<p>I am in the middle of all these applications and now I have this problem:</p>
<p>I have applied to these schools:
Purdue (rolling)
Case Western (early action)
Rochester Institute Tech (regular decision)
Worcester Polytech (early action)
Rensselaer Polytech (candidates choice - sort of regular decision I think)
Northeastern U (early action)
Univ Pittsburgh (I think that was rolling)
Rose Hullman (rolling - app not done yet)
U Delaware (regular decision - app not done yet)</p>
<p>And I have the folowing SAT scores:
April 06 - Reading 710, Math 680, Writing 680
June 06 - Reading 690, Math 730, Writing 700</p>
<p>I only have an 89.0 average (but I go to a tough school, have taken the hardest courses, and I am a musician if that matters but it takes a ton of my time).</p>
<p>So my question is this: I just got my SAT II scores that I took October 14. They are Chemistry 710 and Math level 2 770. Should I submit those to these schools at this point? WILL IT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE FOR SCHOLARSHIP MONEY? (None of these schools require SAT IIs.) I think I have to pay again for them to be sent.</p>
<p>And are there other schools that maybe I should be considering? I need a scholarship, not fafsa money.</p>
<p>Even if SATIIs are not required, these are good scores, and I would resend them. Every little bit helps. I don't know how much of an impact they will make on scholarship money, but again, they can't hurt.</p>
<p>I agree with Marite. Even if these scores are not required, they will see them and it can only ENHANCE your profile. In fact, as you say, you go to a tough school and your GPA is not stellar but in the context of your school, it sounds pretty good and so these SAT2 scores which are VERY good ones, will help to show your level in these subjects, beyond just the GPA. It surely can't hurt to send them and in fact, they may help.</p>
<p>Another thing is that you are looking for scholarship money. I have no proof but will share one personal experience. One of my kids applied to schools that did not require the SAT2's except one of her schools, which was one of her first choices, RECOMMENDED 2 SAT2's and she took 3 SAT2s but sent them to all of her schools. First off, she received scholarships to all the schools she got into. I can't say which factors were considered in those decisions. However, she is attending her first choice school which was the one that recommended SAT2 scores to be sent. In her case, two of those scores were quite high: 770 and 790, which were also higher than her SAT scores themselves, which were quite decent scores. Her regular SAT scores which were WELL in range for this school, surely were not the highest scores in their applicant pool. Same with her rank and GPA which were all good but not the highest in the applicant pool. I am thinking that those SAT2 scores enhanced all the stats in her package which were plenty solid enough to be admitted. However, she was ALSO given a scholarship worth $20,000/year for four years and also was selected to be a Scholar, two different awards. I'm sure many factors went into these selections and again, they didn't take the highest "numbered" kid off the pile, clearly, she was not. But since she already had good enough stats to get in (a match), these SAT2 scores enhanced her profile beyond the "match" level and maybe these added to her profile when selecting her as a Scholar and for the big scholarship. I doubt they were the only thing but they had to go into the "plus" column in terms of scholarship consideration.</p>
<p>So, for you too, the SAT2 scores enhance your profile and even if they are not required, send them because you are hoping for scholarships. We didn't even know these scholarships were available but my D just took the SAT2s because that one school recommended them and so they also went to all her schools.</p>
<p>I wouls send the scores. I am fairly certain that if your scores are posted on your High School transcript, the colleges should accept the scores as validated scores. Our HS transcripts included ALL PSAT, AP, ACT & SAT scores. You may have to pay a small fee for your guidance office to resend official sealed transcripts. You should not have to pay College Board.It's worth a try.
Good luck!</p>
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<p>Not all transcripts have scores on them. In my kids' school system, none of these scores appear on the transcripts, and many people regard this as a good thing because it gives students the option of not reporting a bad score under certain circumstances. (For example, if a kid takes both the SAT and ACT and does badly on the ACT, nobody will ever know.) Putting PSAT scores on transcripts is contrary to the College Board's policies, by the way.</p>
<p>If the cost of sending your SAT II scores is not a problem, send them. Your math score is wonderful, and your chemistry score is very respectable. Also, University of Delaware recommends SAT II scores, especially if you are interested in their Honors Program.</p>
<p>Thank you very much parents. My mom is going to pay to re-send all of them, and pay the rush price, because a few of my applications are already being reviewed. Also my high school has already sent transcripts (today).</p>
<p>I took the SAT IIs after I swore I wouldn't (!) because for a few minutes :) I thought about applying to CalTech and Carnegie Mellon for the hell of it - and they require them. But then I got talked out of it on here and I decided I wouldn't. That's fine. I'm not that fussy anyway.</p>
<p>Thanks again. You're way better than my guidance counselor...</p>
<p>Don't rush the scores. Most of the schools I applied to didn't even accept rush scores, so I'm assuming that's the case with at least some of your schools. Non-rushed scores tend to reach the college within a couple of days, anyway. Rushed scores are sent in a different format than normally sent scores, so that's why most schools don't like them. Rushing is essentially a way to steal money from you. </p>
<p>Also, I believe you only need to send scores once in the first place. Aren't additional test scores added to your profile automatically?</p>
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<p>Nope. In fact, some kids use this feature to give them the option of not sending a low score. For example, if only one of the colleges the student is applying to requires an SAT science subject test, and the student thinks he may not score well on that test, he should take all of his other tests early, send all of his scores to all the other colleges he is applying to, and then take the science subject test and send its score only to the one college that needs it.</p>