List of Colleges ‘Opting Out’ of SAT Score Choice

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<p>Greta-
Thank you...I'll read the threads. I'm glad I'm stressing and not my S who is of the "wait and see" disposition!!</p>

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<p>It appears Princeton will allow Score Choice.</p>

<p>Record</a> applicant numbers for Class of 2013 fall short of peers - The Daily Princetonian</p>

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Rapelye also announced that, starting with applicants to the Class of 2015, the University will allow students to select which SAT scores they submit with their applications this year. The news follows an announcement by the College Board of their new Score Choice policy, which does not require students to submit all SAT and SAT II scores.

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<p>This is a bit surprising, considering that the class of 2014, not 2015, is the first class with the score choice option ...</p>

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<p>hey didn't the collegeboard say they are going to post a list of college score-reporting requirements on their website? did anyone find thatt</p>

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<p>i got an email that that is only if you register..
so somebody registering for SAT I. please post the list!</p>

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<p>aw what? stanford and yale rejected the new score choice policy? :[</p>

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<p>score choice doesn't affect superscoring policies.</p>

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<p>According to this article, UC Riverside rejects the score choice option.</p>

<p>Debate</a> over SAT Score Choice heats up on campuses - CSUN University News Clippings</p>

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At Inland universities, reaction is mixed. UC Riverside wants all test scores reported. La Sierra University and Cal State Bernardino welcome Score Choice. The policy is irrelevant at Loma Linda University, which doesn’t accept students right out of high school, but from preparatory colleges. Cal Baptist University is going to wait and see how it plays out after a year.

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<p>Updating the consolidated list:</p>

<p>Colleges Requiring Submission of All SAT Scores (NO Score Choice):</p>

<p>Stanford
Cornell
Pomona
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
Yale
UC Riverside</p>

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<p>Adding Georgetown to the list.</p>

<p>Universities</a> Clash With College Board Over SAT Policy | The Hoya</p>

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Charles Deacon, dean of undergraduate admissions at Georgetown, told The Chronicle of Higher Education that Georgetown will ask students for all of their standardized tests scores.

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<p>Colleges Requiring Submission of All SAT Scores (NO Score Choice):</p>

<p>Stanford
Cornell
Pomona
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
Yale
UC Riverside
Georgetown</p>

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<p>But this still doesn't tell us how the colleges will evaluate the scores from every test. They could take the highest one and just want the other scores in case they're curious, or they could do an average of each test for every applicant (not likely), no one really knows.</p>

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<p>Maybe I'm naive, but even with those colleges opting out, I really honestly can't imagine anyone not getting accepted to a school for doing badly on one sitting and well on the next sitting. If you can get the score the college is looking for once isn't that good enough? If anything I would think a big improvement would be a plus because it shows you aren't satisfied with less than your best. Just a more positive thought. :)</p>

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<p>I don't see the big deal with people worrying about multiple scores. If you do really badly once then improve, then that signifies an increase in your ability. Nobody will care about your 1700 if you get a 2200 the next time.</p>

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<p>Some students' scores actually go down. Everyone mucking around with trying to increase their scores does not necessarily see a straight line trajectory to heaven. The more times you take it, the more likely you are to see incidences of decline. And the fact is once you get into the 90s (percentiles) it becomes increasingly difficult to up your score. Yes, you can fall.</p>

<p>Of course the colleges usually take the highest scores. What you don't want to see is a big 2200 first or 2nd time then a 2000 the third time out... On a separate note...the College Board also has documented that annually, a certain percentage of students have lower PSATs in Junior year over Sophomore year.</p>

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<p>You know what I was thinking about... Score Choice really helps with schools that have Tufts Syndrome. Just send some average scores rather than your 2400. haha</p>

<p>It'd be a great way to prove if tufts U actually has Tufts syndrome.</p>

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<p>^ yeah, you go ahead with that and tell us how it worked out for you ;)</p>

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<p>Reviving this thread to reference a March 2009 College Board pdf document that tabulates the results of a survey of colleges about their score choice practices: </p>

<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;

<p>Colleges in the report are listed as requiring either:

  1. All Scores Required for Review (The list of schools requiring all scores is longer than the list previously compiled in this thread.)
  2. Highest Section Score Dates, Versions 1 or 2
  3. Single Highest Test Date, Versions 1 or 2
  4. Contact Institution for Information</p>

<p>You might also want to check out the related Parent’s Forum discussion:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/683918-college-board-corrects-college-confidential-faq-old-argument.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/683918-college-board-corrects-college-confidential-faq-old-argument.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>SAT FAQ:
[Score</a> Choice - New SAT Score-Reporting Policy](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/scores/policy]Score”>Send SAT Scores to Colleges - SAT Suite | College Board)</p>

<p>apparently, it’s up to the student’s integrity to follow individual school policies regarding score choice, but colleges do not have a way to verify your scores since collegeboard won’t release your scores without your consent. The “opt out” really only means the school has a policy that you <em>should</em> follow. After that, it’s up to your conscience and morals.</p>

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<p>Also, here’s that list I think someone mentioned above about each school’s policy:
<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;

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<p>^ I wouldn’t bet on that. The colleges pay the College board to supply them lists of students who take the SAT on specified dates; and possibly even to provide them lists of students with scores above specified benchmarks. That’s where all those college mailings come from. If they keep that data (and I wouldn’t assume they don’t), they can match up your test dates as provided by them by the College Board against the test dates of scores you submit. If they’re asking you to submit all test scores and you submit only a smaller number, they can red flag your application, and that alone is sufficient grounds to disqualify from the applicant pool because essentially it means it’s a fraudulent application. So it’s sort of on the “honor” system but if you violate that code of honor you could be caught and disqualified.</p>

<p>Also. some high schools report SAT scores on your official transcript. If it’s reported on your transcript and you don’t report it among the scores you’re required to report as part of your application, you’re toast.</p>

<p>So I’d suggest that if the college asks you to submit all scores, you should submit all scores. That’s the honest and fair way to do it.</p>

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<p>I’m not advocating that you lie or anything. I’m just saying, that’s the official rules of it. If I were anyone here, I’d be honest too. Becuase seriously? Who’s going to care if you got a “bad” score. From what I hear, most successful applicants didn’t have stellar scores anyway. They had a passion for something. By successful, I mean the people who got into the ivies. </p>

<p>And as for those college mailings, you get those becuase you checked a box saying it’s okay for collegeboard to release your contact info to interested schools. Not becuase your score is high. If you got full score on an SAT and didn’t check that box, collegeboard isn’t allowed to send out anything about you. They violate a contract if they do. That goes for colleges paying collegeboard for your stats. I doubt they do that becuase that would be akin to an institution paying the government for your personal information and social security number.</p>