PArents of UC applicants/students help!!

[highheels]

<p>I just got a very strange letter in the mail</p>

<p>I only self-reported my SAT II scores and now they sent me a letter saying that I should send in my official SAT II score report before FEB 15th. But I called them earlier and they said it was okay, you don’t have to send official score reports. The problem is if I report my 2nd SAT II score, they will also see the 3rd unnecessary SAT II (500) I got in another subject (hey I had a fever that day…) I don’t want them to see that 500 I got. But If i self-report my 2nd SAT II then they willl aslo see my third one with a 500… AND my SAT retake that DROPPED 200 points. so what should I do? The admissions couseler i called there said it was okay, self-reported was okay, but now I get a letter…!!!</p>

<p>oh, and the 500 one is in my declared major…what will they think if they see it. With self-reporting, I only have to send in my two good ones and not let them see my 500 and lower retake score of the SAT I. </p>

<p>sorry for the heading…people have no attention span these days.</p>

[ucsd_ucla_dad]

<p>The UCs take the top scores so I don’t think you need to worry. I’m fairly certain you have to send the official score report - I don’t know why they’d accept self-reported without official verification or else many people would cheat.</p>

[mootmom]

<p>Either the Admissions counselor didn’t understand your question or was mistaken, or you misunderstood their answer. The bottom of the [UC</a> Admissions page](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/apply_to_uc.html]UC”>Apply now | UC Admissions) says:

Report Test Scores</p>

<p>If you apply as a freshman for the fall 2007 term, you must take two SAT Subject Tests and the ACT Assessment plus Writing or SAT Reasoning Test no later than December 2006. Direct the testing agencies to report your scores to each UC campus to which you plan to apply. If you apply as a freshman for the winter or spring term, check with the campus Admissions Office about relevant testing deadlines.

You do have to send an official score report with SAT I and two SAT IIs, and since there is no score choice, all of your SAT test scores will be listed on that report. The Admissions folks are reasonable, though, and they will take the top scores, as ucsd<em>ucla</em>dad says. Nothing you can do about the scores at this point. Good luck!</p>

[bluebayou]

<p>The UC system has a strange policy, each campus will tell you a diferent thing; I e-mailed five campuses last year, and received 7 different responses on when to send scores. You should send the scores as instructed, but, fwiw, I know a couple of kids who did not send them last year and were still offered a Regents – this is NOT a recommendation, however, I’m just reporting what happened last year.</p>

<p>Not to worry, however, since UC will only look at the top two scores, and won’t even likely see your official score report until long after decisions are made.</p>