Official Thread - List of colleges opting out of Score Choice

[bird_rock]

<p>I have a son who is a junior. Based on the information we had as of last week, we decided that he would take the SAT yesterday, which he did, without any preparation. Then we found out about colleges opting out of Score Choice and decided it would be best to cancel the scores.</p>

<p>So now we figure that we ought to contact the admissions office at the 20 or so colleges we’re considering right now and ask what their plans are. Sounds like a lot of work. So I suggest the following:</p>

<p>How about if we have a thread where we pool our resources. As we get info on the plans at specific colleges let’s post it here and save others the work.</p>

<p>I wish I could go first, but it’s Sunday evening and I don’t think any of the admissions offices are going to respond tonight.</p>

[northeastmom]

<p>bird rock have you gotten any information yet? I have not come across schools with this policy yet.</p>

[tokenadult]

<p>Where is any college on the planet that has posted a detailed official statement on this issue yet?</p>

[bird_rock]

<p>No info yet at all. I called the College Board and they have nothing to add to this thread yet. Maybe it’s premature to start the thread, but maybe it’s helpful to keep it out there and let people know that we still don’t know anything. Could save a lot of people from running around to figure that out on their own.</p>

[curmudgeon]

<p>Remember, some schools (FSU and UF for two) require ALL tests and this is NOT something new for them. I remember posting a link at some point in the past.</p>

<p>Here’s what I said but no link yet.

@me

Florida state schools are having the student execute a somewhat cleverly concealed waiver which makes this strategy unavailable to students applying there.- they get ALL scores. Some schools require you to list all scores on the app whenever taken, without asking for the waiver.

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[curmudgeon]

<p>Here’s the language from a previous post.

@me

From the 2008 FSU application section where students must sign to apply:</p>

<p>“I further agree to the release of any transcript, student record, and test scores to this institution (including any ACT, SAT, and SAT-II score reports that this institution may request from ACT or College Board).”
That’s not an opinion. That is a carefully drafted waiver of a right to privacy in the student records they could otherwise not access. Read how broad the language is. It’s for “transcript, student record,and test scores”. That would include disciplinary records, state mandated tests, individual class records…well, the mind boggles. And note it is NOT just for records from a particular high school or limited to academic records.

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<p>I think it is safe to say that they are opting out of ANY choice…by you. ;)</p>

[tokenadult]

<p>It’s interesting that Florida State was the first college I learned about on CC (I have since learned about others) that superscores the ACT by sections. </p>

<p>Moral of the story: read all the fine print on the application form and on the colleges’ websites. Thanks for the example, curmudgeon.</p>

[northeastmom]

<p>I read that these scores are on many transcripts in Florida (as well as at high schools elsewhere). I am surprised that ACTs and SATs are sent out when the schools request them. Isn’t the ACT losing money if the student is not paying $9 per report?</p>