List of Colleges ‘Opting Out’ of SAT Score Choice - Page 2

nooob · 02-01-2009, 04:10 PM

Don't these colleges also super-score? What does this "opting out of score choice" say about their superscore policies?

6starsgleaming · 02-01-2009, 10:55 PM

I'm confused about what this means.

Because before score choice, if you took a test once and sent it to only say Cornell, then you took it again but only sent it to U of Michigan, that wouldn't be using the score choice policy. But now with some schools 'opting out' does this mean the second time you take it you have to send it to Cornell? Or does it only mean you must send all scores to a school, when you do send scores?

trickysocksman · 02-02-2009, 03:43 AM

now, reading the link posted about yale in the previous page, it says specifically that the policy relies on the integrity of the students. and for someone like me, who has just taken every test once and just stuck with whatever i got, it doesnt seem like this is gonna be the most auspicious change in the pack.

MGS · 02-02-2009, 09:23 AM

Interesting, I'm really new to all of this, but I wonder if you took the test say in May or June (is it offered in June?) and did incredibly well, say 2300+ if the non-choice schools would be concerned about your integrity wondering whether or not the applicant took it previously. It just seems ridiculous to "opt out." I'm concerned because my S studied very hard with best intentions of taking it in January and "being done." He was scoring 750+ on all sections of all practice tests. Unfortunately, he felt the January test was difficult (I hope he was just focused on the questions he didn't know vs the test as a whole). Anyway, I advised him not to cancel his score especially given score choice. Now I think I might have given him bad advice!!

By the way, what is "super-score"...an average of all scores? the highest score?

btw, good luck to all of you and thanks for the help!

Greta · 02-02-2009, 12:17 PM

MGS, a college that super scores the SAT for a student selects the best math, critical reading and writing subscores from the results of multiple test dates to get the best possible overall score for a student, regardless of the reported best overall score of any one SAT test date for that student.

You might want to check out these recent threads in the Parents Forum for more discussion on Score Choice (or lack thereof):
"Giving Chioce and Taking It Away": Inside Higher Ed on Score Choice

The New SAT Score Policy: Tiny Loophole, Big Shock? (Newsweek article)

NYT Article-Score Choice

MGS · 02-02-2009, 12:56 PM

Greta-
Thank you...I'll read the threads. I'm glad I'm stressing and not my S who is of the "wait and see" disposition!!

Greta · 02-05-2009, 09:55 PM

It appears Princeton will allow Score Choice.

Record applicant numbers for Class of 2013 fall short of peers - The Daily Princetonian

Quote:

Rapelye also announced that, starting with applicants to the Class of 2015, the University will allow students to select which SAT scores they submit with their applications this year. The news follows an announcement by the College Board of their new Score Choice policy, which does not require students to submit all SAT and SAT II scores.

fignewton · 02-06-2009, 12:57 PM

This is a bit surprising, considering that the class of 2014, not 2015, is the first class with the score choice option ...

diligency92 · 02-06-2009, 05:19 PM

hey didn't the collegeboard say they are going to post a list of college score-reporting requirements on their website? did anyone find thatt

cyh910907 · 02-06-2009, 05:43 PM

i got an email that that is only if you register..
so somebody registering for SAT I. please post the list!

tomjonesistheman · 02-06-2009, 09:31 PM

aw what? stanford and yale rejected the new score choice policy? :[

srrinath · 02-09-2009, 06:04 PM

score choice doesn't affect superscoring policies.

Greta · 02-10-2009, 12:51 PM

According to this article, UC Riverside rejects the score choice option.

Debate over SAT Score Choice heats up on campuses - CSUN University News Clippings

Quote:

At Inland universities, reaction is mixed. UC Riverside wants all test scores reported. La Sierra University and Cal State Bernardino welcome Score Choice. The policy is irrelevant at Loma Linda University, which doesn’t accept students right out of high school, but from preparatory colleges. Cal Baptist University is going to wait and see how it plays out after a year.

Updating the consolidated list:

Colleges Requiring Submission of All SAT Scores (NO Score Choice):

Stanford
Cornell
Pomona
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
Yale
UC Riverside

Greta · 02-15-2009, 12:22 PM

Adding Georgetown to the list.

Universities Clash With College Board Over SAT Policy | The Hoya

Quote:

Charles Deacon, dean of undergraduate admissions at Georgetown, told The Chronicle of Higher Education that Georgetown will ask students for all of their standardized tests scores.

Colleges Requiring Submission of All SAT Scores (NO Score Choice):

Stanford
Cornell
Pomona
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
Yale
UC Riverside
Georgetown

dunbar · 02-15-2009, 06:41 PM

But this still doesn't tell us how the colleges will evaluate the scores from every test. They could take the highest one and just want the other scores in case they're curious, or they could do an average of each test for every applicant (not likely), no one really knows.