<p>Hi!
My son will be taking the SAT in May and then some Subject Tests in June. Do we need to list the 4 colleges now where the scores should be sent or can they wait until he actually applies to schools during senior year? I guess I am concerned if the scores are "less than optimal" at this time. He took the PSAT in October to "practice" for next year when it counts and he did pretty well with a 210. Thanks for any advice. As you will notice, this is my 1st post so we need lots of help and info....Appreciate your time!</p>
<p>You don’t have to list any schools at this point. You can always send scores later; you’ll just have to pay for the reports. You’re right that this probably won’t be his best shot! Some schools will allow score choice so down the line you can pick and choose which ones to send. However, many (most?) of the most selective schools still want to see all of his scores, so that includes this attempt.</p>
<p>Just curious why he’s decided to take it so early…not necessarily a bad thing, especially given his PSAT score, but most kids wait till fall of junior year at the earliest. Is he already doing test prep? If not, I might recommend waiting till he’s really prepared. You’ll find by reading CC that most kids take the SAT no more than three times, so it’s never good to “waste” an attempt if you’re not ready. I just started working with a student (I’m an SAT/ACT tutor) who’s on his fifth try! Definitely not ideal…not to mention exhausting for him and expensive for his family.</p>
<p>I don’t mean to be discouraging at all. Really, getting it over with sooner rather than later is a great thing to do! If he’s ready to give it a good shot, then now is a great time before all the demands of junior and senior year start piling up. Best of luck to him!</p>
<p>Hello. I took the SAT as a sophomore and sent my scores to my safety schools. I would recommend that your son does that in order to save money later on. However, don’t send it to targets/reaches in case he doesn’t do so well. You don’t have to list them, but it helps save a few dollars.</p>
<p>Don’t send any yet. See how it goes. If he ends up retaking, especially with superscoring, it will work out better to have waited.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses, Everyone! So if he ends up applying to a college which requires that all SAT scores be submitted, we can submit them all at once down the road? And for the places that use the highest section scores across test dates we can pick and choose? So then the only reason to send the scores now to a college that requires all SAT scores for review would be because 4 of them are free? Thanks!</p>