<p>Today I took three SAT subject tests, US History, Math II, and Literature. I don’t take English Lit until next year. I started on Literature first, and after getting so frustrated with the annoying rattling air conditioner and my squeaky desk, I almost got up and left. Instead, I bubbled C for about 3/4 of the problems and moved on to History, hoping I could simply cancel the single Lit section without canceling the others. I just read the Collegeboard application to cancel scores and apparently you can cancel all of the scores, or just one in the case of equipment failure. I can’t apply for the equipment failure one because I would have had to have the proctor sign and I didn’t really have a real equipment failure. </p>
<p>I plan on applying to Cornell next year and one other school that doesn’t offer score choice, so I guess I would have to send in a 300 on Lit. </p>
<p>Any advice? I’m not applying to an English-related major, so would that laughable score even matter? I want to keep the US History section (obviously), so I guess my main question is: should I sacrifice a near-perfect score on History so Cornell can’t see the score on Literature? Would someone, Collegeboard or a college, suspect me of cheating? It is awfully suspicious, isn’t it? I can’t take the June 2 tests; I’ll be out of the country. And I might apply ED to Cornell.</p>
<p>Just retake the lit next time no?</p>
<p>Then Cornell can see I scored a 300 and a let’s say 700. They don’t offer score choice.</p>
<p>You know you get to choose what score to send, right?</p>
<p>As mentioned, subject tests aren’t like the reasoning test. You choose which to send with subject tests. There is essentially no reason to cancel your scores</p>
<p>Some schools (like Cornell, presumably) don’t participate in score choice. I would recommend cutting your losses and cancelling.</p>
<p>Ugh that sucks 
Are you absolutely sure Cornell is your top choice? Can’t you explain the reason for your low score when you apply?</p>
<p>This is a bit confusing. For a school that does NOT offer score choice, this policy doesn’t apply to the subject tests? There’s got to be a catch, or else everyone could do what I did with no consequences. I think Collegeboard is smarter than that.</p>
<p>Cancel. A 300 is FAR below average and will call your morality into question which you DO NOT want to happen when someone is deciding whether or not to admit you.</p>
<p>Even if a school says they don’t offer scorechoice it is not enforced. It is illegal and not possible for CollegeBoard to tell Cornell that you used score choice. You would be gaming the system, but honestly both options are just as unethical.</p>
<p>I would cancel it though if you cannot get over the whole lying thing. A 300 is terrible for any college and draws a huge red flag. Also, you probably won’t get into Cornell (statistically it is kind of a crap-shoot, although less than HYP of course) and this will negatively effect all of the schools you apply to.</p>
<p>Would Collegeboard red flag me to colleges because of the suspiciously disproportional scores? So score choice is NOT enforced? Even the schools that don’t offer score choice don’t force you to send in all scores?</p>
<p>^^ what he said is correct. when certain schools say to send all the scores, its mostly just an honor policy. collegeboard is not allowed to tell cornell that you did not send all of your scores. you can confirm it with collegeboard if you’re still on the fence.</p>
<p>An update: I got a 690 on Math II, 760 on US History, and a 320 on Literature. Hooray!</p>
<p>During the exam, you should’ve changed your seat if you were uncomfortable at where you sat.</p>
<p>Yeah that 320 really sticks out. Hope you can get that cut off.</p>
<p>I don’t plan on turning in either the SAT or SAT II’s. I thought it was funny, though!</p>