<p>I’m only a junior, but plan on taking the SAT IIs sometime soon. This may be a stupid question, but do the scores have to be sent directly to UVA even though I’m not even sending in an application until my senior year? Does this also apply to regular SAT scores?</p>
<p>Yes, your scores will need to be sent by college board to the colleges where you apply. You can do this for free at the time you take the tests for a limited number of schools or later on for a fee. It’s fine to send junior year scores. Schools will hold onto your scores until the rest of your application arrives in your senior year.</p>
<p>I would not send scores now. Wait until the season in which you will apply starts (August 1st when you are a rising senior).</p>
<p>Okay, thanks! Another question-- if the school only recommends 2 tests, is it possible for me to take more than 2 tests, see what I got on them, then send in the scores of the two best ones?</p>
<p>The short answer is… Yes, maybe. It really depends on what your intended college is. For example, if you will be applying to SEAS you probably want to focus on Physics or Chemistry and Math 2 - not History, Literature and Spanish. Regardless, you want to take the tests and NOT have them automatically sent to the school. After you get your scores, you can decide then to send them, or if you wish to retake any of the tests (or take others).</p>
<p>The other caveat here being you need to be fully aware of test reporting policies at schools you are considering. Many use score choice and if you have an excellent Math2 and Chem, but a US History that’s not as strong and you’d rather not send (suppress) you can do that. You need to consider that there are schools that require ‘every test you’ve taken since birth’. I’m exaggerating, but you get the idea. This is why I’m not a big fan of loading up on SAT2s ‘just to see which ones you score higher on’ assuming you’ll just report the highest two. I’ve seen kids get caught in this net needing to send 5-6, some not reflecting well. They could have focused and tested only on their strongest subjects and projected a better test profile.</p>