Penn's policy on SAT Score Choice

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<p>Despite</a> Score Choice, Penn still wants all SAT scores - News</p>

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Starting in March, the SAT will get a little easier for many high school juniors - but not necessarily for those applying to Penn.</p>

<p>However, both admissions officials and college consultants say that Penn's decision not to accept the College Board's Score Choice program will not affect the University's applicant pool.</p>

<p>Through Score Choice, students will be able to send colleges just their top scores. The trade-off is that applicants can only send the best scores from one sitting, not a composite of their best section scores.</p>

<p>But Eric Furda, Penn's dean of admissions, says the program won't necessarily make high school students' lives easier.</p>

<p>"The intent of this measure is to reduce stress for applicants, but I don't think it will do that," he said.</p>

<p>Despite Penn's current policy, Furda noted that admissions officers have no way of actually knowing how many times an applicant took the SAT, and must trust that students are not sending a Score Choice report.

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<p>Hmmm... very interesting. So, what is a student's strategy now? Send several scores, so it looks like one is complying? Send all scores, even if some are less than stellar?</p>

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<p>updated & more complete article here (thanks 45 Percenter):
Penn</a> Admissions Office protests Score Choice - News</p>

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He added that it is "na've" to think that all applicants will send all their scores, but "we are relying on most to give us their full score set." </p>

<p>Furda also said he would be willing to reevaluate Penn's policy in the future "depending on student feedback and research."</p>

<p>Penn is not alone in its decision not to accept Score Choice. Other universities, including Cornell University, Stanford University and the University of Southern California have also decided to ask students for their complete testing history.

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