<p>I know this has probably been asked several times, but all of the posts I have read are dated a couple of years back. I just wanted to make sure if anything has changed.</p>
<p>So here's my situation. I've taken the Math II, Chemistry, and Biology SATII Tests already. I got a 790 on Math II and a 740 on Chemistry. I just took the biology SATII yesterday and, to be honest, I don't think I did well at all. </p>
<p>I am considering cancelling my scores. However, IF the colleges do not see all of my SATII scores, then I think I might as well see what I got. Someone told me something about "Score Choice" and that you get to send in only the scores you want colleges to see (can someone tell me more about this?). However, another friend of mine told me that colleges can request to see all scores. If so, how likely is it that they will do that?</p>
<p>I am overall a good student with all As and Bs in honors/AP courses (GPA of 3.7 on 4.0 scale). So I was wondering if I should see cancel my Bio score of wait to see what I got. I just don't want to end up having lower than a 700 and having it hurt my transcript. </p>
<p>Thank you so much and sorry for the long read!</p>
<p>It really depends where you’re planning on applying. The elite schools (HPSM) all DO allow score choice, so if you didn’t do well on bio, then when you apply there, just use score choice and don’t send the bio score. However, UPenn, Columbia, Yale, Cornell DON’T allow score choice, and will request to see your entire testing history, including sat IIs, which means they would see your bio score. You can go on each college’s webpage and see if they accept score choice or if they don’t. If they don’t, then you have to send them all of your scores, because CB will notify the college if you used score choice. Best of luck, and great math score!</p>
<p>^^
CB does not in fact notify colleges if you choose score choice.</p>
<p>But does it matter in the end if the colleges see a spectrum of scores and the top 3-4 are very very good? I seriously doubt that admissions contemplates the lower level scores among a bunch of better scores at all.</p>
<p>Though College Board allows you to exercise score choice and avoid sending a score when you send other scores, many colleges require all scores and some of those include all SAT II scores in that rule. Also be aware that exercising score choice to prevent a score from being sent by College Board to colleges may actually accomplish nothing. Many high schools put all your scores on your official high school transcript so you better know what yours does before deciding whether to cancel.</p>
<p>Finally, those that require or recommend SAT IIs require or recommend two, and math II and chemistry will cover you. The two exceptions are Johns Hopkins and Georgetown, each of which recommend three. In other words, unless you are applying to one of those two you don’t need that biology test.</p>
<p>@hfactor</p>
<p>Actually Stanford requires all test scores to be sent. But despite a no-choice policy, UPenn, Cornell, Stanford, etc will only consider your best 2 subject scores. I talked to a UPenn rep yesterday and she said that the machine will just point out your highest or best test scores.</p>
<p>^Actually, Stanford requires you to report all SAT and ACT scores but you can choose to send whatever SAT IIs you want to send, see [Testing</a> : Stanford University](<a href=“Page Not Found : Stanford University”>Page Not Found : Stanford University). Upenn and Cornell require all scores including SAT IIs. Yale requires you to send either all ACT scores or, alternatively, all SAT and SAT II scores. As can be seen the “all scores” colleges have fiendishly created a situation in which applicants can be easily triked by their not adopting a uniform meaning of “all scores.”</p>