Do colleges care about your 8th grade SAT scores?

[ccdwu]

<p>Okay, so I took the SAT in 8th grade [1750], thinking that it would be removed, like it said.
Today, when I went to send some scores, I noticed that my 8th grade score would be sent as well.
I e-mailed collegeboard, and they said that I had requested to keep these scores. After they receive such requests, they are not allowed to remove these 8th grade scores.</p>

<p>I am certain that I did not request the 8th grade scores to stick, but there's nothing that can be done about that anymore.
I've taken the SAT 3 times in high school. With the 8th grade score, it will be 4, which looks pretty bad.
Will colleges care?</p>

[fiona_1]

<p>The best you can do now is to indicate on your app anywhere. Besides, colleges usually consider the top score / super score unless something arouses their interest like an inordinate number of retakes. Upon closer inspection, though, I believe they’ll let it go, as taking SAT in 8th grade for talent search is not uncommon.</p>

[Descartesz]

<p>They should remove those scores. Their policy is not to report pre-HS test results. Contact them again and make sure they know those scores were from an 8th grade sitting. Get your parents involved if you have to. Or, better, contact the talent search program in which you participated and inform them of your problem.</p>

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Will ACT and SAT test scores from tests taken through NUMATS be reported to colleges when students apply to college later?
The testing agencies (ACT and SAT/College Board) do not retain test scores achieved through NUMATS participation prior to grade 9, and thus these scores are never reported to colleges. Starting in grade 9, the scores are retained and may be reported for college admission. However, when students ask the testing agencies to send ACT and SAT scores to colleges (usually in grade 11 or 12), they may withhold their grade 9 scores if they wish. While ACT has long held this policy, it is a change for SAT, starting with the class of 2010. Please check with the testing agencies for more information.

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<p>From [FAQs</a>, Midwest Academic Talent Search, Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/mats/faq.html]FAQs”>http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/mats/faq.html)</p>