What are the different types of SAT score policies?

Each school's policies are different.

There are a total of five points policies.

First, here are 5 different SAT score policies:

1、highest section scores across test dates — version 1(highest m, cr, w)

Universities that adopt this policy will take the highest SAT1 score you send in each session, but consider the other lower scores you submit.

2 highest section scores across test dates — version 2(highest m, cr, w) The university that adopts this policy takes the highest score of each SAT1 item you send and only considers your highest score in each section.

3、single highest test date — version 1(sum of m+cr+w)

Universities that adopt this policy take the highest SAT1 score you send in and take into account other lower scores you submit.

4、single highest test date — version 2 (sum of m+cr+w)

Universities that adopt this policy take the highest total SAT1 score you send in and only consider the highest total score.

5、all scores required for review

Universities that adopt this policy require you to send all of your SAT1 scores and consider all of your scores.

Universities that adopt the first or second policy are the so-called universities that allow "spelling".

Of course. But I would say that while many universities claim to only look at the highest scores, they actually look at them all.

Most of the top 20 universities only need 2 SAT2 scores.

Personally, I recommend that you don't want to get a bad score in the exam.

Why expose one more shortcoming?

SAT1 Many universities force all the scores, but SAT2 seems to be optional, since you have a bad test, you don't have to send it, take advantage of it

And this new policy is not new, SAT1 seemed to say that it could be spelled some time ago, but now the policy has been canceled!

SAT2 can always be spelled

Generally speaking, there are three main types of spelling policies for universities:

1 Spelled scores are accepted, but all SAT ACT scores are required.

Under this policy, all of the student's test history is exposed to the admissions officer. Not only will the university take into account your individual scores, but also your individual grades will be the focus of attention, and the number of exams you will take into account. If there are more than 3 exams and the results are not satisfactory, the impact on the application is negative.

This kind of "scouring" behavior is not much advocated by universities. If your target university is this policy, you should be cautious every time you apply for the exam and take every exam seriously.

2. Accept the score, refer to the single score, and freely choose to submit your own score.

In this case, you need to consider not only spelling out the highest total score, but also avoiding submitting a lower total score. So which dates to choose, you need to weigh the results, under this policy, it is recommended that the test score should not be submitted more than twice, and the total score of these two times should not be too different.

For example, if a student takes the SAT 3 times, the score is: 1480 (R700, M780);1320(r520,m800);1450(r720,m730)。

It is recommended to submit the first and third scores to the university for scores.

Although the second exam has the best score in mathematics, the overall score is low and it is not recommended. Most of the universities that accept spelling are based on this policy, and everyone should be careful in choosing their scores, otherwise, spelling will become your chicken ribs.

3. Spelling points are accepted, and only the highest score of a single item and the total score of spelling are considered.

In this case, you don't need to worry about your single total score, you only need to submit the score of the highest total score. This policy should be the most popular, yet there are not many universities that have clearly indicated that it is.

1. Add the highest scores.

The University Admissions Office will add up the highest individual scores from all SAT scores submitted by the candidate to form the applicant's total SAT score.

2. Brush out the highest single item score and add it up.

The admissions office will add up the scores of the highest part of the SAT score submitted by the student, that is, the test taker only needs to submit the SAT score once, and the individual score will be refreshed once to arrive at the overall SAT score.

3. Extract the highest score of a single total score.

The admissions office will take the highest score as the candidate's final submitted score for the total SAT score submitted multiple times.

4. Extract the highest total score.

After submitting the SAT score, the candidate can continue to brush the score, and the admissions office will only refresh the high score based on the total score, but only refer to the total SAT score of a single time.

5. Review all scores.

Some admissions offices require candidates to submit all SAT scores for review to ensure that there are no unusual changes in SAT scores.

Hello, about how SAT2 test scores are formed.

1. SAT2 When sending points, it is recommended that the number 2, physics and chemistry must be at least 700 points or more before Tongqin needs to send points, and 700 points or more in liberal arts subjects is considered a bad move. American universities generally expect students to send all SAT2 scores to the test, and say that they will only look at the highest scores, but it is not recommended to send lower scores.

2. American universities will have requirements for the time for sending SAT1 scores for early approval and normal batch, for example, the early approval deadline is in early November, and American universities will strongly require SAT1 results to be received at the end of October, which is the safest, so you can choose to take SAT2 in November, and then send scores expedited.

3. Although the SAT2 test is a test that American universities require applicants to take, its significance to candidates is to highlight the competitive advantage of candidates by rationally choosing their strong subjects. Therefore, everyone should make sure that the test results can show their advantages before sending points, and they must send the highest score.

Situation 1: If the applicant chooses the school to be delivered when taking the SAT test, that is, before the score is released, or uses the benefits of CB free score delivery to choose the delivery school, then the applicant's SAT reference score will be sent to the selected university in electronic form the day before the student finds the score (only for schools that accept the electronic score report); If the university only accepts hard copy of the score report, the CB will arrange for it to be sent to the student when the score is checked. Usually this is about two and a half weeks after the SAT test day.

Scenario 2: If an applicant chooses to send to a school after knowing his or her score (which is usually the case), it will usually take another 1-2 weeks to arrive at the university he or she has chosen to send his or her scores. Calculated as one week (score) + 1-2 weeks (delivery), it is about 4 weeks after the test day to arrive at the selected university.

Scenario 3: If the applicant selects "rushed scores", there will be two other scenarios:

1.If the university accepts the electronic version of the Rushed Scores report, the CB will complete the processing and deliver the electronic version of the score report to the university within 1-2 days of the applicant's request for delivery;

2.If the university only accepts paper score reports, CB will send the Rushed Scores report to the university via courier service.

The College Board uses Score Choice to send points, that is, students will give points for the month of the test for which the score has been issuedThe choice is yoursThe scores are sent to the school to which you are applying. Select multiple examsHighest scoreIt is currently the most conventional mode of sending points.

What is the so-called "spelling" policy?

The College Board regulates studentsCross-sending points is not possible, i.e. you cannot choose different subjects from different exams to send points. For example, students can't choose Math in May and Reading Grammar in October as a score to send to college, but that doesn't mean that the SAT doesn't allow students to spell scores. The decision on whether or not to accept a score is determined by the university to which the applicant is applying (not the College Board), and if the university accepts a score, it does not mean that the test taker can cross-pass the scores, but rather the scores of all SAT tests taken are passed at the discretion of the university.

What happens if I forget to deliver a score, or if I don't deliver?

If the student does not self-deliver scores, the College Board will:Automatic deliveryAll scores are given to the university of choice.

Do all SAT test scores taken have to be delivered?

Whether or not to deliver the full scoreSubject to school policy, there are disadvantages and benefits. If a student's scores are consistent across multiple exams, then delivering all grades is more likely to allow the university to see the student's long-term learning trajectory and decide which one is the best for the student. Of course, if the difference between the scores is too large, then it will have a certain impact on the assessment of academic level, therefore, for students who have taken multiple exams, if the university does not require the delivery of all scores, you must choose to deliver your best scores, do not forget to do travel in the application season to deliver the scores independently, we recommend that students also pay attention to the policy of sending points to the university of their choice when choosing a school.