<p>Hi. I just logged onto Collegeboard to send my official score report to colleges, but it says it takes 1-2 weeks for this to happen. My deadline is November 1st. Am I doing this too late? What should I do to quicken the process?</p>
<p>What every applicant SHOULD do, when it gets close to deadlines, is specify colleges to receive the score reports when you register to take the test, BEFORE you actually take the test. That's the only way to make sure that the last timely test for early action or early decision is really timely. Rush sending of scores may not help you at all--many colleges report that they receive "rush" scores on exactly the same day they receive regularly processed scores. </p>
<p>Maybe the worst consequence of putting things off in your case is that you'll have your application deferred to the regular admission round. Or maybe sending scores now is still timely--it MIGHT be, but I wouldn't guarantee that. </p>
<p>Good luck in your applications. </p>
<p>As general advice to everyone looking on, once you become a senior, it's time to stop being strategic about where you send your scores. Know where you'll send your scores BEFORE you take the test, and make sure the score recipients are already specified by test day. Then you can count on testing in whatever month the college says is timely for early action or early decision being timely for you.</p>
<p>I've already completed all of my tests: my last one was June. Would sending them now be able to make it for the November 1 deadline?</p>
<p>That's what I'm not sure about. Each college's statement about how late you can test makes the assumption that you send scores from that test straight to the college. The October SAT test was already two weeks ago; I have no idea whether score reports sent just now will be on time in each college admission office.</p>
<p>AmericanGraffiti, I wouldn't pay for the rushed reports. Some colleges actually say on their blogs that they DO NOT WANT rushed reports. Immediately go onto the score-reporting site, fill it out, pay by credit card.</p>
<p>A number of anecdotes from my son's friends last year make me think that it is not too late for you to make a "Nov. 1" deadline for many schools. Either CB is faster than they state, or schools are not complete sticklers for getting every single piece of data by the published deadline.</p>
<p>You'll be fine. Just send them in.</p>
<p>They don't review every part of every application on November 1st. Sometimes test scores and teacher recs trickle in a little late, or some other part of the application is misplaced or misfiled and needs to be re-sent. Don't rush the scores. Rushed scores come in a different format than normally sent scores which many colleges don't want to deal with. I've also heard that colleges sometimes get scores faster when they aren't rushed: a college may receive rushed score reports once weekly and normal score reports twice weekly, so sometimes it just happens that normally sent scores arrive very quickly. It depends. In any event, I think it will be fine.</p>
<p>Haha, I did a normal one, but found out that my mom did a rushed one just an hour later. Oh parents...</p>
<p>I hope this will be alright. Thanks for all of the help everyone.</p>
<p>tokenadult-
My s selected 4 schools to receive his scores in Nov 2006 (SAT) and again in May 2007 (SATII). He chose the same 4 schools. Just to be safe, he emailed the 4 schools to be sure they had an open file on him, as he was in the process of completing his applications. Well, 3 out of the 4 had his scores. The fourth said "oops, sorry" and we had to pay to send them again. So, even if you send the scores when you take the test, there is no guarantee the school will have/keep the scores on file. It was annoying. I can understand if they thought he was a senior last year , but the SAT IIs this past May should have tipped them off that he was a rising senior, and that they should have kept his scores on file. Hrmmmph.</p>
<p>By the way, we had his scores sent to 2 additional schools this month. we requested them and within a week they were sent. So, to the OP,don't worry- just get them out.</p>
<p>I thought the point of paying an extra $26.50 was to get the scores sent within two business days. If the results are rushed on October 27th, I don't see why there would be a problem with the deadline. I did see on the college board site that some colleges don't accept rushed scores. Not sure why.</p>
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<p>I think this is the answer to why some colleges don't want them rushed. It messes with the established procedure. I wouldn't be surprised if it increases the chance that they will be misplaced, mishandled or misfiled.</p>
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<p>Absolutely! The November 1st date is YOUR deadline. Teacher recs often come in later. And it takes a little while for the application files to be set up for individual students. Just put in to have your score report sent. </p>
<p>I wouldn't put a rush on it. During the college app season, the College Board sends out batches of reports more often than at other times.</p>
<p>My son selected a school for the score when he took the SAT in May. The school shows no record they got it. So one week ago I resend the score, today I check the school record and it is no longer on the to-do list. So it is possible for school to get it within one week even without rush.</p>
<p>When S2 printed out his score report after sending his SAT's to 6 schools, it said it would take 1-2 weeks. That was on September 29. ( He was finished with testing in June.)</p>
<p>I talked to 2 of his schools today. One received his SAT scores on October 9,
the other said they received them last week, so that was a fairly accurate prediction about score delivery on the receipt from the CB. </p>
<p>Most schools with a firm EA/ED deadline need the scores by that date for your application to be considered. Check with each about their requirements, and how they feel about the rush reporting of the scores.</p>
<p>Can someone list a few colleges that don't take rushed reports?
And also, I just requested normal reporting when I meant to do rushed, but after seeing this thread, I'm glad I didn't and didn't waste an additional $55 sending rush report with no refund of my previous purchase. I hate CB and its monopolistic ways.</p>
<p>Some apparently don't want rushed reports as their mailing addresses are PO Boxes, and rushed reports require an onsitte delivery to the admissions office, a signature, etc and they really just want them to come electronically or in the mail.</p>
<p>You need to contact the admissions office and tell them you rushed. Schools that handle a lot of applications get regular score updates from CB. Rush reported scores come separately and often get missed/get there even later than if you actually sent them regularly. Every school I applied to said not to rush report the subject tests taken in Oct/Nov (early) or January (regular). They can often come after the deadline. They don't make a decision on your application the next day, at least at these schools that get thousands of applications. Smaller LACs could be a different story. Notify the specific school you rushed.</p>