hey guys, im searching for schools that are okay with sending just the pdf version of the sat scores and doesnt require the official score
Sending official scores can get expensive. A few schools (UCs I think) ask you to self report scores and then you send the official ones after you are accepted if you choose that school.
But no school that I know of will accept a PDF in lieu of the official score since creating a fake SAT report is trivially easy.
UC’s allow you to self-report your SAT/ACT (highest score) but you still need to send official score reports before acceptances are made. UC’s do not require official HS transcripts until you are admitted and enrolled.
I believe there are some colleges that will accept SAT/ACT scores that are listed on your official HS grade transcript but never a PDF.