<p>does swarthmore accept rushed scores? say yes!</p>
<p>anyone? sry its just that i wanna send tonite!</p>
<p>i wouldn't advise rushing your scores... when they rush them, they send them on paper, right? I thought it was faster to do it the regular way, because they do it throught the computer (I <em>think</em>)</p>
<p>And (once again, i'm not sure) think if get the main part of the app in and send your scores before the deadline, you'll be alright.</p>
<p>o ok thanks, any other opinions?</p>
<p>Same opinion. It says on the app that everything is due by the deadline, but only the application and application fee are really required. They are going to be sorting mail, filing, and reading essays for a long time. There is plenty of time for the scores to arrive. Also, rushing scores means they are mailed and go through the mail room. Not rushing scores means they go thru the regularly scheduled electronic transfer, and this is faster.</p>
<p>dufus: I'm pretty sure that they read the essays and look over the test scores at the same time. If your application comes up and there aren't any scores, then this could present a problem. Also, if you rush your scores, that doesn't preclude them from being sent electronically.</p>
<p>There are at least a couple of insider books like "The Gatekeepers" (Wesleyan) and "Admissions Confidential" (Duke) that are written by former adcoms or reporters observing adcoms at work. These describes people sitting at home reading nothing but essays for 10-12 hours/day for a lot of weeks before anything goes to committee. The essays would be ranked on a scale of 1-5 with maybe a note to jog their memory about something in it. Typically, there are two readers. If the scores differ by more than 1, then a third person reads it. You might have a point with auto-admits, but it is normal for transcripts, GC/teacher recs, test scores not to be there on the deadline. If nothing else, the mailroom is swamped.</p>