<p>My D has sent her SAT scores to four of her match/reach schools which do not req SATII's. Unfortunately, as all scores taken to that point are sent, her USH SATII was included as well. Her SAT scores place her right at the median for the four schools but her USH score was 70 points lower. Will this hurt her, i.e. give the schools reason to reject her? Will they consider it at all? Thanks in advance for your opinion.</p>
<p>When you ask that SAT scores be sent, ALL scores, both for SAT and SATIIs are included. </p>
<p>Is your D going to take other SATIIs? In that case, if she is happier with her new scores, she should resend. The new ones will supersede the old SATIIs and should she score lower on the SAT, it will not harm her as the top scores are the ones adcoms look at. </p>
<p>If the college does not require SATIIs, I doubt that will be taken into account.</p>
<p>I agree with marite, taking other SAT IIs will balance out a lower score--most schools say they look at the two highest scores.</p>
<p>I guess my question relates to those schools that do not require SATII's. There must be many occasions where SATII scores are included for many applicants. Do you think they use them in the evaluation process?</p>
<p>All you can do is call and ask admissions. Everyone else would just be guessing. I will tell you that I have heard from several adcoms that it will not count. Don't forget that many of those applicants will not have any SATIIs, so it would not really be fair to hold it against your child, when other applicants may have scored even lower (an unknown score). The schools that I heard this from may look at it differently from the schools your child is applying to, so I would call admissions rather than asking those who are not making the decisions.</p>
<p>My assumption also is that for schools that don't require SAT2's, her USHistory SAT2 score will not be taken into account. After all, many applicants to those schools will not have even taken the tests. If the scores are not required, it is hard to imagine them being taken into account. I think they will have no effect.</p>
<p>NE, good suggestion. Your anecdotal info. is valuable as well. Thanks</p>
<p>Your welcome and good luck to your D.</p>
<p>Also (although NEMom is right, we are mostly guessing here) be aware of how the logistics of evaluating the student work at many schools. Often a clerical person re-caps the info the admissions rep will be looking at onto a summary form. If they don't consider SATII's, there's a good chance no one will even see them except the clerical person who probably won't look that far down the page anyway.</p>
<p>Read The Gatekeepers, if you haven't already, for an inside view of how the process works at one school. It's a page-turner, anyway, so you won't be bored.</p>
<p>Is it me, or is the policy of the College Board about reporting of SAT I and SAT II scores one of the most confusing of all college admissions? I see thread after thread of confusion, fear, and angst about scores that got reported that no one knew would be reported. Perhaps this should be a tagged thread.</p>
<p>jmmom is correct. Also, I have read that some schools have someone wade through SAT I scores and record the highest scores of the individual sections for admission decisions.</p>
<p>There is no score choice anymore, so all scores on all SAT tests either I or II would be sent no matter what, so it is either all or nothing. If a school doesn't require any SATs then presumably you would not send them at all; if one category or the other is required, all get sent. It's then up to the school to review what is relevant.</p>
<p>Gulp. Wish I had known that before my D took the Chem one before her AP Chem course. I'm assuming that if you retake, then they discard the lower score?</p>
<p>To the best of my knowledge, only Bryn Mawr of the colleges my D plans to apply for look at the SAT IIs. She just took 3 yesterday (retaking the Chem after having had AP Chem), so let's hope that something evens out the mid 600 score she got on the Bio exam when she was just a teeny Frosh!</p>
<p>Erin's mom:</p>
<p>Don't worry. The new score will supersede the old one. And taking the SAT-II after taking AP is the right way to go.</p>
<p>Thanks, Marite.</p>
<p>Gee, I wish our guidance counselors would tell us some of this stuff! I actually had to tell them about the ctcl's.</p>
<p>I am SOOOO glad I found this website (even though it cuts into the times when I'm supposed to be working, heh). The information here is excellent and so many posters are superbly knowledgeable and willing to take time to share the info. Thanks to all.</p>
<p>Erin'smom:</p>
<p>Just to clarify. Both scores will appear on the report, but colleges will only look at the top score.</p>
<p>Also, you can retake a SAT II exam if desired (as in after taking AP Bio) and the higher score will be considered by the colleges.</p>