<p>I took the US History SAT II this morning. It's the first one I've taken (I'm a junior). </p>
<p>I was wondering what the point of sending the 4 free scores to colleges is. I don't see how it could really do anything for you or for the college, other than maybe indicate interest, or be a nuisance. Anybody know anything more? </p>
<p>If there is a reason to, where should I send what I expect to be about a 750? Reaches? Safeties? Or just anywhere I might be interested in applying?</p>
<p>Since you are a junior, there really isn't any point (or at least not that I can think of)</p>
<p>For me, as a senior applying, I used the 4 free score reports to send my scores to the colleges I was applying to (saved me some money, can't complain :P)</p>
<p>DON'T send score reports yet.</p>
<p>Here's how score reports work:</p>
<p>If you want to send a score report, you pick the colleges you want to send the scores to (the first four colleges are free). Then in the score report ALL the SAT scores are sent (SAT Verbal, Math, Writing, AND SAT Subject test scores). You only need to send score reports once.</p>
<p>This is why it is smart to wait until you take the last SAT, and then submit your score report, and after you know what colleges to send your scores to.</p>
<p>So, for example, if you take the SAT in March as a junior and submit a score report, it wouldn't be a good idea because what if you decide to retake the SAT, and what if you haven't taken necessary SAT II Subject Tests? To send those scores you would have to send another score report, and so there would be no point in sending the first score report, (Because the new score report would have the test scores from the March SAT anyway; the score report contains scores from every SAT you've taken thus far), and you will have wasted a lot of money.</p>
<p>So wait until you have taken all the SAT Reasoning and Subject Tests you need to take, and once you have all that, THEN send your SAT scores.</p>
<p>When I took the SAT in March as a junior, I thought that I had to send a score report within a certain amount of time, so I sent it to a bunch of schools. Then after I took the Subject tests I had to send a new score report to all the colleges again (after I changed my college list), so there was absolutely no point in sending my first score report. So the answer to the next question you had is that you have no choice. Wherever you send your SAT Reasoning scores, they will get the Subject test scores with them.</p>
<p>Awesome, thanks. No sending these scores then.</p>
<p>But I have another question. I hope to be done with all my SATs by the end of my junior year (depending on scores, I may take another at the beginning of next year. If I think I will be happy with my scores after my final test, and decide to send the scores to schools that I am considering, will I ever have to send those schools scores again? Or will they put them in some file with my name on it and not need me to resend them? Or will they require me to send the same scores again senior year? If they do require me to send the scores again, is there any point in sending them junior year?</p>
<p>You should just wait until senior year to send your test scores. There's no need to send them in junior year. The one objection that I have to this is that I don't know how long those 4 free score reports last. I think I heard somewhere that the 4 free score reports go away within a few weeks after you take the test, but I'm not sure. Anyway, you only need to send test scores once, so if you send score reports in junior year, the colleges will basically get the message that you're done with your SAT's and that you're not going to take them again. If I were you, though, I would send the score reports AFTER you start your applications in senior year. That's because the colleges set up files for all the applications. So it would probably be better to wait until they set up your file (they do this after you send in preliminary applications or when you basically inform them that you will indeed apply). Then after they set up the file, send the scores. It might seem kind of weird to send the score reports when you're still a junior, when they haven't made a file for you yet. Besides the four free score reports (you should check if you still get the free score reports if you wait until senior year), there is really no reason to send your scores so early. What if you decide to retake the SAT's? And there's absolutely no stress of forgetting to send the scores, because if you haven't done so, the colleges will constantly mail you and e-mail you and nag you about it.</p>