<p>I am very confused about how the SAT scores are sent to the colleges. Most of my friends say that colleges will receive my scores immediately after I send my scores. However on the collegeboard website, it says that it takes 1-2 weeks for the scores to be electronically delivered to the colleges. Will the colleges receive my SAT scores immediately after I send my scores or will it take 1-2 weeks for the colleges to know about my SAT scores?
I am going to send my SAT scores once I receive my December SAT score. If I send my SAT scores on December 22, will it be possible for my SAT scores to reach the colleges by January 1? Will the colleges still accept my score if it arrives after January 1?</p>
<p>YES DUHhhhhhhhhhhh</p>
<p>Yeah, I was a little sketchy on this as well, because I recall something about having to enter school codes when you were writing the test to get the scores sent to the schools… but I didn’t do that. So I guess I’ll just send the scores on 22 Dec. and pay $9.50 a pop.</p>
<p>Could take one to two weeks. When it is electronic delivery that usually means the college has a file with the CB that the college can sign into and download scores. It also means that CB when it gets an order for scores from you puts the scores into that file which can take a few days. College might download only once every two weeks. Thus, if CB puts it in the file shortly after College has already done a download, it might take up to two weeks before the college actually downloads it.</p>
<p>Does that mean your score is late? No. Colleges with early Jan app deadlines accept scores that arrive after that deadline just as long as it is not too much after. If they get there by mid-Jan you are usually fine. What happens if the score is not there by then? Colleges who want all scores by sometime in Jan usually send out notices to applicants in late Jan that they have not yet received scores and you need to send them immediately and thus you have another chance to get them in.</p>