout high school and take some lucky 800 you got way back in 9th grade. Rich families will have their kids take it each time (including subject tests) to get the best score possible eventually while those who don't have as much money will struggle because the competition will get even harder. Honestly though I wish I would have taken the ACT 10 times because you can choose which score report to send. </p>
<p>On my 2nd try I got a 31, and I Could have gotten that to a 34. But the thing about the ACT is that it isn't superscored. I think colleges really need to bite CB by saying that unless every single score is sent (should be an option for colleges to know if student is holding back scores), they will not superscore. Like had I known in 9th grade that this would happen (and if CB did it in March 08 instead of 09), I'd have probably taken 5-6 subject tests (and taken each 2-3 times) and probably taken the SAT about 10 times.</p>