<p>While hastily submitting my SAT scores, I de-selected one of my SAT sittings. I only noticed afterwards that Yale wanted ALL scores. Will this negatively affect me? It is my understanding that colleges can't find out if you use score choice.</p>
<p>If you deselect a score on a non-score-choice college, doesn’t a window pop-up telling you not to?</p>
<p>Just send it now. Or did you not so accidentally do it?</p>
<p>I hid it from most other schools so I went on without thinking down the list. If I leave it as is, will I be okay? I don’t want to waste another $10.</p>
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A window still would have shown up when you unchecked that particular box warning you…</p>
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Not if they find out. They probably won’t, though, so it’s a question of integrity. Is it something that would bother you?</p>
<p>This is how I would advise my son/daughter.
- Send the score to Yale and note that you made a mistake. It is better you tell them before they find it.
- Worst case, if you do not get in, there are other colleges. Your life is not dependent on Yale.
- Even Yale is not worth the guilt feeling if you do get in, now that you know better</p>
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<p>I think so too. Don’t chance them finding out / being guilty. It likely will make little difference.</p>
<p>You claim that you made a mistake. (How the warnings escaped you, I don’t know, but I’ll roll with your assertion that it was an honest mistake.) Fixing it costs $10 and about 2 minutes of time on-line. Yes, it’s $10…but when you make mistakes it tends to cost you. This fix is simple and merely $10. So, what was your question: Will it negatively affect you? Really? You know you made a mistake; you know you can fix it; you know it will cost $10; and you want people to validate your decision to let your “mistake” slide?</p>
<p>Actually, my guess is that nothing will happen if you send the full score report in…plus, you’ll cover yourself in case they do wise up to the fact that you took the SAT for that sitting that you deleted. The Yale web site explains that your super-scored results are indicated on your admission jacket while the other schools remain available in the file should the Admission Committee decide to look at them. When the new scores arrive, I’m guessing that there will be nothing to change in terms of super-scored results. So the new information goes into your file. I doubt anyone will ever look at it.</p>
<p>Peace of mind, acting with integrity: $10.</p>
<p>If, however, that’s too high a price to place on that, go with the free option and hope your school doesn’t report SAT scores, or that a well-meaning recommender doesn’t try to explain those scores, or that Yale doesn’t ask your guidance counselor about scores and that s/he doesn’t feel like her credibility with Yale is worth covering for you, etc… And if you’re rejected, feel free to wonder if the decision hinged on your decision. And if you’re accepted, enjoy your spring and summer hoping they don’t get wise in one of a number of ways and decide to give your place to someone else.</p>