Emailing Colleges about SAT Scores?

Applying to College
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<p>Hello, first I’d like to say I’m new to this site and have enjoyed it a lot so far :slight_smile:
I just took the Math II and Physics tests and got the scores back, however I’d like to notify Cornell, Yale and Chicago specifically about the scores. Reason being that while I did fine I left my calculator in my car and didn’t realize it until was in the test room and they wouldn’t let me get it or use a different one. So I know I would have done better with one on the Math II.</p>

<p>Is there any way to notify the schools that I didn’t do as well as I could have, preferably without sounding desperate or pathetic, and if so what address or people and what should I say? Or possibly be deferred based on the score and retake it at a later date? Keep in mind that I am a senior and don’t have time to retake them for regular decision at most schools. Thanks for any help.</p>

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<p>you can do it, but frankly it will just drag attention to a bad part of your application, plus I doubt it will change the way cornell adcoms look at your scores.</p>

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<p>Alright, I can see that. Do they use subject tests for admissions decisions much, or is it mostly for placement?</p>

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<p>It factors into admissions but it’s not as important as SAT I or GPA. Definitely don’t send a whiny e-mail. It sucks that you left your calculator in your car, but that’s not the sort of excuse colleges will want to hear.</p>

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<p>Just imagine opening such an email as an adcom. It would sound like an excuse, wouldn’t it?</p>

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<p>Well it is an excuse, but I see your point. I guess I just won’t worry about it then. Thanks for the help.</p>