<p>guys plzzzzzzzzzzzz does anyone know when will the delayed scores of october will be available ?no one called the college board to ask about it ?!
pleease help me if u know anyting…
thank u :)</p>
<p>My child took the test Oct 5, and was given a defective answer sheet. the first side was normal (where he/she wrote the essay) but the second side had white streaks on it making it impossible to score. First, the SAT folks sent a letter authorizing to have the test scored. That came Oct 20, which was immediately and faxed and scanned and sent back, authorizing scoring. Then , on Oct 24 I spoke to the SAT site people (and daily since) and usually, I was informed it would be soon, but finally, I was moved up the food chain and told that because there were two separate scoring sheets, the process could take 3 to 5 weeks and to check every Tuesday and Thursday. This destroyed many ED1 applications for my child. Adding to the misery, my child is an athlete recruit and those scores were to determine the fate at several prestigious schools. I understand a process needs to be in place, but to hold scores past ED1 because the SAT testing proctor gave out a defective sheet, and it takes months to fix it, has done great harm. It undermined 6 months of SAT prep in addition to 100s of hours at sports camps at schools where interest was greatest. It seems to me that some kind of federal regulation (although I am not sure at this juncture our government wants to be accountable either) overseeing a process that literally determines a child’s future…where he or she will live for 4 years, scholarship offers, graduate school offers, and annual salary… is sorely needed. This is a high stake test, and this kind of inaction inflicts significant harm. A doctor who fails to give a patient a test result for 5 weeks that would determine a comparable fate…would likely be held criminally liable for such neglect. It seems to me there is a desparate need for oversight; the system is broken.</p>
<p>Did your child tell the proctor?</p>
<p>As soon as he knew the score sheet was defective, yes. …but this was after doing part 1, which is the essay writing component. The child was instructed not to look at any materials…they are not to turn over the answer sheet until instructed to do so. He/she did absolutely everything right. The proctor called the SAT folks and they told the proctor that the child should rebubble the writing portion, on the opposite side of the form, and the proctor stapled the two tests together. So, yes, everything according to protocol was followed.</p>
<p>Previously posted by hassyny:
@hassyny:
If so much was riding on your son’s SAT scores, why didn’t he plan to take the test earlier in his high school career…in case scores were delayed for some reason?</p>
<p>I’ve worked with a number of promising athletic recruits at the high school level. Starting in the junior year, these kids are in contact with college coaches. The coaches ALWAYS ask for the student’s standardized test scores. Even those individuals who have no idea how college recruiting occurs understand early on (in the junior year) that the vast majority of recruited college athletes apply in the Early (Action/Decision) round of the application process during senior year.</p>
<p>For this reason, promising college athletic recruits often end up taking the SAT or ACT early in the junior year.</p>
<p>NCAA sports (and the entire recruiting process) have other issues which I would call “broken.” I don’t think I would use that term to refer to a delay in score reporting by the College Board. There are any number of legitimate reasons that your son’s scores might be delayed. Be patient. It’s an unfortunate situation, for sure, but I don’t think that the SAT score-reporting system is broken.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>My kid did take the test early in his junior year. Every time he took the test he did better. That doesn’t excuse the college board system for not taking the time and effort to make sure the score sheets are not defective before they pass them out to kids.</p>
<p>Despite their issues, my kid got into a great school.</p>