Howdy,
I took three SAT IIs for the first time today. Of the schools I’m applying to, Harvard and Cornell require two SAT IIs, and Northwestern strongly recommends the same.
I felt okay, but not great, on the tests I took today: Math II, Lit, and Physics. Based on my own predictions from estimated raw scores, I scored between the 80th and 90th percentiles for all three.
When opting to have these scores sent immediately (before I see them), should I send all three scores (to Harvard, Cornell, and Northwestern)? I have heard varied opinions online on whether this is a good or a bad idea. Will they primarily consider my two highest scores? (Also, Cornell doesn’t participate in normal SAT Score Choice. Is anyone aware of their policies for SAT II Score Choice? Otherwise, I’ll call admissions.) EDIT: The Score Choice feature won’t allow me to select individual tests to send. I assume that must only be an option once scores are available for view. I guess I’ll be sending all three for sure.
Harvard permits January SAT testing, however, so this would seem to indicate that I could wait until I get my scores on December 22 and then choose the two strongest scores to send to them. Would this be advisable?
Likewise, would it be useful to send the two strongest scores to other schools I’m applying to (Columbia, Brown, Vanderbilt) where SAT IIs are considered, even if I’m sending them past the deadline? Or would their lateness nullify any contribution they might have to my application?
TLDR: Took three SAT IIs today. 1. Should I send all three of them to schools that require only two, since I’m not sure which two were the strongest? 2. Should I wait to send my strongest two scores to schools where waiting is an option? 3. Should I send the strongest two scores to other schools after their deadlines to boost my application?
Thanks for any help you can provide.