<p>Apparently my scores are being investigated because I did so much better on the reading and verbal sections than last time. They won't tell me what my scores are so I was just wondering how big of a discrepancy there is between my two scores in order for them to be investigated? How much better do you have to do for them to do this? </p>
<p>And for the record, I did not cheat in anyway. I just decided to study for it this time</p>
<p>That’s ridiculous…</p>
<p>They are holding back my son’s scores also. I think its ridiculous that this large institution is unable to release all scores on the same date. To add insult to injury, they want us to wait until Nov 5, which is after the ea/ed deadline of Nov 1st. Very unfair and unacceptable. Move the test to Oct 2 and get all scores out prior to Nov 1.</p>
<p>We are clearly at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>Anyone? </p>
<p>Im guessing i would have had to do at least 150 points better on critical reading and writing for them to do do this.</p>
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<p>Not necessarily. If the scores become official, they will be released to the schools you identifed in the same batches. You can safely assume that the ED/EA readers are very much aware that the October scores come in after the deadlines. Fwiw, this might also give you an opportunity to send a letter with the new details. Anything that brings your file back to a reader is helpful.</p>
<p>My scores are also being held back… Did you call them? How exactly do you know that they are under investigation, I really want to know whether I am too… Because I can’t think of any other reason :(</p>
<p>Yeah my dad called and they said my scores are being investigated because i did so much better. They said that they are investigating a lot of the SAT scores from Oct. 9th because apparently a lot of people did way better than before. At least thats what they told my dad</p>
<p>@mastachief
Do you know the phone number that your dad used to call? There’s tons of numbers on the site and some of them were just automated answers…</p>
<p>I just asked him and he said he just called a number on the website and they transfered him like 5 times before he actually got to talk to someone</p>
<p>That’s horrible!
I know people who had a 200 point increase, but their scores aren’t being ‘inverstigated’.</p>
<p>Well, at least now you know that you did much better than last time.</p>
<p>I heard from my SAT tutors that CB considers anything over a 350 point increase in around a year “statistically impossible”, which is why they flag it. I also heard that you have to re-take it and get something similar to your original score in order for CB to believe you. CB these days…:|</p>
<p>CB doesn’t know that for internationals a memorization of word lists can boost CR from 400 to 600…</p>
<p>If my score’s out on Nov 5, I could still use it for my ED?
Cause I already sent my old test score… 
Should I call my ED college, which is Emory?</p>
<p>What scores did you have before?</p>
<p>@Scotty319 I think you should probably call your school just so they know what is going on, but in case you don’t I’m pretty sure they can still get your scores, don’t worry… But I’d call.</p>
<p>I think you should complain. There’s no way you should take the test again!</p>
<p>Oh yeah there is definately no way im going to take it again. Ill take this to court if they try to make me take it again</p>
<p>@Mastachief</p>
<p>That is not the opening approach I would take with them. Threatening to go to court rather than retake the test is only going to make them more suspicious. You want them to think that you are confident that if you had to, you could easily replicate the higher score they are questioning.</p>
<p>I’m not saying this applies to you, but SAT scores may be investigated if there is a great discrepancy between your scores and how you perform in class. For example, it would be pretty suspicious if a student who got 70s in math and english suddenly get a 650+ on CR/M. Its possible that your school had collegeboard investigate your scores. My dad is a faculty member at a nearby high school and he said the SAT Scores of a few students are being investigated because they got in the mid-high 600s when they have been almost failing algebra, english and geometry in past years.</p>