What does "This College or Scholarship Program Requires That You Send All Scores" mean exactly?

Test Preparation
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Hello. So to start things off, I took the SAT back in March 2015. I also took the Biology M subject test in June. My SAT score was a 1750, which I’m “okay” with. My Biology M score was 660 (45 percentile, cringe). I was just wondering what the quote above means. Do I HAVE to send in my biology m score? I do not plan on taking that test again.

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yes.

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If that’s the direct quote then yes, you have to send them all. What college is it? Few schools require all scores.

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From where are you getting that quote exactly. If it is a College Board publication, the College Board has a list of colleges it claims require “all scores” which (a) relates only to all SAT scores not subject tests and thus it tells you nothing about subject test requirements, and (b) is an unreliable list because the majority of colleges it lists as requiring all SAT scores do not do so and you have to check the particular colleges for their actual rules.

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If the direction given is what is listed in the title, then yes.

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UC Berkeley and UC Irvine. On the college board website, it states they need all scores.

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@drusba yes, it is from the college board website. I plan on sending in all my SAT scores, which I’m only taking twice. So I do not need to send in my biology m score at all?

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All the UCs have the same rule and it is provided here http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/examination-requirement/index.html Their all scores rule is somewhat ambiguous but appears to apply only to the SAT. As you will note, subject tests are not mentioned on that page except at the end where they suggest sending them because they might help. Thus, it does not appear the UCs require all subject test scores. You should note that your 660 is not actually bad, although not stellar either, particularly for Berkeley. Percentiles are not relevant to subject tests (often a 800 in math is no higher than 80th percentile), the score is, and yours indicates proficiency in the subject, so though the score may not add to your application, it should not hurt either if you decide to send it.

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@drusba thanks so much. very helpful & aided in boosting my feelings for this score :slight_smile: ha