{"id":6854,"date":"2016-06-20T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T22:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/?p=6854"},"modified":"2018-02-09T17:42:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T01:42:58","slug":"colleges-see-all-sat-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/sat\/colleges-see-all-sat-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Colleges See All SAT Scores?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A common question for students who have taken the SAT multiple<\/a> times is probably whether or not colleges see all SAT scores<\/a>. The good news is that College Board has an option called Score Choice, which allows students to only send scores that best reflect their ability. The bad news is that not all colleges participate in the Score Choice option. If you\u2019re considering using Score Choice, here\u2019s a four-step process for making sure you make the best decision about how to send SAT scores to your colleges.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Fully understand what Score Choice is<\/h2>\n

Before you get too excited, Score Choice doesn’t allow students to pick and choose only their best sections and send them to the colleges that they’re applying to. Students are required to send scores based on test date. This means that if you take the SAT three times in October, November, and March, and you score the highest on Math in November and the highest on Reading in March, you would have to send your total November and March scores to allow the receiving school(s) to see your best performance on both sections. Also, some schools only consider the highest score on a given test (more on that below), so you might be in a situation where you’d have to pick the one highest scoring test even though it doesn’t fully represent your ability.<\/p>\n

The upside with Score Choice is that if you are not proud of your October scores, you wouldn’t have to send them and the colleges that are okay with Score Choice never have to find out that you took the October SAT. You can check out the College Board website<\/a> if you have any additional questions about how Score Choice works.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Find out the Score Choice policies for your colleges<\/h2>\n

Because schools vary in their SAT policies, you should definitely check this comprehensive list<\/a> compiled by College Board. Here’s what to know about this list because it’s pretty intense and confusing:<\/p>\n