How to send in SAT scores after the deadline?

Some schools, like NC State, will accept the October 1st SAT scores even after the Early Action deadline. If I’m applying through CommonApp and that was my first time taking the SAT, how would I go about sending my scores to colleges? On CommonApp, would I just say that I have zero scores to report? The Oct SAT scores don’t come out until late this month but a lot of EA deadlines are Oct 15. I’m a little confused on how to do this.

You don’t self report the scores. Just as soon as they come out, send it through the College Board.

So on CommonApp, I just say that I have zero scores to report then? I feel like that would look bad…

If you want, you could say in Additional Information that you will be reporting scores from the Oct 1 SAT. But then you really have to send them.