Selecting SATII scores? (choosing not to send)

Test Preparation
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<p>I read in a thread some time ago that unlike the SATIs, SATIIs give you a chance to withhold the scores that you don't wish the colleges to see.</p>

<p>my subject test scores from June look like this:
math iic: 800
physics: 690
us history: 550</p>

<p>I'm applying to top 15 colleges and I know that my scores aren't enough. I'm retaking physics and us history in October. If withholding the score is possible, will I be able to send 800 math iic score from June and hopefully higher scores of physics/us history from October, and withhold the physics/us history score from June?</p>

<p>or if I decided to withhold a certain test score, would I have to withhold all the tests I took at the same time...</p>

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<p>you cannot withold sat2 scores- all of them are sent by collegeboard. it is up to the colleges to just consider the top x scores</p>

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<p>You cannot withhold scores. You can cancel scores before you leave the test center or through the following Wednesday. <a href="http://www.sat.org/student/testing/sat/scores/cancel.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sat.org/student/testing/sat/scores/cancel.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Since you know your scores, it is obviously too late to cancel. If you send an SAT score report, all scores will be on it.</p>

<p>If potential schools accept the ACT in lieu of both the SAT reasoning and subject tests, you could go that way. But then that nice math score wouldn't be seen.</p>

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<p>colleges see all SAT I's and II's on the same report.</p>

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<p>is it true that all top colleges only consider the top x scores?</p>

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<p>Most colleges only consider the top x scores.</p>

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<p>is there like a list or something that tells you how the top colleges consider the SAT IIs, like if they consider only the top x scores or top score for each subject</p>

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<p>I don't think so.</p>

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<p>hmm. this appeared in the book "A is for Admission" According to the author (former Dartmouth adcom), withholding score is possible. I'll confirm and post the exact quotes once I find the book.</p>

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<p>mun, the book is out of date. You used to be able to select the scores to send. You can't do it anymore.</p>

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<p>The College Board web site would trump a book in any event.</p>

<p>Chedva is right. Score choice for SAT IIs was available until several years ago (I don't recall the exact date; you can probably find it on the CB web site if interested, because the old scores would still have "score choice" applicable to them).</p>

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<p>how i wish we could still do score choice..</p>