Send best three SAT-II's or send all?

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<p>I would send in all the scores. I firmly believe that a 4th and 5th SAT II in the rage of a 740 could not possibly harm an applicant.</p>

<p>D sent in all 4 of her SAT II; 730, 740, 780, 790 (If I am remembering right :))</p>

<p>She also sent two set of ACT (paid extra to do so) though one was a much better composite but the other had the high science which matches my daughter’s area of academic interest.</p>

<p>They also got her OK SAT 2080.</p>

<p>We feel that her rank (Val), recommendations, and interviews (3 by the end so they had to have been on the fence) got her in.</p>

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<p>Although Harvard doesn’t require official AP scores, my daughter had hers officially sent, as they qualified her for Advanced Standing. See:</p>

<p>[Advanced</a> Standing: General Information](<a href=“http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~advising/advanced/general.html#1]Advanced”>http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~advising/advanced/general.html#1)</p>

<p>My personal opinion: Score choice gives students the option to “hide” certain scores. However, there’s no reason to hide a 740, as it is a good score. That being said, at Harvard, the foreign Language subject test is the only subject test that will exempt a student from a requirement or placement test. See:</p>

<p>[Harvard</a> College Freshman Dean’s Office Overview](<a href=“http://www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu:80/icb/icb.do?keyword=k3806&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup50396]Harvard”>http://www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu:80/icb/icb.do?keyword=k3806&tabgroupid=icb.tabgroup50396)</p>

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<p>The score report request went out earlier today, to send all 5 SAT-II scores to Harvard. A couple of other schools that ask for only 2 SAT-IIs will only get 4 scores (minus World History). I believe Harvard in particular likes to see SAT-II scores to get an objective evaluation of the student’s academic strengths.</p>

<p>Thanks for the encouragement all. She is planning to meet the 12/1 priority deadline.</p>

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<p>My daughter self reported her AP scores and only sent them after she was accepted.</p>