[QUESTION] SAT score choice policy?

Test Preparation SAT Preparation
1

<p>Does the score choice policy (where we get to choose which score we want to send) really apply to all the schools? I have heard that most "good" colleges are rejecting the policy because they consider it unfair and they also want to see all our scores.</p>

<p><a href="http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The link above shows the "score practice" of colleges.. but does that mean that the colleges that see "all scores" would reject the score choice policy?</p>

<p>Could anybody clear this up for me?
I have taken the SAT three times and am worried about the score choice thing...</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

2

<p>The schools that have gone on record against score choice (Stanford, USC, Upenn are a few) just want see all your scores, and it’s often in your best interest because they’ll look at the best individual sections from all 3 of your sittings. That means if you did better in Math one time, Reading the next and finally got the best score in Writing your last time they will take all 3 of those best scores and give you a “superscore”. </p>

<p>If you research the schools you want to apply to and find out their policy you can make sure you follow the preferred method for each of them. That means some schools you may send all three and others just your best overall onetime score. It means a little more work for you, but allows you to present the best possible application.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

3

<p>so i should contact the schools to see if i can use score choice or not… right?</p>

4

<p>well not “if” you can use score choice, because they are your scores and you can do anything you want with them, but what they would “prefer” you do. I just recommend you try to match their preferences when possible.</p>

5

<p>so for all the colleges, i can choose to use the score choice,
sending only my best score?</p>

6

<p>Absolutely! You should present your best scores and if you did the best in all three sections on just one test then by all means just send those!</p>

7

<p>Question: Will schools be able to know if you used Score Choice? Like I know they can’t see your scores if you don’t send them but can CollegeBoard release all the days you took the SAT/SATII? because if they do that, then they can easily figure out if you used Score Choice right?</p>

<p>Or are they just relying on the honor system to trust that people followed their preferences?</p>