<p>My counselor told me that they actually prefer people who had low test scores, but retake and get a better score.</p>
<p>I first had a 740, but I improved it to an 800.</p>
<p>I have seen quite a few posters here who wanted to "break" the honor system and decided only to send their best scores.</p>
<p>I am certainly not doing that, I am following their policy of sending everything.</p>
<p>Will it hurt though?
Or will it be beneficial?</p>
<p>They do not prefer lower test scores, but they do prefer people who work hard and show improvement to get great scores. Send all your scores.</p>
<p>Do they care about previous scores, if you have an 800 in the end?</p>
<p>Even your “low score” is quite respectable. Don’t sweat this–you’re doing the right thing by reporting both scores.</p>
<p>They super score so they take your best scores. the others are for reference</p>
<p>Look obviously the applicant who has only 800s will have a slight advantage. But only slight. </p>
<p>The good news is even if you had stopped with a 740, it wouldn’t have kept you out. Now you have an 800 and it will be a great boost to your application.</p>
<p>Following Yale’s score report policy is the smart thing to do; it won’t hurt your chances, and you’ll be a decent human being.</p>
<p>Thank you. Of course I will follow their policies!
Feels better that way.</p>
<p>I had this same question a few weeks ago. I think one of the posters put it best, and I’ll do my best to paraphrase it, “You’ll be happier at a college that wants you for who you are.” If they dislike you retaking a 740 for an 800, chances are you wouldn’t fit them in the first place. But by reporting it as such, you are through action illustrating another facet of your personality. </p>
<p>By the way, didn’t your first chance post say you had a 2.1 GPA and a 1980 SAT?</p>
<p>I have a question about this too…I took four SAT Subject Tests, and I scored in the 600s on two of them and 700s on the other two. Would it be going against Yale’s “send all test scores policy” to use Score Choice and not send the lower two scores? They are all different subject tests.</p>
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<p>Yes.
[Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Standardized Testing | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/faq/standardized-testing]Frequently”>http://admissions.yale.edu/faq/standardized-testing)</p>
<p>I’m not sending any scores I dont want colleges to see. My college counselor says tough luck to the colleges that ask for them all. I think thats a good way to think</p>
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<p>If cheating is a “good way to think,” then yes, you’re a great thinker.</p>
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<p>If caught, it will be tough luck for you, not your college counselor.</p>
<p>Does sending all scores mean sending all SAT and all ACT, even if student prefers to use the SAT scores? D took ACT pretty much because we made her try it - she didn’t like it as well as the SAT. Her SAT scores are better.</p>
<p>^^From the Yale Admissions website linked to in Post #10:</p>
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<p>Y has done an excellent job this year of describing which scores need to be sent for various scenarios, much better than last year which was pretty vague.</p>