Stanford ACT/SAT Scores

<p>For example: If someone took the ACT 6 times and progressively increased over 2 years from a 23 composite to a 32 composite is this going to be held against them? Will they think it took too many times to get it right or that the person is too much of a perfectionist type A personality? Or will they understand that they prepped and kept pushing for the higher score? Just trying to understand the logic behind schools who want to see all test scores.</p>

<p>uh oh! i only sent the SAT scores, because they were pretty similar to the ACT so i thought it would be redundant and i didn’t want to pay more. is that an issue? should i send the ACT too, now, even if it’s late?</p>

<p>I just recently took the ACT again on October 22, and I feel that I did really well on it, so I’m not worried about sending my ACT scores in, but I don’t really want to send my SAT. I’ve only had the opportunity to take it twice, and my highest score is only a 1980 (650 Reading, 630 Math, 700 Writing). I would take it a third time to raise my score but I don’t have a date for testing that I can sign up for, since I am busy on November 5th (All-Region Choir Clinic) and I am taking 2 Subject Tests on December 3rd. Will they count my SAT scores against me even if my ACT scores reflect differently?</p>

<p>Renomamma, amaninakupenda I think you were supposed to send in both ACT and SAT scores if you took both tests</p>

<p>It’s not too late to send in whatever you left out. I really don’t get the impression Stanford would hold that as a negative vs not sending in everything. I had a chance to meet with my admissions officer at the April admitted students invite and it was interesting to get a few insights here and there of how things worked in the process. For AliCali and her friend who is getting bad advice- follow the rules and then when you are admitted you don’t have to second guess if you “deserved” to be there. It’s a poor way to start your college career and approach life in general.</p>

<p>I think this is a great change. Counselors have been telling students for a while now that they should take BOTH the ACT and SAT and just send the one that is better with their college applications. They say it gives them a free shot at no risk. But it is not free. It takes time. There’s enough testing as it is. I hope Stanford’s policy change will help stop the double-testing madness.</p>

<p>If I only sent one of my SAT scores already, I can just send the second one in a separate report right?</p>

<p>And also, if I took a SAT subject test on Oct 6, will I be able to send the score before the Nov 1 deadline?</p>

<p>Is it a problem if I didn’t put my common app ID on the scores when i self reported them? I realized a while after that they want the common app ID on the self reported test scores but I already got in…
Also, I took an SAT on Nov 3rd and the deadline for stanford through questbridge was november 1 so i called in and they said that I didn’t have to send that score…</p>

<p>Would it be a problem if I sent my SAT Subject Test scores, but they don’t appear on my transcript. My other standardized tests DO appear on my transcript because I sent them to my high school (2 ACTs). I chose not to send the Subject Tests to my high school. Is it an issue that my 2 ACTs appear on my transcript (I sent them from ACT to Stanford too) and the Subject Tests do not?</p>

<p>@statlanta
I doubt that would be an issue. As long as your test scores are directly from the testing agency, there will be no issue of their authenticity. But if you have a score on the transcript, but didn’t send it, that would be very suspicious.</p>

<p>Let me get this straight, AliCaliRock… your friend isn’t generating her own essays? Is Pop going to check the “honor code” box and sign her application, as well? I hope I’m just misunderstanding… My daughter is applying fair-and-square, writing her own essays, submitting all of her test scores, without an inside “connection.” I sure hope the admissions committee recognizes the difference.</p>

<p>Just noticed how long ago AliCaliRock posted – I’m really curious as to whether her friend was admitted to Stanford.</p>

Do i really need to submit ALL my SAT scores?? I wrote it 3 times and got 1900/2400, 2050/2400, and then 1560/1600. Will I be in trouble if i only send 2050 and 1560???

The rule is that they see everything. They don’t list exceptions. I don’t think anyone knows whether Stanford audits the test agencies to see if whomever they want to admit/admitted submitted all scores. (But I think their statement that you can send the second test after you’re admitted makes that seem possible.That would be less of a test of test taking and more of one about honesty.) Do just know 1) if you didn’t follow the rules it’s unfair and 2) you might get kicked out if they find out.