senior confused about SAT 2 score choice

Test Preparation
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<p>im confused - help me? im registered to take bio m and math 2 this saturday. i thought i would be able to study during september, but i couldnt. and now.. i really dont trust myself to get my target scores of 750 on bio and 710 on math 2. i havent studied since august. im actually not sure where my bio PR book is. i want to take these tests on saturday for practice and then take it in november again 'for real'. if i get a crappy score on saturday will i be able to hide the saturday score from non score choice schools like stanford and yale?</p>

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<p>No. You should not risk trying that. There is debate as to whether these schools can get information from the CB on how many tests a student has taken (although they most probably cannot see actual scores you don´t send). But since they ask for you to report all scores (including SAT IIs), if they find out you haven´t that may be grounds for automatic denial.</p>

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<p>that…sucks.</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>For colleges that require you to send all scores and reject score choice, you cannot hide any scores. Colleges are not informed by College Board about how many tests you take so following the college’s rule is mostly an honor system but if you do not follow the send all scores rule. and they find out, that will be grounds for withdrawing any admission. A way they can find out your scores involves your high school. Large numbers put all your scores on your official high school transcript so having the College Board not send scores won’t accomplish your purpose. Yale says that it uses the two highest SAT II scores for admission and thus your risk is not great but do really want them to see bad scores at all? Stanford does not require SAT IIs but recommends two and it will look at and consider any that are sent; in other words you can be hurt by bad scores.</p>

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<p>If you are very sure that you won’t do well, then I think you can move the registration to the next test date. They will charge you a fee for this, but why waste time paying and taking the test when you are sure you will not do well. You can get a prep book from the library and take practice tests on those books. If you do well, I would go ahead and take the test, if not, then take it later.</p>

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<p>What happens if you sit for a SAT or SATII test but then cancel it before you leave the test center or within the 48 hour cancellation period. Could a college ever think that you took a test but are withholding the scores from them?</p>

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<p>If you cancel a test, College Board reveals nothing about it to your high school, the college, or even you except that you know you cancelled. Also, you have until the Wednesday after a test to cancel it, not just 48 hours.</p>

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<p>How bout Princeton, MIT, Harvard, or other Ivy Leagues? </p>

<p>And also, this is a good thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/787004-flummoxed-new-sat-score-choice-policies-check-out-nyts-choice-2.html#post1063349824[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/787004-flummoxed-new-sat-score-choice-policies-check-out-nyts-choice-2.html#post1063349824&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;