<p>I'm curious about Yale asking for all SATs taken. I understand they don't want well-off students taking the test a ton of times until they happen to score well. However, what do they do if someone only sends 1 of 2 or 2 of 3 SATs they took? Do they care or do they overlook it since the concern with keeping an even playing field monetarily isn't an issue? I did well on mine so I'm not concerned, but I am curious about this.</p>
<p>There are quite a number of universities who require all SATs/ACTs to be sent…when you send them the college board site will tell you which ones require them all…so its traceable…no reason to try to trick the system…most likely will hurt your acceptance</p>
<p>They will super score anyway. Dishonesty is a much bigger deal than a bad score. A few bad hours on some random Saturday morning is one thing, dishonesty speaks to character.</p>
<p>Edited to add: glad that you did well.</p>
<p>Yes they would care and no they would not overlook it if they found out that you used score choice! Yale asks you to submit ALL scores and that is what you need to do.</p>
<p>Some schools put all of your SAT/ACT scores together with your transcript, so there’s a possibility of Yale finding out if you were dishonest regardless.</p>
<p>I was very concerned with having to submit all of my scores when I was applying last year because there was a nearly 400 point gap between my first and second sittings and I thought they would see my first score and automatically throw my file on the “reject” pile. Instead, I was accepted with a likely letter! Don’t worry about it - maintain your integrity and send all the scores!</p>
<p>^That is false. The scores belong to you and College Board only submits the scores you tell them to. They are not going to automatically submit anything. You are on the honor system when it comes to following colleges’ specific policies. And I do not know about Colgate, but Tufts does honor Score Choice.</p>
<p>But the colleges could easily know if the scores you sent are all scores or not.</p>
<p>How could they possibly know that? Except for states that have mandatory test dates for ACT (CO, IL, maybe others, i don’t know) a college has no idea which tests you took and the dates you took them.</p>
<p>I thought it might be advantageous for my son if Adcoms knew that his SAT I score was his first and only taking. They apparently don’t know that, other than assuming that having submitted all scores (as you are meant to), if only one set of scores shows up …</p>
<p>I have seen some kids “game” the super scoring, so I think preparing for and living with the results of a 3-part test is a better indication of the student’s abilities than the one-from-column-a, one-from-column-b approach. Everyone can have a bad Saturday morning, so I don’t have a problem with picking the best one-day result as long as all results are reported. </p>
<p>It all worked out in the end for my son.</p>
<p>You are right about Score Choice with SAT. With ACT they have no stated policy on Score Choice. But I will way they’re not very emphatic about their policy. Compare that to schools like Yale and Penn, which are really adamant that you MUST submit all ACT or all SAT scores. </p>
<p>Are you saying that College Board was not going to let you violate the Yale policy on submitting all scores? They would prevent you from submitting any SAT scores if you tried to remove that first sitting from the submission list. That’s a new one to me. I thought kids were on the honor system with CB and Score Choice.</p>
<p>@nell_ann: I recently submitted my SAT scores to Yale and CollegeBoard allowed me to use Score Choice.</p>
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<p>Question:
I’m just wondering how I should proceed from here:</p>
<p>Facts:
- I took the SAT twice.
- There is a 200 point difference between the scores from my first and second sittings. (I had an off day and bombed the first one but failed to cancel the scores.)
- I only sent in the results from my second sitting because I thought Yale was Score Choice.
- Neither the Yale-specific section of the CommonApp nor the CollegeBoard SAT-submission page mention Yales SAT policy.
- On the CommonApp where it explicitly asks for “Number of Times SAT Taken”, I marked 2 times.
- When I log into my Yale Account, the checklist says that my application is complete and that I am not missing anything.</p>
<p>Opinions? Would this be considered dishonest? </p>
<p>Id appreciate any insight anyone has to offer. Thanks!</p>
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<li><p>You should always check the college website for test reporting policies.</p></li>
<li><p>You now know the policy, so you should comply. Better to pay a little more money than to risk not being considered for not following the rules.</p></li>
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<p>I agree. Yale is clear about the policy. Send the other score, too.</p>