<p>Does this mean anything? if they recieve my scores are they going to do anything with it?</p>
<p>They'll put it on your transcript. That's all they did with mine, at least.</p>
<p>Wait, they did this with mine too!
And they were horrible scores!! I checked and they have my PSAT, and first ACT which were both sucky scores.</p>
<p>Is there any way for them to remove them when I get a better (hopefully lol) act score, or will it always be there?</p>
<p>I dunno about your school, but they only kept my highest score on my transcript after I retook the SAT.</p>
<p>orange:</p>
<p>Mention FERPA and ask that your scores be removed.</p>
<p>I'm in the same boat. That's a clever way of getting around it bluebayou but I did research and found:</p>
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Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):</p>
<pre><code>* School officials with legitimate educational interest;
* Other schools to which a student is transferring;
* Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
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<p>You can give it a try and say that your rights are being violated because FERPA is meant for privacy and just hope that they don't find this one clause in the act.</p>
<p>Family</a> Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)</p>
<p>I'm sure many schools do this and they they wouldn't if it was illegal or has been challenged in any way.</p>
<p>Give it a shot, though. I might.</p>
<p>it really depends on the high school-mine doesn't record it on anyone's transcript at all...</p>
<p>Jay:</p>
<p>Not to parse words but, IMO, test scores which a student pays for independently have absolutely nothing to do with a "student's education record" which is amassed at that school. Yes, they can use data for evaluation and reporting purposes ('high school has an median SAT of 1150'), but such data does not need to be printed on individual transcripts to develop such reports.</p>
<p>Our district interpreted the law and now no longer puts test scores on transcripts.</p>
<p>Fortunately, the ACT will allow you to register with no HS code.</p>
<p>Wow bluebayou; that's actually really insightful. I didn't think about it like that. And, yes, you are correct with regards to the ACT granting test takers the option to report their scores to schools.</p>
<p>Can I ask which school district you are referring to so I can possibly use it in a precedent if I make a case in my high school and hopefully have it changed as well?</p>
<p>If you don't like your ACT scores, you can write to ACT and have them cancelled. They will send your high school a letter telling them they can't report your scores to anyone via your transcript.</p>