<p>Hello CC members!
So I'd like to apply for EA for a few colleges however, I have hit some road bumps. Keep in mind I am the oldest child and my parents don't have much advice about applying so I'm all alone. </p>
<p>Anyways, my main issue that I may run into is not having a SAT score to submit with my EA application. Despite a few colleges, most of the ones I'm applying to have their deadline on Nov. 15. I'm taking my SAT Nov. 2 and I will receive my score around the 20th. If I rush my score, would they get my scores in time to review my application? Or should I just apply with everyone else? I am thinking about emailing an admission counselor but I wanted see if people knew so that I wouldn't be asking/annoying her/him with a question.</p>
<p>Plus I've noticed that not all colleges have a higher EA admission rate compared to their regular admin rate...why is that so? And should that be a warning not to apply with EA?? </p>
<p>" I am thinking about emailing an admission counselor but I wanted see if people knew so that I wouldn’t be asking/annoying her/him with a question."</p>
<p>It would be annoying because you can easily look up the deadlines on the schools’ webpages.</p>
<p>Some schools like UMich requires receiving all scores by EA deadline. You better check with each schools on the internet. You should have taken at least once SAT and/or ACT in junior.</p>
<p>I suggest that you call up the admission office at each college to find out. Sometimes score submission past the deadline is tolerated, although they may not specify that on their website. </p>
<p>My daughter had a similar SAT score deadline problem last year, she was missing the deadline by a couple of weeks (this was SAT II’s though and RD). She called up all the colleges she was applying to, they all said “that’s fine”. They don’t start reading applications until everything is in, and even for EA it doesn’t mean they will start reviewing candidates the day after the deadline. But it would be wise to make sure.</p>
<p>A phone call to the admissions office is not as “annoying” as an e-mail, although I really think this is the kind of question that admissions people are happy to give a written response to.</p>
<p>I recall Dean J saying on the UVa admissions blog that rushing scores is a bad idea, because it actually slows down when they will get your scores electronically.</p>
<p>Thank you guys! I checked the websites and most say it’s required to turn everything in by the EA deadline. However, one said: </p>
<p>Re-Testing
Students who intend to take either the SAT I or ACT again, AFTER submitting their application, should take care to alert the Office of Admissions of the pending test date. You may do so by indicating the upcoming test date in the Testing section of your application, or by contacting your Admissions Counselor directly. Your assigned admissions counselor may choose to delay your admissions decision until the new scores are available.</p>
<p>So like @onemoreparent mentioned, I will be contacting my admission counselor to try my luck. Hopefully they won’t mind and everything will go smoothy.</p>
<p>For the record though, I did indeed take the SAT and my score is very adequate enough to be accepted; however, when I took that I did not have time to study (nor did I know what the SAT was until junior year) so I walked in with no prior knowledge and did pretty good. The thing is, I don’t what my score to be average like all the other applicants who generally get accepted, I really want to show them that I’m capable of a higher score. I now have had SAT classes, I’m much more familiar with the test, and have been self-studying so I will definitely see my score skyrocket. Furthermore, I don’t want to tell them that I didn’t study (unless they allow me to explain why) so I was hoping to just submit my upcoming score. </p>
<p>Again thank you guys for replying! Appreciate your answers(:</p>