<p>“Firstly, why would a school implement a rule that that themselves cannot enforce?”</p>
<p>Though it is true that if you exercise score choice College Board sends nothing to indicate you took the test, you should not assume you are out of the woods. Many high schools put all your scores on your official high school transcript that is sent to colleges. As to why colleges adopted an “all scores” position, most that did so just followed the lead of many of the high ranked colleges that adopted the policy, which colleges did so primarily because they are elitist institutions and had an apoplexy when CB had the audacity to adopt something they did not like. They tried to explain their position by asserting it is helpful to know how many tests you take, but it was interesting when the same version of the same explanation appeared on the websites of a group of high ranked colleges within days of each other and months after CB adopted score choice, indicating they got together to concoct a uniform explanation.</p>
<p>“Secondly do schools have the ability to see through score choice?”</p>
<p>Again, heed the warning above that your high school’s official transcript may be your snitch. Otherwise, They usually cannot conclude that you took a test you did not send. I say “usually” because some things could tip them off; for example there are a few states that require all high school students to take the SAT test in spring of junior year and if that test does not show up, they will know. </p>
<p>“What are the ramifications of using score choice (not including rejection, however this should be discusses)? Can legal charges be pressed?”</p>
<p>It is not a criminal offense. However, the college can treat the failure to supply all test scores as a misrepresentation in your application due to intentionally withholding required information, which means, depending on when they learn the truth, that they can legally deny admission, withdraw any admission given, or just before you are about to graduate from college, they can expel you and withhold any degree. Will a college do any of those things? Highly questionable. To date there have been no public reports of someone being disciplined by a college for having withheld scores. </p>
<p>“Can universities collude to help each other catch out people who go against their policies? (I know, far fetched :P, but worth discussion)”</p>
<p>Colleges can talk to each other generally but they cannot legally (see, for example, FERPA) be passing around information as to whether a student has withheld scores even if they knew and they cannot exchange information in particular applicant’s files concerning actual test scores provided. Moreover, why would they bother to go to all that expense in time and money, and where would they find the time to even do it while they are trying to review and decide thousands of application files in a short period of time. </p>
<p>“Do universities that claim to “superscore” really do so? (I have some anecdotal evidence to prove they do not- however the subjectivity of the application process may render my information pointless)”</p>
<p>Colleges which claim to supersore do. Many colleges (including most public universities) do not superscore but instead use that test with highest composite. The issue of course is whether one can say that every file reviewer at every college consciously follows that rule and does not consider lower scores against a student. If they consider lower scores they are going against the college’s publicly stated policy. Of course, public officals and bureaucrats never do disobey policy and always act in the interests of their citizens or customers (I can also sell you the Brooklyn Bridge). </p>
<p>“I have heard stories about people getting into Unis which do not accept score choice without actually submitting all scores. Not taking into account issues of ethics and integrity, is this really possible? Or am I hearing the words of trolls (please don’t respond to this last part, its rhetorical).” </p>
<p>Undoubtedly, there are students who withhold scores, despite the college’s rule against it, that get admitted. Believing otherwise would require you to believe that there have never been any high school students who have purloined music free off the internet. </p>
<p>“College boards stance on this is that no school can really “opt out” of score choice.”</p>
<p>And the colleges’ response has been who the heck are you to tell us what to do. The College Board is not a legislature or a police force and has no power to force colleges to accept score choice. CB’s statement is there mainly to emphasize that it will not be the one to squeal on you. Moreover, though it is a subtle point, what the colleges say is they do not support score choice and demand that you send “all scores.” That is semantically different from saying you are prohibited from exercising score choice.</p>