<p>I am applying to a school early that doesn't require me to send in all of my scores (ACT). Therefore, I am only sending my highest test date. However, when I self-report scores on the common app, it asks me how many times I took the test. Would I put 1, because I am only sending one score? Or two, because I actually took it two times, but I'm only sending one to the school? I just feel like it would be odd to send in one score, but then say that I took it two times.</p>
<p>Don’t lie on the CA. If you are applying to a school(s) that allows score choice there’s nothing odd about your choosing to send one score – it’s your highest. Thats what score choice is about. But self reporting scores is optional. Don’t report anything if you are worried about the discrepancy.</p>
<p>I disagree. Self reporting just your highest test date and reporting just one test sitting is absolutely fine, despite the way the question is worded. Do that. </p>
<p>It’s absolutely proper and appropriate to self report consistent with the score reports you are sending to the school. (It’s also fine to change the self reporting section between submissions if you are sending different tests to different schools.) </p>
<p>Although I agree with the above poster that you should not lie on the CA, you are NOT honor bound by the wording of the question to self report all scores on a particular test if you choose to self report any. The question is very poorly worded, as are many on the new CA form this year. (Consider for example the one that says it is for internationals only, yet all domestic students are required to answer.)</p>
<p>I disagree. The question clearly ask how many times you have taken that test. You should answer that honestly. For the self reporting scores THIS YEAR, you can only report the highest section scores with the date. You cannot report more than one score for the same section anyway. Note that the score section has been changed vastly from previous year. So don’t look for advice from posts of previous years. Intentional lie and system bug are 2 different things.</p>
<p>I can see how you get to that point of view, but I stand by my opinion that it isn’t lying. It’s a CA form problem. The question is poorly worded and in some cases answers that respond to the question as it is worded are neither expected nor appropriate. For example, the thousands of students who took the SAT in 7th grade should not be reporting that sitting in response to the question “Number of times you have already taken the SAT”</p>
<p>^ For that, at least you have a reason not to include those attempts before high school. But putting down “1” for someone who took the test 3 times within 9-12 grade is absolutely a lie without excuse.</p>
<p>I agree with billcsho. The Common App questions are unambiguous. “Number of times you have already taken the SAT.” “Number of future SAT sittings you expect.” niceday, what makes you think that this is a CA form problem? What makes you think that colleges don’t expect to get factual answers to these questions from their applicants?</p>
<p>Does anybody have a final, absolute, written-in-stone answer to the question, “Is it ok to just not provide the test scores on the common app, but to just have the official scores sent to the colleges?”</p>
<p>I have a slightly different question, can you not self report a SAT test you took and just report the ACT? In other words, if you don’t clink on SAT test, you don’t even need to answer any questions. The SAT portion does not even come up.</p>
<p>Does anybody have a final, absolute, written-in-stone answer to the question, “Is it ok to just not provide the test scores on the common app, but to just have the official scores sent to the colleges?”</p>
<p>I just sent you a stone tablet via FedEx. The shipping cost was out of this world, but you should have it tomorrow.</p>
<p>Self-reporting scores on the Common App is completely optional.</p>
<p>It is fine not to self report any score. If the school requires test score, they will want your official submission. For AP scores, most students just self report them (particularly the good ones) as most do not send them to school until enrollment.</p>
<p>I have a slightly different question, can you not self report a SAT test you took and just report the ACT? In other words, if you don’t clink on SAT test, you don’t even need to answer any questions. The SAT portion does not even come up.</p>
<p>Yes, you can do that.</p>
<p>It’s our wish to report what scores we want to report. So put 1 if you want to show your 1 time score. There is no harm in that… application reader will look at your official score report anyways.</p>
<p>It is absolutely not necessary to self report scores. Final answer.</p>
<p>The reason the question is a form problem is the question as worded directly contradicts the score choice policy at schools allowing score choice. Score choice is a college level policy set and adopted individually by colleges. For those which have adopted score choice, the CA question as worded directly contradicts that policy.</p>
<p>Thanx, Middkid86. Next time you can just fax it to me if you can find a fax machine that can handle stone tablets.</p>
<p>The reason the question is a form problem is the question as worded directly contradicts the score choice policy at schools allowing score choice. Score choice is a college level policy set and adopted individually by colleges. For those which have adopted score choice, the CA question as worded directly contradicts that policy.</p>
<p>Sorry, I don’y buy that. For score choice schools, applicants are not required to send all their scores, and whatever the school, no applicant is required to self-report scores on the Common App. So if you don’t want a score choice school to know that you took the SAT three times, then use score choice to only request a score report for the test dates that you want to report, and do not self-report scores on the Common App.</p>
<p>But, if you do choose to self-report scores on the Common App, you must then answer all the applicable questions fully and honestly.</p>
<p>As I said early on to billcsho, I can see how you could come to that conclusion. I just don’t happen to agree. I’ve explained pretty thoroughly and am now going to drop out on this topic.</p>
<p>There is no contradiction with score choice as you don’t have to self report scores. But if you choose to self report, disregarding you are doing score choice or not, you need to answer the question honestly. The CommonApp SAT1 and ACT score self report is actually superscoring. I would not say it contradict with schools that do not superscore either. I don’t see any confusion in wording regarding that part. It is just one way they choose to present your score if you choose to do that. There is no excuse to lie.</p>