Do you have to report all ACT/SAT scores?? HELP

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>My first two tests are much lower than last three. Should I delete these??</p>

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<p>As long as you don’t violate the school’s score choice rules, you can also consider not to report any scores through common app at all.In the Testing section it asks if you want to self report your scores.At least they gave a choice with that.</p>

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<p>But you still have to answer the question “How many times have you taken the SAT/ACT?”, so your comment is irrelevant to the issue at hand</p>

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<p>If you opt not to self report,Testing section is ticked as completed.So you don’t have to answer the question.You will have to send official score reports anyway.</p>

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<p>riffed, Then why would you select “Yes” for “Would you like to self-report scores?” </p>

<p>Why not just go with “No” and officially send the ones you need to to the schools that accept score choice and send everything to the ones that actually want everything</p>

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<p>Oh, gotcha! Interesting.</p>

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<p>What if you took the ACT in the 7th and 9th grades without the writing portion? Would you need to count those sittings?</p>

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<p>Even if a school allows score choice, admissions officers still may want to know how many times you took a test. Getting top scores in one or two sittings is more impressive than top scores in seven sittings. So the number of times is still relevant even if you get to submit just your top scores. If the common app asks how many times you have taken a test, you should answer with the accurate number!</p>

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<p>@YUNGKHALIFA420
I think you missed the point. You are not lying if you do not self report a score, but you are lying if you took the ACT more times than you reported in the application. That is exactly your case unless you took the test before high school.
Regarding the score choice issues, I have already explained that the policy changed within the last few years and the article I’ve read may have been outdated by now. There is no contradiction, it’s just changed over time. <a href=“http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/01/16/no-choice-on-scores/[/url]”>http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2009/01/16/no-choice-on-scores/&lt;/a&gt;
Again, if the school accept score choice, they care less about how many times you have taken the test. But if they do ask you how many times you have taken the test, you should still report honestly.</p>

<p>Most school would have a different policy on subject test. Even for schools that want all scores, you may still choose the specific subject test scores you want to report (e.g. Stanford). You should check the policy for each school.</p>

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<p>Ok say I took the ACT (with writing) and going to send that score to colleges, does that mean I have to send ALL my SAT (including subject tests) to colleges if they reject score choice?
I fulfilled their standardized testing requirements with my ACT so are my SATs “optional”?</p>