<p>SAT</a> will let students pick which scores to show colleges - Los Angeles Times</p>
<p>i dont like this new policy.</p>
<p>missed it by a year ;(</p>
<p>seconded.</p>
<p>Competition with the folks at ACT huh?</p>
<p>lol, this is going to be interesting. I wonder how long this thread or some other thread about this is going to get</p>
<p>meh, only took it once anyway so this wouldn't have effected me anyway had I been younger.</p>
<p>no that sucks! CB is a sell-out. There's no more integrity. Now there's nothing to distinguish between the smart ones and the grinds.</p>
<p>agreed. don't like this policy. take the test 3 times and only study for one section each time, and play with yourself under the desk during the other two sections.</p>
<p>BronxBombers7 :::</p>
<p>Under the new policy, students who take the SAT or the supplemental SAT subject exams multiple times will be able to decide whether to let colleges see one, some or all of their scores. There is no extra charge, and students must opt into the program online or on the telephone; otherwise all scores will be shared.</p>
<p>By "All of the their scores," would we be able to choose which SECTION we would like to send? or which entire test score..</p>
<p>entire test score</p>
<p>Yeah, you can't pick and choose between sections on the SAT. So for most people it will still help to send in all/most of their tests because of superscoring.
Where it does help is if you bomb a subject test.</p>
<p>I'm on the fence on this one: first, because a student who scores, say a 2300 on the first try is MUCH MORE DIFFERENT than a student that gets that same score by taking it 5 times (which some people actually do). That says a lot. </p>
<p>On the other hand, it benefits students who have had a bad test taking day for subject tests. </p>
<p>:/</p>
<p>did the collegeboard confirm this yet?</p>
<p>well, it depends
if the student that scored a 2300 has been preparing since middle school, then that student is not on the same caliber as someone who has just heard of the SAT when they got to high school</p>
<p>this will just make the SAT a more diluted and powerless assessment factor during college applications as more students will have a much better chance in getting that "ideal score"...and in the end term the admission officers will see a spiked increase in these numbers that will do even less in differentiating students' calibers</p>
<p>Does This Apply To Subject Tests Also?</p>
<p>yes it does...it's good for the subject tests, but not too good for the reasoning because personally, I prefer superscoring.</p>
<p>Wait... do we get to see our results and then decide whether the college receives the results or do we do it based on our feeelings .. like 'oh.. i think i did bad today .. i am not gonna send this in.' And how long does SAT results stay with the colleges before you have to apply ... does it get erased.</p>
<p>It's interesting to me that this policy change is being criticized by colleges that claim only to look at an applicant's highest scores.</p>
<p>definite marketing move to compete with ACT and a way for CB to increase profits.. </p>
<p>BUT- I think this is going to create more stress, as it may lead to kids taking this exam multiple times. Great- now kids may be steered to take exam 4-5 or even more times by "overacheving type A parents" or by kids who are overly anxious to get into Ivy. It's also a way for CB to rake in the bucks as some kids will be taking the exam several times to achieve a better score. </p>
<p>oh boy- I really feel sorry for you kids.</p>