<p>Interesting (and, so far as I know, unprecedented) change in policy. I can think of two reasons why they might do this:</p>
<p>-They do not want their admissions process influenced by cherry-picking insofar as possible (although multiple ACT sittings can still be score-selected). They want as much information as possible about each candidate, if it is available.</p>
<p>-They have found that they get many scores inadvertently sent anyway, via appearance on HS transcripts. In other words, even if you choose not to forward your SAT scores, your HS might be including you scores on your transcripts. By asking all candidates to send all scores to be sent they mean to eliminate the possible inequities that occur by this “backdoor.”</p>
<p>What is of particular interest to me is how they mean to enforce this policy. The testing agencies cannot confirm that you have tested without your consent. How will Yale know that an applicant is withholding score information?</p>