When I was about to send my SAT subject scores to colleges today, to my horror, College Board shows a small print that says they will only report the subject scores from the most recent six test dates. I took Math 2 (got 800) like from my freshman yr, and since then I have taken most science subjects, history, and foreign language. For some, I have taken more than once. Now I just found out that College Board CANNOT AND WILL NOT REPORT SCORES from test dates that were older than the last six dates!! For me, this is like seriously messed up.
I am now in full panic mode and don’t know how to proceed. Any advice will be seriously and greatly appreciated!
I found this at the College Board site, and wonder if the small print you read was specific policy for the school to which you sought to send the multiple scores, and not blanket College Board policy:
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/scores/sending-scores/score-choice
"How can I find out if I need to send a college all of my scores?
When you send scores through your College Board account, you’ll see score send policies for any college or scholarship program you choose. You should check college websites to make sure you have the latest information. You’re responsible for knowing current score send policies."
I tried several. Some require all scores and some don’t. This ‘six maximum to choose from’ policy appears to apply to all colleges.
The best option I can think of would be to explain in the ‘additional information’ section of the CommApp, or simply not sending in the subject scores, but report them on Comm App instead. I took ACT and many subject tests, so I could send in official scores from ACT, but not subject scores as most school do not explicitly state that you need to send in official subject scores (just like for AP scores). Of course, if you are accepted, you need to send in all score you reported (including AP). So the way I see it, I am not lying on my CommApp, or violating admission policies (except for very few schools that explicitly said you need to report official SAT subject scores, like MIT).
For schools like MIT, which state that you must report official SAT subject scores, would you feel comfortable sending in only those which best reflect the types they request/require from students seeking entry who intend to undertake math/science-heavy majors? (Probably math, physics,chem)
I understand that some of those critical scores would fall outside of the range of time you are speaking of, and, therefore, not actually be available for official reporting.
Some high schools have been known to include this type of information on the outgoing transcripts, though that is a controversial practice, and you should check to what your school does.
Send in what you can, yes, during the application stage for those who require it, and yes, report all taken on the Common App, and then I would suggest speaking with someone in the office of universities where you are accepted for the best steps to take going forward.
One question, are you seeking to send these scores as part of the free score reporting option that is given to students for a short period of time directly after sitting for the exam?
The free score report option is only available at the time of testing. I had no idea what schools I plan to apply when i was a freshman, and i never took that option when I took all my subject tests or ACT tests. I think its 3 free reports if i remember correctly in any case.
I certainly understand not knowing to whom to send score reports as a freshman; one is hardly prepared to do that then. I am not even sure what the colleges and universities hold as policy regarding that, as they would then be compelled to keep on hold information for a student with whom they might never actually have contact.
Checking for score reporting after the test date, one can send up to four scores, up to just before midnight for 9 days after the sitting of the exam (in case other students read this).
I will look into this issue a bit more.
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