<p>What are the best dates for taking SAT Is/ IIs/ APs?? What dates are you planning to take them on?? I'm guessing that you shouldn't take them near Semester Finals or Quarter Finals. </p>
<p>Should I take the SATs in June (a week before finals) or what? Please give me any suggestions/advice on when you think these tests should be taken. Thanks!</p>
<p>Well, I believe you have to take APs in May.</p>
<p>SATs and SAT IIs... the best time to take them is when you are ready and as early as possible.</p>
<p>Why do you say as early as possible? So that you won't have to be stressed out Senior year? When is the latest I can take SAT I/IIs in Senior year for regular apps/ EA/ED apps?</p>
<p>I'm assuming you are going to be a junior.</p>
<p>It's best to take SATs and ACTs (as well as SAT IIs) when you are ready, but as early as possible. Why? </p>
<p>1) If you completely mess up, you have time to retake.
2) I'm just learning now that it's so nice to have everything done with and only have to worry about applying to the colleges. That way I can get applications in ASAP and then enjoy my senior year.</p>
<p>Usually October is the last time for EA/ED and December is the last time for RD (sometimes January)</p>
<p>How long does it take SAT I/ II scores to come out? Will they ever come out later than you expect? Yes, I'm going to be a Junior.</p>
<p>Also, are EA and ED basically the same thing or not? Thanks.</p>
<p>At most schools, EA is not binding, you just find out your status earlier, whereas ED is binding and if you get in you must attend.</p>
<p>I'm taking the ACT Oct. 27th. I was registered for the Sept. 15 test but the nearest test center was about an hour away.</p>
<p>Scores are usually sent about 3-5 weeks after you put in the request, which is why colleges tell you to request them early.</p>
<p>SAT I/II scores come out online about 2-3 weeks after you take them. Sometimes they don't upload all the scores at the same time, so sometimes it takes a little longer, but this is more common with the ACT.</p>
<p>EA and ED usually have similar due dates, but they are different. ED is binding, meaning... if you get in, you must go to that school. So, you can only apply to one school ED.</p>
<p>EA, on the other hand, is non binding, so you'll find out the admissions decision early, but you don't have to go there. Most of the time you can apply to as many EA schools as you want. Some schools, however, (like Stanford) have Single Choice EA, meaning you can only apply to them EA, but it's still non-binding.</p>
<p>So how early do you find out the admissions decision? I'm assuming that you find them out before the RD deadline? </p>
<p>You have to request your scores for them to be sent out or to be sent out early? Do you guys know of any books or sites that tells you all of this stuff or did you gain all of the knowledge from asking people on this site? Jw because there are a lot of stuff that needs to be known =/</p>
<p>Basically any college admissions guide will have the info. Like College admissions for dummies or something.</p>
<p>Umm, You find out admissions decisions usually in mid-december. </p>
<p>You can pick 4 schools to send your scores to for free at the time of signing up for the test. Then, you have to send the scores to your other college choices for (I know this is right for the ACT at least) 8 dollars a school.</p>
<p>EA gives you the decision generally before the winter/xmas/holiday break, some early december, some even earlier.</p>
<p>Well, collegeboard's website tells you a lot, your g.c. can talk to you, or asking questions here helps.
My g.c. told me about 15% of what I know.
My own research online told me about 80% of what I know.
And about 5% came from cc.</p>
<p>But if I had known about cc earlier, I probably would have relied heavily on it.</p>
<p>Edit:: yay for crossposting!</p>
<p>^ Yeah, but your info is still helpful.</p>
<p>I found CC about the same time as you (Nucleus) and I find it very valuable. People here are very nice and honest.</p>
<p>I see now, thanks a lot for all of your help! So when I take APs this year should I put the colleges that I want them sent to down??</p>
<p>What if I don't apply to the colleges that I listed? What if I change my mind about having them sent? So if you send them by yourself later (after the test) you need to pay the fee right? Thanks again.</p>
<p>Personally, I think the best thing to do is not submit AP scores until the end of senior year.
(So long as you're taking an AP senior year).
At this rate, if you do poorly junior year, colleges won't know that- they'll only know the grade you got in the class and that you more than likely took the test (unless you self-report your scores to them).
And then, if you submit scores to be reported, you only have to choose one school (as the May 1st college decision deadline will have passed), and it will be the school you'll be attending.
I see no point in ever having to pay to send AP scores, unless you transfer colleges or you don't take any ap exams senior year.</p>
<p>If you are a junior, I've heard that you shouldn't take it October because that's when panicked seniors take them and Collegeboard makes these tests a bit harder. Though of course, this is only what I've heard and I don't know of any evidence to back it up.</p>
<p>In theory, the only school that you need to send an AP report to is the one which you decide to attend. If you follow that procedure, you should wait until you are finished with your senior year, then you pay a single $10 fee to have all of your scores sent to the college of your choice. The reasoning here is that many colleges claim they use the AP record for placement only, not for admissions decisions.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, if you have a very stellar AP record by the end of your junior year, and you think that record will help you gain admission or make you more attractive for a merit scholarship, you might wish to have all of your scores sent to each of the schools on your list. 10 dollars per school.</p>
<p>Some college applications have a place for you to list your score, unofficially. Then, after you have been admitted, they want you to send the official report. This is a cheaper way to do it, and seems to satisfy most schools. If you want a definite answer, you should call the admissions dept of the schools.</p>
<p>Okay, I know the UCs apps have a place for the APs you have taken or plan to take. I should just list my best AP scores there right? Also, what happens if you plan to take an AP but don't? Will the reject you if they find out about this when you send them the official report?</p>
<p>So you can't choose which AP scores to send if you send them via Collegeboard for 10 dollars? They will automatically send all of them? So basically you're saying that if I think my AP scores will help me I should send the official report when I apply? Do you send them whenever you want or near the application time? (the question goes for SAT Is and IIs also)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot! :)</p>
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I should just list my best AP scores there right?
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Pretty much, although cc'ers like to argue over what is "good." I think it's anything a college would accept credit for, personally. (Or if it's a 4/5 and the school doesn't accept credit for that subject at all. See: JHU). Personally, I don't think you should self report a 1 or a 2. Ever.</p>
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Also, what happens if you plan to take an AP but don't? Will the reject you if they find out about this when you send them the official report?
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I don't think anyone has had their acceptance taken away because of that, but it certainly couldn't help to call a few months ahead of the exam (but after acceptance? Not sure...) and inform them that you're not going to take it.</p>
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So you can't choose which AP scores to send if you send them via Collegeboard for 10 dollars?
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No, you can't. But it's after your senior year... a 1 or a 2 (or a 3) can't hurt your chance of getting in if you're already in.
And as to the $10? Don't pay it. Submit the scores with an AP test your senior year- that $80 cost of the exam covers sending them.</p>
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So basically you're saying that if I think my AP scores will help me I should send the official report when I apply?
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No- only officially send them after senior year/ at the time of your senior AP tests. You can self-report scores otherwise, whether it be through the college specifically asking for it or through an "extra info." section like on the common app.</p>
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Do you send them whenever you want or near the application time? (the question goes for SAT Is and IIs also)
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SAT scores do, however, have to be sent to every college you apply to. Generally, fall of your senior year.</p>
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So basically you're saying that if I think my AP scores will help me I should send the official report when I apply?
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<p>What I suggested is that if your record is really stellar, exceptional, you might want to send a report. I don't really know if this is any better than the self-report. What I do know is that my son had 5s on 10 AP exams by his junior year, including Calc BC and a couple of sciences, so he did send official reports; given the expense of applications, it didn't seem like such a great added expense. Furthermore, one of the admissions offices said they like to see official reports with the applications, even though they are not supposed to care. Did it pay off for my son? Who knows, but he did get a lot of merit money.</p>
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<p>Well, I'll bow down to that- if your ap's are beyond stellar, why not send them in if money isn't a problem?</p>
<p>I'm a Junior and here's my testing schedule this year:</p>
<p>PSAT - October 20
ACT - February
USABO Open Exam - February 2nd
SAT - March 1st
SAT2 - World History - May 3
SAT2 - MathIIC - May 3
SAT2 - Bio E - May 3
AP Exams (May sometime):
English Lang
World History
Physics B
Statistics
Comparative Government
Biology
Env Science
Psychology
Human Geo
SAT - June 7 (if needed)
ACT - June 9 (if needed)</p>
<p>Jeez full workload >_<</p>