<p>As far as the recommendation to take the SAT before December for NMF, does anyone know if taking it in December really would be an issue? I'm in an ACT region so I've never taken it, and I also need to take Subject Tests. I have a conflict so that I can't test on the Oct date, and Princeton for SCEA wants Subject Tests by November. If December is my only option left for SAT, am I taking a huge risk by waiting until then, or is that "don't wait until December" thing more of a guideline? </p>
<p>I don't want to rearrange my college application schedule just because of this (and lose whatever slight boost SCEA might give me) but I certainly want to advance to Finalist. Has anyone heard in the past of people taking it in Dec and the scores not coming through in time?</p>
<p>Well, the risk is that you might be sick on test day, and then that’s your last opportunity.</p>
<p>Your fear that scores won’t come thru in time is baseless. If you take the Dec SAT and you select NMCorp as one of the receivers from your free score choice, you’d have no problem. Collegeboard and NMCorp are connected. I think the NMCorp code for the SAT is 0085</p>
<p>Will P accept the ACT instead of SAT II’s?</p>
<p>Hmm, thank you! If I have to risk sickness, I think I would, as long as there isn’t some pattern of December-testers missing some deadline. I’ll probably see if I can get a hold of an NM person and see what they have to say about it. And no, Princeton wants 2 SAT II’s regardless of whether I submit the ACT or SAT.</p>
<p>You’re not just risking sickness or injury; you’re risking a million other things that could go wrong. What if you had a family emergency, a car that wouldn’t start, or weather issues? Hurricane Sandy destroyed the testing plans for thousands of kids. I’ve heard of tests that are not administered on schedule because the test administrator couldn’t find the keys to the building, and the air conditioning wasn’t working. Take your chances carefully.</p>
<p>You are taking a small chance, especially if you need to take subject tests. Yes, there are things that go wrong. But statistically the odds are very small that this will happen. Be sure you register well in advance so you get your choice of testing centers.</p>