<p>Alright so I have applied to, and been accepted at, a school that does not honor score choice. In the rush of college admissions I knowingly didn’t send my first SAT scores that were 200+ points lower than my other scores because I didn’t think is was that large of an issue and didn’t want one bad testing experience to decide if I got an acceptance.</p>
<p>Several months later (now) I feel bad about that decision and also worry if there are any potential repercussions and how serious of an issue this is. Once your in, are you in, even if you violated the policy? How many others do?</p>
<p>Thank you for any comments and advice, but please don’t lecture me on honesty and the such. I know I should have sent all the scores so the moral lesson has been learned. I am usually a honest individual but was under stress and made a mistake.</p>
<p>If it is really bothering you, I would just recommend that you call the admissions office and tell them what exactly what you said here. I think that is the best, honest answer. They probably will not make you do anything, considering you are already in. They aren’t going to decline your application because of a bad test score, just explain the scenario and you should be fine.
Good luck!</p>
<p>Wow, are you serious? Maybe I’m a bad person, but if I was you, don’t think I could give less of a *<strong><em>. Its not like some underprivileged, minority, handicap cancer-patient was denied and you were accepted because you didn’t send a *</em></strong>ty SAT score, even then I don’t think I’d care. Schools that have the “we don’t accept score choice policy” can eat a #$#@. </p>
<p>Keep your mouth shut, you didn’t get anyone rejected by sending a ****ty SAT score and nothing good can come from you confessing anything, the important part is that you realized what you did was wrong, and that you won’t do it again.</p>
<p>@ Grandisles
Its a really bad idea, they could end up rescinding your admission because you lied on your application, they probably won’t do that, but don’t take a chance.</p>
<p>Yeah I would think that would be a harsh punishment for coming forward. To be honest, when sending my scores I was aware of the school in questions policy but virtually all my other schools accepted score choice and my school transcript had already had the outlier scores taken off. When I went to send them I was told it was recommended for the school to send all of them but I just ignored the prompt and went ahead anyways. It was only several months later I realized that schools that do not honor score choice are quite serious about that position, and it wasn’t as fluid as I had thought it was.</p>
<p>Many students probably do what you do, because colleges <em>can’t</em> tell if score choice is used. Still, realize that your actions could have resulted in some other honest, bright student getting a rejection; in other words, you may have taken his or her spot.</p>
<p>You probably would have been accepted anyway…but I would suggest simply living your life at your college the best you can, thinking of that other student. Score choice isn’t as big of a deal as certain other lies one can tell on their app, but it’s dishonesty and colleges take that seriously. There’s a low chance you’ll get caught, and if I were you I probably wouldn’t risk telling, but still.</p>
<p>Yeah I may come forward, I’m not positive yet. It is something that has bothered me, as I probably would have gotten in anyways and I’m usually incredibly honest. I don’t want to give an excuse but I was trying to get half a dozen apps done and just made a quick, bad decision. All the same my guidance counselor doubts the admissions people would care if they knew and it is virtually impossible for them to find out since even if, for some reason they found reason for suspicion the collegeboard can’t release scores without student consent. This issue derives itself from my desire for a clear conscious, not a fear of being caught. </p>
<p>@everary, though whatyou said is true to a degree I don’t think I should have to spend the next several years imagining a spot that most likely would have been mine anyways, going to someone else. There is no exact number they accept year after year, it varies slightly, and I know it was stupid, but I shouldn’t have to feel the burden of a hypothetical classmate.</p>
<p>I think, though am not positive, that I may just call admissions, or more specifically my officer who I got to know pretty well during the whole process. I would just explain that I made a quick decision that I later regretted and that I felt bad and wanted full disclosure. My advice to others who are thinking of using score choice for schools that don’t honor: just don’t.</p>
