If a school doesn't require SAT II and doesn't allow score choice

Test Preparation
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<p>do I still have to sent the Subject Tests I took back in January or not? </p>

<p>Thing is I am not very happy with those scores and I'm going to retake them in December anyway. Would not sending the SAT II test scores hurt my chances even if the school doesn't require SAT II, but has a no score choice policy?</p>

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<p>If your application is strong all around, besides for your subject tests, i wouldn’t see a reason to send them, since they arent required. I have also seen elsewhere that subject tests cant really hurt your application, just with bad scores they wont help it. </p>

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<p>@Krish400158, so you think I shouldn’t send them even if the school doesn’t allow score choice? I’m so confused.</p>

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<p>If they are poor an you wouldnt not like to send them, dont. As long as they arent required its not a big deal. Subjects tests are the last part of an application and are usually used if people have the exact same stats. </p>

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<p>@Krish400158, I worry that they might see that I didn’t send all my scores and not consider my application.</p>

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<p>They cant see that. The only thing they see are the scores you send. Score choice is only used if you have taken the test more than once, so if you dont even need to send your scores than it doesnt matter. </p>

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<p>Does the school require you to send ALL scores? Yes or no? If they do then send them. Some colleges will allow you to send EITHER the ACT or the SAT, but they want ALL of the tests for the one you send. Read the school’s web site carefully and look for the FAQs.</p>

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<p>@Erin’s Dad, I searched their website and it says that they don’t require SAT Subject Tests, yet on the CB website when I try to see what scores to send it says that this college “has indicated that it considers all SAT scores in its review process and requires that you submit all SAT scores from all test dates.” </p>

<p>Does this mean that I still have to send my SAT Subject test scores even if they aren’t required, but since I took them, I have to send them anyway?</p>

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<p>I would call admissions of the school and ask (you don’t want to submit low scores unless you absolutely need to); however it sounds like you may need to submit them.
The reason why colleges have the no score choice option is to prevent obsessive test takers from submitting a skewed super-score that doesn’t actually reflect on their test taking abilities. Given that the school doesn’t require subject tests, I doubt that your scores will hurt you even if you are forced to send them.</p>