<p>Is it really true that only the highest of all furnished acts and sats are considered? In our case we have last minute Oct 22 act results and november 5 sat results being sent without editing the result in order to do ea and ed. How does a worrier feel comfortable that </p>
<p>1.only the highest is looked at
2.it is not evaluated without having all reports received?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You cannot “edit the result” for SATs – when a report is sent from College Board, all results of all tests taken through them are included on the score report, so technically admissions offices <em>could</em> see all scores ever received.</p>
<p>Most college admissions offices are interested in putting applicants in the best light, and so far as I know, they will locate the scores that are the most favorable for the applicant and using those in their official deliberations.</p>
<p>right… I know that you cannot edit the results… but say if my son does better on ACT I COULD have just sent that, but I cannot wait to get results so I am sending BOTH sat and ACT. It is my hope that they simply consider the best and that they truly wait for all results to be in before they make a decision.</p>
<p>He might consider including a note with his application that the Oct. ACT and Nov. SAT results are being sent. Unless the schools’ websites mention that they need all materials by a certain date (e.g. Nov. 1), usually they’ll wait to get what they’re told to expect, and then use the best results in their considerations.</p>
<p>Most apps ask for the dates tests have been or will be taken. If you put the Oct and Nov dates they will know that more results are on the way. You can also call the admissions offices and ask if those testing dates are acceptable for EA and ED. They get questions like this all the time.</p>
<p>MASS PARENT - they will consider the highest scores for SAT/ACT - even if achieved on different test dates. THey will also know to look for tests to be taken and consider those as well. If the school has rolling admissions - they will do the application when the test scores are available - or they may even use the scores that exist already to make a determination earlier.</p>
<p>I would think that they would give the applicant the benefit of the doubt and only use the higher of the two. One thing you should check, though, is when each school he’s applying to wants their scores. Many schools will only consider October tests as the latest ones if you’re applying Early.</p>