I only took the SAT once, and I took it with the essay. However, I scored really badly on the essay. None of the schools I am applying to require the essay, so when I am self reporting the scores in the common application section, do I have to say that I took the essay? If I say that I did then I have to report the score, but if I say that I didn’t, would that be considered cheating?
Just report it. If they say they won’t consider it, they won’t consider it.