<p>I've been in a dispute with CollegeBoard over more four free score reports...long story short, they haven't budged and I won't be getting any for free. Because of this, I just paid for my electronic score reports today. Is this okay or do colleges need to receive the scores by tomorrow, the application deadline?</p>
<p>Scores can arrive after Jan 1 and you will be fine. Not sure of dispute over the four free sends but they expire for any given test if you fail to designate the colleges in your registration for the test by no letter than the ninth day after the test. In other words, failure to designate before the scores come out loses the free sends.</p>