mekozak

Princeton only requires that top SAT scores be sent for admission meaning that "score choice" can be used. My daughter's guidance from her school was to send all the scores (from the 2 SAT tests she took). Is there any downside to this?

Advantages for using score choice:
- Save a small amount of work for the Princeton administrators
- Perhaps hide lower scores on less successful test (her writing score went from 690 to 780 on second test but each of the other Math/Reading dropped by 10 points each - but were solidly in the 700s both times)

Advantages for sending all scores
- full disclosure
- perhaps shows the consistency of her scores

As it is, she'll also be sending her ACT scores as well which would be mutually supporting given their level.

Thoughts? I suppose we'll be sending all the scores at her guidance councilor's advice, but I'd like to hear other thoughts?

chairchair

I am wondering the same thing. Did anybody reply privately to you? I have a 800 W, 720 CR, and 690 M as my high scores, but the others are another 720 CR, a 660 M, and a 720 Writing. Just not sure what to do.

Soccer4kk

i would @chairchair... it shows your improvement

momworried

Princeton requires you to send all scores. You will see that when you choose Princeton on collegeboard site.

Cantiger

Unless Princeton has changed their stance in the very recent past, you do not have to send all scores but may opt for scorechoice.

Princeton University | Standardized Testing

My son who is a freshman this year used scorechoice and only sent his best scores, and gained admission. His scores were not extraordinarily high, fyi.