<p>Okay, when I toured Grinnell, they told me that I was not required to send in official score reports, and that scores on official school transcripts would do. After I learned this, I decided to email/call the admissions office of each school I am applying to, to see if I needed to send in scores. Doing this saved me about $50 (about the cost of one app). Here is what I found. Please add to my list (copy & paste my list, then add yours) if you have information directly from the school about this information.</p>
<p>Colleges that require official ACT/SAT reports:
Claremont McKenna
Vanderbilt
Rice
Duke (Not required, but very highly recommended)
Georgetown</p>
<p>Colleges that do not require official ACT/SAT reports (as long as scores are on an official transcript):
Grinnell
Drake
WashU
U Chicago</p>
<p>Remember, do not rely on my list as it could change from year-to-year. Double check with the admissions office on each school</p>
<p>Tufts also allows you to send them in on your transcript, I think.</p>
<p>But it’s just easier really, and more convenient to use collegeboard. Besides, if you list the schools you want your SAT report sent to before you take the SATs, you get 4 free mailings each time. I manipulated the system - basically, I took the SAT, and then sent my scores to 4 schools that don’t require SAT II’s (safety schools) for free. Then, I took the SAT IIs, and sent my scores to the 4 schools that DO require SAT II’s, because this report will include the SAT I’s AND the SAT II’s that I just took. If you do it that way, you don’t really have to pay much either.</p>
<p>That’s another way to save some $$$. Of course there is a downside - you don’t see your scores until they’re already sent out.</p>
<p>Well, not all of us have tons of money to blow on frivolous SAT/ACT score sending. A couple emails/calls were well worth the money I saved. Plus, I didn’t know where I was applying when I took my SAT/SAT IIs or ACTs, so I couldn’t use the free SRS to send scores in.</p>
<p>I’ll give one caution: before sending your scores via your transcript, I’d make absolutely certain to get an official copy of your transcript from your high school to verify that your scores have been listed correctly. In more than one case, I’ve seen high schools mess up the numbers they have listed on student transcripts. School transcripts also are sometimes not updated in a timely manner, so do make sure that ALL of the scores you want sent are listed. The bottomline: before sending “unofficial” scores in this manner, take the time to double and triple check that there are no errors. No sense saving money if you’re sending the wrong scores.</p>