<p>On College Board, it switched from saying that the score request was pending to that it was sent on Oct. 28. I'm wondering how long it will take for a college to receive that score.</p>
<p>I am applying for a Nov. 1 priority deadline and I'm afraid that the college won't receive my scores by then and that I'll be pushed into the regular applicant pool. <em>freaking out</em></p>
<p>Any and all help is appreciated.</p>
<p>You could rush report your scores, which would take 2 business days. You just have to pay an extra fee.</p>
<p>Everyone: what have been your experiences with sending scores out? how long did it take for you?</p>
<p>@mspennylane, thank you. yes, that will probably be my last resort :(</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that the day they sent on CB is the day the colleges get them. It is electroninc so it should be instant. My S has a status portal for one of his EA colleges and it lists all the requirements and what they have received. It has his test scores received the same day that CB says they sent them… so I think you are fine… and anyway I think the deadlines are for your application, not scores… they don’t start reading applications the same day as the deadline… they understand it will take a few days for the dust to settle and everything gets sorted before they start reading. My S has an EA school that requires SAT 2’s and they said the Nov test was fine. So relax… all is fine!!</p>
<p>Yes, like 5boys says, I believe that it’s pretty much instant.</p>
<p>goforit: Please please relax. If your scores don’t hit them by Nov. 1, they aren’t going to auto-reject you – they are actually very happy you’ve applied. Frankly, if i were you, I’d call them and ask what the “cushion” is – to see if you even need to rush send the scores. Remember, there is much more material still flowing in past the Nov 1 “deadline”.</p>
<p>Not to worry and definitely do NOT rush scores – which, ironically, tends to be slower.</p>
<p>Colleges upload the test scores from CB electronically. Obviously, for security reasons as well as staffing resources, not all colleges receive the file on the same day. But rest assured that your college has an agreement with CB as to the time and minute that the file will be sent and received. (The receiving college has to open its server to accept the file.) Once received by the college, it updates your file electronically.</p>
<p>OTOH, “rush” scores are sent by snail mail. Yes, overnight snail mail, but it still means that they must be processed manually. In other words, the mail room has to open the file, send it to admissions where a clerk then enters the data into their system electronically. Time delays and prone to errors.</p>
<p>Common App works pretty much the same way. A college may have an agreement with the CA folks to upload all files on say, November 3rd.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! You guys are awesome. I’m definitely feeling more relaxed now!</p>