Do I have to send OFFICIAL ACT/SAT reports?

My high school can put it on my transcript (the scores).

also, i never send scores when i mark the thing b4 i take the test

so, it’ll cost me a lot of money to send test scores.

can i just have my high school put my scores on my transcript, seal it, and put a stamp on it or something

<p>I was wondering this too.</p>

<p>If you really have to send college board score reports, as a junior, i'll just send my 4 free june score reports to 4 colleges I wanna apply to and then apply to them in the fall.</p>

<p>Colleges require an official score report from the College Board/the ACT people. Take advantage of your free score reports whenever you can.</p>

<p>seriously?
Damm</p>

<p>"Take advantage of your free score reports"</p>

<p>How are we supposed to do that? For the most part, when you're taking SAT's...you don't know what schools you're gonna apply too/haven't started the process yes.</p>

<p>So - what would colleges think if they just randomly got my score report in like...June? They wouldn't know who I was.</p>

<p>Depending on what schools your applying to, you might be taking SAT II's at the end of your junior year or beginning of your senior year. Also, you might retake the SAT during your senior year. By this time, you should have a rough idea of where you want to apply and should send your scores out.</p>

<p>As for colleges receiving your scores early, most colleges opt to receive scores electronically, so all the scores go into their computers and only when your application is received do they pull your score report and put it in your application file. If you send your scores early, the scores will remain in the college's electronic files so that if you ever submit an application, they will be avaliable.</p>

<p>Okay - so, in July, I can just submit em to 4 schools and they'll get that July's SAT, plus my May SAT II...and I guess my March SAT also (bleh).</p>

<p>Are AP's covered in the score reports?</p>

<p>AP's not covered by SAT report. The good thing is that you'll only need to send AP scores once--to the school that you will be attending in the fall. You don't need to "prove" your AP scores through an official source for the application like you have to for the SAT.</p>

<p>As far as what colleges actually require for the admission decision, you need to check with each college. Many require the offical report from CB or ACT, but there also many that will go by a photocopy of the report sent to you or by what is on your high school transcript (those will then require the offical report after you are admitted and when you accept admission so you do not have to pay for the report unless you actually decide to accept admission).</p>

<p>I don't know what your financial situation is, but the College Board will waive the fee if you are in poverty. The same for the college application fees. If this is the case, talk to your high school guidance counselor about a posible waiver.</p>