<p>How do you feel about score choice option?</p>
<p>I don't like it.</p>
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<li>Showing more scores allows colleges to evaluate students more accurately. </li>
<li>What's the point? I suppose it does "alleviate stress," which is what the College Board is saying, but it really only alleviates stress with the implicit promise that you can do it over until you get it right. It's probably really better for students to stress for a few hours and get it over with than keep retaking the test.</li>
<li>Students can now basically take the SAT over and over without penalty. This was getting crazy enough already, but now it'll be worse... provided that you can afford it. It basically just gives a leg up to the rich.</li>
<li>Some colleges are opting out, which will force students to make some very confusing decisions... or just confuse them.</li>
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<p>I think the only obvious benefactor here is the College Board.</p>
<p>^^ Very true.</p>
<p>I'll be blunt in the sense that I find it very unfair and a potential cash crop for College Board.</p>
<p>ACT makes you send each score. For those kids who need to superscore (although most colleges won't compute a new composite), it might be more costly, but for those who don't need multiple dates it sure does cut down on the need for Adcoms to crunch numbers. What I think is fairly interesting is the high costs associated with taking the SAT at all. Most selective schools say they want the following: </p>
<p>ACT with writing OR SAT with writing along with two (or three) subject tests.</p>
<p>While some might want SAT subject tests in addition to the ACT, I found that most (Amherst, Middlebury, Colgate, Johns Hopkins) only require the ACT alone. Just in registration fees alone all that SAT testing adds up even if the minimum tests are taken only once.</p>
<p>Truly, whats the difference if schools are saying they only look at the highest scores anyway. If a school continues to superscore SATs, kids will send in multiple test dates regardless. What I think is curious is how long that the SAT sent all scores and now people thinking that some schools might opt out of score choice is somehow unfair.</p>
<p>It used to be that the SAT flagged students who took the SAT extended time. They no longer do that either although most schools might still somehow be made aware in that a kid might had testing accommodations.</p>
<p>Granted my S's SAT scores were less than great but his ACT's were really solid. It was nice to not have to even send the SAT's to a lot of his schools. But the schools werent chosen because of what scores they accepted.</p>
<p>Could care less, but imo its BS to say "it gives a leg up" to the rich. 1. You're investing in your future. 2. If you do good, only 1 sitting is needed anyway.</p>