<p>Not to sound too dumb, but I've been reading some posts today that talk about "canceling" that score before it's too late - now that I understand b/c if you are worrying about getting a 500 on the CR portion of the SAT then you don't want that sent to the colleges - but what I don't understand is the poster who then tells the OP "don't cancel if you think you got a 780 on the math b/c you want the school to see that math score." When you retake the SAT, and let's face it, if you got a 500 on the CR you'll be re-taking the test, the admissions office is going to see that math 780 anyway on the score report you do send, so the OP IS better off canceling the score until the re-take. The admissions office is going to see the great math score at that point, right? </p>
<p>My S didn't send any of his SAT scores to the colleges until after he finds out what they are (took the 6/2 test) - costs a little bit more money but is totally worth it for peace of mind so that he didn't have pressure of not knowing the score but wondering if it was a good one. All he has to do to get the score to the admissions office is request it from CB and pay some money... </p>
<p>Anyone disagree or find a better way?</p>
<p>if you're 780 math is something you don't think you'll be able to do again, and you don't want to lose it completely you wouldn't want to cancel.
also, if you cancel you don't ever get to see the scores, so you have no idea what to work on.</p>
<p>JTANDMAMOM, there are two issues here. One is cancelling SAT scores. The other is to send the score to college. You can send score to any college anytime you want. However, at that point all your SAT I and SAT II scores will be on the report. In order not to show any of the scores that you think might be too low, you have to cancel the score at the time allow. Once that time is passed your score will be part of your S's report. ACT, on the other hand is different. You will be able to select which test(s) score you want to your school.</p>
<p>Didn't realize there were two separate issues - thanks for enlightening me!</p>
<p>This worry seems undue, because there isn't a good reason to cancel scores, given the policies most colleges have about how they treat score reports that list scores from more than one sitting of a test. </p>
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