Score Reporting, Will Colleges Receive My Scores in Time?

<p>My plan is this:</p>

<p>Plan A: Take the SAT on October 9th, and as one of my four free score reports I will include the college to which I will be applying Early Action (Notre Dame). After finding out that my score exceeds 1400 (M+CR), I will submit my application for EA. (1.) Will Notre Dame receive my scores in time to consider for EA?</p>

<p>Plan B: After finding out that my scores were under 1400 (sigh...), I will retake the SAT on December 4th. (2.) Because I only receive 4 free score reports (and I am applying to 7 colleges), when should I order the additional score reports so that they include the December test date - after I get my scores, or before? (3.) As I won't get the scores until late December, will I have to order faster shipping on the reports, or will the colleges receive them in time to consider for RD?</p>

<p>Please correspond your answers to the numbers of my questions to make this a bit easier.
All help is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much.</p>