Sending SAT Scores - "Due Date" question

Test Preparation
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am trying to apply for CalTech and electronically requested my scores be sent to them on December 29th, 2009. What I did not realize is that there is a turnaround time for sending out those scores!</p>

<p>On the College Board site, it says my scores are due on December 31st. I know they will not get there on time, even if I rush order them. What does this mean? Do I still meet the requirements because I REQUESTED the score order on December 29th? Or do colleges do this by the postmark on the Score Report envelope?</p>

<p>Please respond quickly!</p>

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<p>trying to figure out the same thing - if requesting the scores to be sent = having met the due date for the application on jan 1.</p>

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<p>Help me bump this thing man… hopefully someone here can help us out… I am so freaking out right now.</p>

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<p>bump for the sake of ending up in college and not becoming a bum :(</p>

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<p>I dunno. I placed order on Dec 27 and now cb says that they sent them all on dec 29.Fast enough. Maybe you should wait for a couple of days?</p>

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<p>Olzhas, did you rush deliver?</p>

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<p>I also have to send these for other colleges as well:</p>

<p>Stanford, Harvey Mudd, and Harvard, which I haven’t sent them to yet.</p>

<p>Please help :(</p>

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<p>i’m in the same situation. ;< and i believe the college board site said it’ll take them 2 business weeks to send them out. it’s christmas break/new’s year. does this mean they’re on break? >;O</p>

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<p>AHH me too. I’m also wondering this…I haven’t sent mine yet and my ACT scores aren’t out yet :confused: I also have to send transcripts from a college summer program I went to. Should I send those right now?</p>

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I’ve talked to my dad and he’s talked some sense into me. Here’s what I’m going to do:</p>

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<li><p>I’m going to call all of my colleges in the morning. There’s no sense in trying to make a decision on whether to rush my scores now if I don’t have any information on whether or not I should do it.</p></li>
<li><p>If I don’t get a hold of them, I’ll send them anyway. There’s no harm in doing it, and it’s only $9.50 at the least. I know Stanford at the very least is not open right now (Look, yes you guys deserve a break too, but come on. This season is the time when potential undergrads NEED to talk to you. At least keep a couple people on the phones!).</p></li>
<li><p>To be honest, I don’t see any reason why they need the scores with your app. I’ve looked at a lot of similar threads on this site and, though I’ve seen a lot of “Rush and call in the morning to be sure,” most of the colleges don’t seem to care if your scores are a couple days late. The turnaround for my scores on November 30th was 5 days until sending, and until that time, there really is nothing we could do about it. Plus, all of the schools I listed above receive their scores electronically, which means it should be instant sending and there should not be that big of a delay between the score sending and score receiving.</p></li>
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<p>At the very worst, my colleges will be receiving my scores a couple of days after they get my app, and the idea that they’re going to reject the app just because my scores weren’t there right on time is a bit of crazed thinking on my part. Chances are they won’t even have looked at my app by then.</p>

<p>I recommend you guys do the same. Let’s just call in the morning. If they say “Rush your scores now!” then do it! If you’re too late, you’re too late. It might save you $27, and there’s no harm in waiting another 8 hours.</p>

<p>Good thing I have the UCs to fall back on as safety schools (guaranteed acceptance for my good grades!)</p>

<p>Well, good night everyone and good luck with your apps. Procrastinators UNITE (tomorrow).</p>

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<p>You fellas should contact the SAT Program Customer Service.</p>

<p>(866) 756-7346</p>

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<p>Oh, and here’s the word straight from Stanford:</p>

<p>“There is no need to order “rush” score reports if you have listed Stanford as an official score report recipient. If you are taking the January test, you are welcome to send the scores to us, and we will add them to your file. However, we cannot guarantee they will have arrived in time to be considered when we evaluate your application.”</p>

<p>They even consider the January test, even though their deadline is Jan 1, 2009.</p>

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<p>Alright guys,</p>

<p>Apparently, all of the offices of admissions are closed. Winter break and such. They deserve it too…</p>

<p>Anyways, here’s what I figure:</p>

<p>The remainder of my scores are being sent electronically. As soon as they’re sent by CB, they’re there (unless there’s some funky system I’m unaware of).</p>

<p>This also means it makes no sense for me to do “rush” delivery. It’s ridiculous. The electronically sent scores should have gone out the moment I clicked “place order,” and yet they’re still pending. Why? What possible reason does CB have for delaying sending a few kilobytes of data across the Internet? I don’t know. This whole system just seems stupid. They try to gouge you anywhere that they can with fees, and then they don’t deliver decent service. They idea that I’m paying $10 for little more than data transfer over the Internet is unbelievable as it is. THEN they’re going to charge me $27 to send out the scores in “2-3 business days.” I understand this for mail, to some extent, as that is dependent on more expensive express shipping (I’m guessing; it doesn’t say that online, it just says that they’ll send the scores earlier, not the method of shipping) and the process of printing my scores and addressing an envelope. But for data? All I’m paying for is the quicker response. It doesn’t cost you any more to send out the data earlier; in theory, you could have just done it when I requested it. </p>

<p>This seems more like a con for people who don’t understand how this system works or for people who are panicking like me. Granted, I should have sent my scores earlier, but I honestly did not expect it was going to take 3 (or more, still waiting on my scores to be sent out!) to fling some electrons across the wires criss-crossing our country.</p>

<p>Sorry for turning this into a rant on CB’s customer service, but that’s what I figure.</p>

<p>For all of you above who have not yet sent their scores, unless it’s mail, I really see no reason to “rush” it. I can’t believe that a college is going to deny your admissions package because your scores didn’t arrive on time; it’s not dependent on you. If you placed the order for your scores to be sent out on time, that’s an “electronic submission,” is it not? All the processes and whatnot that College Board has to take are no fault of your own, and since they don’t tell you something along the lines of “This may take a week or so to send out, so please place orders ahead of time.” (They talk about the scores taking a week to process AFTER the colleges receive them), we really had no way of knowing this until we sent out our first few reports (if you did). I would show them your receipt from the SAT e-mail or call College Board and ask them to provide proof to the college that “On this day, so and so requested that we send his scores to you.” If they aren’t willing to accept that information, then what else can you do?</p>

<p>So good luck everyone… keep your fingers crossed.</p>

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<p>I sent my SAT scores through rush reporting around Dec 23 to Stanford and three other universities. Right now, I checked my application status and it says “Official SAT Score Report” under the “Credentials Not Processed” section. Its already been more than two weeks since it should have arrived especially considering how its all online. How long does Stanford take on average to process the scores?</p>

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<p>i have the same question, except my score report was sent June 22nd… should I go ahead and “bother” Stanford?</p>

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<p>Hey guys. Don’t worry! I emailed a couple of schools, including Cornell, Boston U, Bing, and NYU about their deadlines and according to them, only your application and supplement must be in by the deadline.
The other materials include recommendations, SAT scores, etc… I was told they “assume” that these materials can be delayed, but should be sent after a, I quote “reasonable” period of time after the deadline.
I’m assuming this means that a week or two is fine, but a month or two is a deal breaker. I’m ASSUMING. The NYU counselor specifically told me that there would be no penalty.
Hope I helped!</p>