SAT I, AP EXAMS, & SAT II Questions

Test Preparation
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<p>So i'm a junior and about to take my SAT I on May 1st as well as my Ap exams that same week. </p>

<p>To begin...,
I have asked many college counselors this question, and have gotten various responses. I have also read threads on this forum about this, but I still see no definite answer.</p>

<p>Will the colleges i apply to see all my SAT scores? I know there is some sort of "selective option" you can choose on the collegeboard, but for one, I don't know how to choose this, and two, i'm not sure if it hides the ones i don't select completely.
I ask this because i believe i can raise my SAT score drastically over the summer, so if i were to take it in the fall it would be higher than if i took it this weekend. And obviously i don't want the colleges to notice a drastic increase in my score over the summer because they will conclude i studied resulting in the score having less of an impact on my application. </p>

<p>Second,
I don't think im prepared for my AP Psychology exam on may 11, or something like that. I really don't think i could even get a 3. What are my options? I've heard of people cancelling their scores after they take an AP exam because they think they did badly, and don't want colleges seeing this bad score. </p>

<p>In regards to the SAT subject tests, can i select which colleges see those also? </p>

<p>I didn't do very well on my PSAT. I've taken SAT tests by myself and have improved my score drastically. If they see my PSAT score, they will conclude that I studied, got some tutoring, ect, over the summer, which would in turn make having a higher SAT score have less of an impact. Do they see my PSAT score? Can i choose not to send it?</p>

<p>Also, the schools I am applying to are the upper colleges, including many ivy leagues. So please take that into consideration if an answer is "well maybe, depending on the college"</p>

<p>Lastly, thanks in advance for your help, and please only give it if you are certain (because i have heard so many responses, and they all contradict themseleves, i need one definite one)</p>

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<p>Please read College Board’s statements on the Score Choice policy:</p>

<p>[SAT</a> Score Choice - Choose the Scores You Want To Send To Colleges](<a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board)</p>

<p>Basically, the new Score Choice policy lets you select which scores you would like to submit to the college of your choice, given that that specific college also accepts the use of score choice in return. If you use Score Choice, only the scores that you want to submit will be sent to the colleges. For the SAT, you can select the tests by test date (for instance, if you want to submit the May 2010 test, then all three sections, CR, M, and W of May 2010 will be sent together.) For the SAT Subject Tests, you can select tests by individual subject (for example, say you take three subjects in June, you can choose to submit one, two, or all three of those scores).</p>

<p>However, a few schools specifically declared that they would like to see the scores for all the SATs you have ever taken in high school. You will have to consult each school’s own admissions website in order to find out whether it accepts Score Choice or not, or you can look up the school on this collegeboard link:</p>

<p>List of individual college’s score choice practices:</p>

<p>[SAT</a> Score Choice - Choose the Scores You Want To Send To Colleges](<a href=“The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board”>The SAT – SAT Suite | College Board)</p>

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<p>Most students do prepare for the SAT in some form, and significant score increases are far from uncommon. I seriously doubt that a drastic score increase or the implication that you studied will impact your chance of admissions negatively; in fact, I think an admission officer would rather assume that the first, less desirable score does not reflect your true ability and would in turn rely on the higher score. Most colleges would only look at your higher score.</p>

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<p>You can cancel the test afterwards if you so wish.</p>

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<p>PSAT has no direct impaction on admissions (you can’t send it even if you want to), besides possibly qualifying you for National Merit. It’s merely a way for you to assess your abilities. Many people’s SAT scores do improve drastically from their PSAT scores. The possiblity that your score increased will not make the high score have any less of an impact. </p>

<p>Hope that helped :). </p>

<p>“…please only give it if you are certain (because i have heard so many responses, and they all contradict themseleves, i need one definite one)”</p>

<p>^If you want a correct, definite answer, the best way is to look for them yourself by browsing the collegeboard website, instead of relying on other people to explain them to you ;).</p>

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<p>I am certain that if you do not learn how to select score choice, the colleges that receive your report will see all of your scores, I think.</p>