<p>I'm applying to Northwestern ED. I set that my Oct SAT Reasoning score is to be sent with the Nov SAT subject test scores, which won't arrive at Northwestern until mid Dec, and the time when decisions should've been made already. Seeing the weird timing, I will rush send all the scores, but I believe won't arrive before December. I know they guarantee to look at November scores, but how does the timing even work?</p>
<p>Do you have any idea who admission decisions are made? I sent in my previous scores, which are pretty bad, so I'm really really worried if they'd going to dump my application aside when they see that old score instead of the new ones!</p>
<p>Only if they’re in the score recipients, right? I didn’t set any score recipients for my Oct one so that’s why I’m worrying. But anyhow, I sent in a rush report to CB yest for my Oct one, figure the sooner it gets to Northwestern, the sooner the better?</p>
<p>I’m just worried about the approaches they take. Would they just dump my application aside seeing my previous score already and not bother about the new ones?</p>
<p>Most universities wait until the final deadline to start denying applications, if your previous scores where good enough then they will just accept you based on those, if they weren’t then they wait until the deadline to see if anything new comes in.</p>
<p>@BlakeGrhymes Seriously? I doubt they’ll only look at applications on the last day when scores come in…or do you mean that they’ll first accept ppl they’re certain of, and then wait and see?</p>
<p>They accept people first that have an exceptional application, then they have applicants that might have a chance if they improve their scores and whatnot, that’s when they wait for the deadline to see if new scores come in. If they don’t receive new scores then they most likely waitlist/deny the application. You will have no idea if they have even looked at your application yet unless they accept you because denial letters come out last.</p>