Don't "rush" Report Sat Scores

Applying to College
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<p>"Please do not utilize the “rush” service in sending your test scores to Columbia; doing so does not speed up the processing of your test scores. We obtain all testing via a secure Web site to which we are provided access by the appropriate testing agency."</p>

<p>This was on Columbia's admissions website. I know that I saw it at another school's website, but I can't remember which one.</p>

<p>Does anyone know if this is true for all schools now?</p>

<p>Cause if it is, then College Board is basically getting free money (not good).</p>

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<p>I've never gotten the point of rush reporting scores...</p>

<p>and all cb does is get free money.</p>

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<p>Do they have a pdf form that you can write on directly with the computer...? And Save it? Thanks.</p>

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<p>This is true for most schools, though I do recall seeing on one College's website recently that they liked rush scores for certain testing dates. so it's not <em>totally</em> useless...but pretty much.</p>

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<p>Not sure, but you can fill it out online, check it, print preview it, print it, and send it in via mail.</p>

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<p>Call and ask the school about their policy on rush reports.</p>

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<p>When you 'rush' scores to a college they're sent seperately than the others. Collegeboard sends the SAT scores of all the applicants over on cds so having yours arrive separately would just be a bit of a pain.</p>

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<p>ETS sends the scores electronically and we download them at set intervals (they still offer CDs, but I don't think many schools bother with them). Rush scores are often sent as paper, which sits with all the other items that arrive in the mail waiting to be logged in by data entry staff.</p>

<p>If you rush scores during a peak time (say January or February), there's a chance that the electronic load will come over before the paper is ever logged into the system.</p>