<p>Hey, everyone! Alright, so I'm a junior in high school if that matters. I took my first SAT ii today (Biology E). I took it without taking AP Bio and didn't have that great of a teacher to begin with for Biology Honors. So essentially, I taught myself half of the curriculum. I don't think I did Ivy-league/Top-university worthy so I'd just like to ask everyone a few questions/and for some advice.</p>
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<li>Should I cancel my score? (I plan on taking SAT ii Math 2, History, Spanish, Lit - 2 or 3 of those 4)</li>
<li>^Which of the four, in your opinion, should I take?</li>
<li>If I cancel my score, will colleges see that I cancelled my score?</li>
<li>If I DON'T cancel my score, can colleges see the score or can I keep the score to myself without anyone having to see it? </li>
<li>How do I sign-up for the Score Choice thing/how do I know if I already am signed up for sending in my scores automatically?</li>
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<p>Thanks for everyone who answers!
I'm new to the whole college process. So, really appreciate all the advice.</p>
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<li>Depends. Assuming you are sure that you did very badly, and if you are applying to very competitive schools that require to see all of your scores, then maybe you should cancel the score.</li>
<li>Take the ones that you think you can score the best. If you don’t know, take a practice test and see.</li>
<li>No one will see the score, not even you yourself.</li>
<li>You can elect not to send any score using Score Choice, but some schools’ policy states that they want to see all of your scores. </li>
<li>Score choice is done when you send the scores to the schools. You don’t need to sign up, it is there as an option when you send the scores.</li>
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<p>@OP: Just so you know, if you are “gunning” for the Ivy League, most schools in the League don’t accept score choice. Good examples include Yale and Penn. This means that they will require ALL of your scores–ALL of your SAT and SAT-II’s you’ve taken from 9-12th grade.</p>
<p>@ttparent: Thanks, ttparent! For (4.) how do I check if I’ve already asked for scores to be automatically sent? I’m just confused on the whole Score Choice process.</p>
<p>@hardworking21: Yes, I’m aware. That’s why I’m inquiring. So do you suggest I cancel my score? Because I’m also aware most schools including the Ivys just notice and take in account for your 2-3 highest scores for SAT ii.</p>
<p>If you are talking about the free scores for Oct test that you just took today, you can still login to your collegeboard account and change what and where you want to send the scores. I think you have about a week after today to change it. Just log in and see, it is not that hard.</p>
<p>If I still have the “Send Scores When Available” option on my Message box on collegeboard.org, did I not sign up to do anything with my received score yet? </p>
<p>I’m sorry for asking so extensively into the question.</p>
<p>Unless you registered for Nov test, I think that the message is for the Oct scores that you can still choose to send to where ever you like. The problem is you have to decide NOW where to send these free scores, you cannot wait until the actual score comes out. If you don’t do it now before the deadline and wait, you need to pay $10.50 to send each score.</p>
<p>You don’t need to sign up, you just log in and send the scores. You don’t need to worry much because the free scores are quite flexible. You also can change your mind and change the election up to the deadline which is about 4-5 days from now. Once the deadline is passed then you are locked in with your elections.</p>
<p>Okay, thank you.</p>
<p>So as of now, I haven’t decided to do anything with my scores yet, according to collegeboard.org? So unless a specific University asks to see all my scores, they wouldn’t see it if I choose not to send it?</p>
<p>@peacy23: Um, this is a good general rule of thumb. If, right now, you are 99% sure you won’t get a 700 or higher, cancel. Otherwise, don’t. These schools SUPERSCORE so if you take it again, and your score goes up, then your good. Ex. I got a 730 in Chemistry, than 1.5 years later, a 760. Thus, the 760 will be the one counted in admissions, which is a better spot than a 730. If you can replicate the above example, you probably can stick with the score you have now. But you definitely want 700+.</p>
<p>Yes, you need to personally send the score to the schools for them to see it. Your score is private personal information, no one can see it unless you send it.</p>