<p>thes are some really dumb questions, I haven't taken the SAT/ACT yet.
So how does this sending scores to colleges work? Do you have to send the scores to any college you wish to apply to, even if you would list your scores on the application? Is that the same for the SAT II?
And if I were to take the ACT, say June of this year, and it turned out to be my best score even after other tries, could I pull that one up to send? Is it Should I wait until I've taken as many tries as I want to, then select the best one, or do I have to send all of them?
and how would the process be different for the SAT?</p>
<p>I apologize for sounding so stupid, I just need to clarify this process :)
Thank you very much!!</p>
<p>Colleges generally require that you send an official score report even if you list scores on app or they are shown in high school transcript. Nevertheless, there are still some that accept the unoffical scores shown on app or transcript (and then usually require an official score after you are admitted). </p>
<p>For both ACT and SAT, you have the option of designating up to four colleges on your application for the test that will then automatically be sent your scores when scores are released and you do not pay extra for that. You can also just wait until after a test score comes out (or just wait until fall when you apply) to send a score you already have to any college, but there is a additonal fee to do that – for SAT it is a fee per college and you can send as many prior test scores to a college for that fee. For ACT it is a fee per college and per test and thus if you want to send scores from two or more tests to a single college you have to pay the fee for each send.</p>
<p>With both SAT and ACT you get to choose which test scores you send. ACT’s rule is that it sends only the particular test score you order when you do a send. SATs rule is that it will send every score it has for you when you order a send unless you specifically choose to do otherwise.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, whether you can actually choose not to send a score to a college depends on the college. Majority allow you to just send the score you want to send, but there are many that require you to submit scores from all tests you have taken and you need to check each college for its specific rule since there are numerous variations on what a college means by requiring “all” scores – those that require “all” scores may require all SATs if you submit it but not ACT, all SAT’s but you can send just one ACT, all SATs and with ACT you can send one but list other ACT scores on app, all ACTs if you rely only on it and thus need not send any SATs, other variations.</p>
<p>As to choosing not to send some of your scores to a college that allows you to just send those you choose to send you also need to consider the college’s rule for determining your score that will be considered for admission. With SAT most private universities “superscore” meaning if you send two or more SAT scores, the score they actually use for admission will be the total of your highest subscores taken from multiple tests. For example, if you score 700 on math, 600 on reading and 600 on writing on one test but 600 on math, 700 on reading, and 700 on writing on another, the score that will be considered for admission if you send both is 700 math, 700 reading and 700 writing. Some (but not many also do that for the ACT). Most public universities consider only that particular test for admission on which you scored your highest composite even if you send scores from multiple tests.</p>
<p>Missed the SAT II query. It is the same. The College Board always automatically sends all SAT and SAT II scores it has for you if you order any test sent. As with SAT you can designate free send colleges on your app or wait and pay a fee to send afterwards. Colleges that require “all” scores may also require all SAT II scores.</p>