<p>During UC admissions, I applied under my legal name. What should I do if my SAT and AP records have me under a different name? (Please don't ask how this happened.) </p>
<p>Does UC Berkeley have a system where I can add a name? So if I turn in official SAT/AP scores under my non-legal name, will they be able to accept it and match them to my profile?</p>
<p>Or should I start changing my name for Collegeboard/AP, Community college acc, etc., before reporting grades/scores?</p>
<p>If both Collegeboard and Berkeley have your social security number then you’re fine.</p>
<p>Ah, this wasn’t my question, but I did have the same problem. Being a Jr. gets annoying whenever there isn’t a spot on a form for name suffixes…</p>
<p>Well, in my case, it’s not something minor like an initial or suffix. It’s like the difference between Traikov and Mike. My social security for both Berkeley and Collegeboard is the same… but, I’m just worried that when I send my scores, they won’t bother matching up the information, and I get rescinded or something…</p>
<p>I can’t help but to wonder how that happened. lol. I would contact the office of admissions.</p>
<p>I would send them (Cal admissions) something in writing, explaining the situation, giving both names, your social security number, your Cal ID number…anything to help verify who you are. Then the information will likely end up in your file and there’s a better chance that anyone who receives more information for your file, such as AP scores, will know about it.</p>
<p>Question in similar topic: </p>
<p>My legal name changed after I applied to the campus. I found out that the name on my Green Card takes precedence over the one on my Social Security (which I have used ever since I came here). I plan to change my name back to that on the SS when I become 18 in a few months. Should I contact the school?</p>
<p>The OP may face suspicions that this was a method to have someone else take the AP tests, showing their own ID but entering the OPs SSN. The school may request documentation to connect both names to the OP.</p>
<p>If one is at all concerned about this stuff, which is very important, contact the school. Show them photocopies of relevant legal documents, explain the situation in a letter, maybe get a note from your guidance counsellor if s/he is aware of the situation and can get someone “official” behind you. It is easier to deal with this stuff second-semester senior-year than in the first semester of college, IMO (:</p>