Tricky Common App SAT Dilemma

ViggyRam
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:38:09 +0000

Here’s the deal:
Took the December SAT II. Didn’t get a score I wanted. Retaking in January. Sent the December score to Yale because it wants all scores.

But, now, on the Common App it says:
Please list only the best SAT Subject, AP, and IB exam scores taken to date. For example, if you’ve taken SAT American History twice, list only the sitting with the highest score. After reporting your best scores per test to date, you may list exams you plan to take in the future and leave the score blank.

Now, ‘to date’ means including the December test date. So, I intended on ‘hiding’ that score from all the other schools that I’m applying to that use score choice. So, I’m really confused.

What do I do? I think that this section may be for each individual school, so perhaps I could show the Dec. SAT II score for Yale, but on this part for the rest hide it?

Is that ‘cheating’? I don’t understand this situation. Score choice doesn’t seem to apply.