If I am going to apply EA to the UCs, USC, and a few private universities, the deadline is around November. If I take the SATs again in November, will these scores count for EA? Or will they not be ready in time for EA. What about the October ACT? Would those scores be ready? (didn’t realize how much time it took to grade the SAts… freaking out someone please answer)
<p>If you go to the websites of the schools that interest you and look up EA in the admissions section, there will be direct information about how late you can take standardized tests. If the info isn't there, go ahead and phone the admissions offices at the universities in question and the person who answers the phone will be able to give you the deadlines. Actually, I didn't realize that UC's had EA, but I hope this helps. (The schools I've looked at seem to permit SAT's as late as November, but this might not be the case everywhere.)</p>
<p>The UC's and USC do not have early action or early decision. For regular admission, the UC's require your application to be submitted usually by November 30 but they accept any test scores through the December test dates. USC's deadline for applications is usually in January and it recommends that you take all tests by December but it will take tests even after that date but you risk not having the late test considered if your file is reviewed for admission before receipt of the test.</p>
<p>Colleges that have EA and ED can differ as to whether last test date accepted is Novermber or October and thus you need to check with each college.</p>
<p>^actually, USC has a scholarship deadline (in which applications must be sent in by Dec. 10 to be considered for merit aid). Can the Nov. SAT/Oct ACT be taken?</p>
<p>That December 10 is a deadline by which app and all materials including test scores are required. In the past, the submission of the Oct ACT and Nov SAT has never been an issue since the college got electronic transmittal of the scores well within the its Dec deadline. Even with the longer grading period on the new tests, you should still be fine but USC (like other colleges) has said nothing about what happens now if the grading of the new tests takes too long; most likely they will all still accept those tests even if late but like typical beauracracies their admission personnel do not seem to have even thought about this obvious issue yet.</p>