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WHY ARE COLLEGES ASKING THAT YOU SEND ALL OF YOUR ACT/SAT SCORES? DOESN'T THIS GO AGAINST THE TREND FOR THE PAST 3 DECADES OR MORE?

QUESTION:

WHY ARE COLLEGES ASKING THAT YOU SEND ALL OF YOUR ACT/SAT SCORES FOR YOUR ADMISSION? DOESN'T THIS GO AGAINST THE TREND FOR THE PAST 3 DECADES OR MORE?

ANSWER:

YES, IT DOES GO AGAINST WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST 30+ YEARS. ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES ABOUT APPLYING TO COLLEGES IS OR WAS THAT YOU CAN TAKE THESE TESTS AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WISH THEN JUST PRESENT TO THOSE COLLEGES (THAT YOU APPLY TO) YOUR BEST SCORES.  THE LIST BELOW SHOWS WHICH COLLEGES ARE NOW REQUESTING THAT YOU SEND ALL SCORES.  

MOST OF THESE COLLEGES STILL SAY THAT THEY WILL TAKE YOUR HIGHEST SCORES, BUT THEY WANT TO SEE ALL OF THEM.  NO ONE REALLY KNOWS THE TRUTH ON THIS. HAVE ANY COLLEGES DISCLOSED EXACTLY WHY THEY WANT ALL OF THE SCORES? I HAVE NOT LOCATED SUCH INFORMATION, BUT PLEASE IF YOU DO SEND IT TO ME. MUCH SPECULATION ON THIS IS OUT THERE.  FOR EXAMPLE, DOES IT LOOK POOR THAT YOU TOOK 5 FULL SAT I TESTS? DOES IT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE A VERY DETERMINED STUDENT IF YOU TOOK THE TESTS 5 TIMES?  BASICALLY, IS IT A GOOD OR BAD THING TO TAKE THESE TESTS MANY, MANY TIMES?  WILL THEY USE THIS AGAINST YOU IF YOU TOOK THE TESTS SO MANY TIMES?

ALL OF THESE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS.  I CAN SAY THE FOLLOWING. I RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU ARE APPLYING TO A HIGHLY SELECTIVE SCHOOL YOU TAKE EACH TEST NO MORE THAN 3 TIMES.  I HAVE NEVER SEEN 3 TIMES YET HURT ANYONE.  DON'T JUST TAKE ONE FOR PRACTICE.  YOU CAN DO THAT AT ANY TUTORING OR TUTOR'S LOCATION. TAKE ONLY THE REAL THING WHEN YOU ARE READY - WHEN YOU HAVE TAKEN SEVERAL PRACTICE TESTS AND YOU ARE CONFIDENT IN YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE THE SCORES YOU NEED THEN TAKE THE TESTS.

WHICH COLLEGES ASK THAT YOU SEND "ALL SCORES" FROM THE SAT I AND ACT?

QUESTION:

WHICH COLLEGES ASK THAT YOU SEND "ALL SCORES" FROM THE SAT I AND ACT?

ANSWER:

RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS QUESTION MANY TIMES.  IN FACT, USED TO BE THAT ONLY THE MOST COMPETITIVE SCHOOLS SUCH AS THE IVY LEAGUE WOULD ASK FOR THIS.  NOW MORE ARE ASKING THIS.  IN FACT, MANY COLLEGE WEBSITES STATE EXPLICITLY THAT YOU CANNOT USE THE COLLEGE BOARD'S SCORE SENDING FEATURES TO "HIDE" ANY SCORES.

SPECIFICALLY, STANFORD STATES:

(FROM http://admission.stanford.edu/application/freshman/testing.html)

Testing

Required Testing

The ACT with Writing or the SAT with Essay is required. Official scores from all test dates must be sent to Stanford directly from the ACT or the College Board (the reporting agency for the SAT) or both if the applicant has taken the ACT and the SAT. Applicants may not use the College Board's Score Choice feature or "hide" any scores with either testing agency.

IS THIS A TREND FOR THE FUTURE?   COULD BE.

Complete List of Colleges That Require All SAT Scores

*THIS LIST IS FROM http://blog.prepscholar.com/colleges-requiring-all-sat-scores-complete-list. I have modified it a bit.

This is the complete list of colleges that require you to send all SAT scores, grouped by state. Look through this list carefully. If any of the schools here are your top choices, that means you need to be especially careful about SAT retakes.

School Name	City	State
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Little Rock	AR
Harvey Mudd College	Claremont	CA
Mills College	Oakland	CA
Point Loma Nazarene University	San Diego	CA
Pomona College	Claremont	CA
Scripps College	Claremont	CA
Soka University of America	Aliso Viejo	CA
Stanford University	Stanford	CA
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley	CA
University of California, Davis	Davis	CA
University of California, Irvine	Irvine	CA
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA
University of California, Merced	Merced	CA
University of California, Riverside	Riverside	CA
University of California, San Diego	La Jolla	CA
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	CA
University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	CA
Holy Apostles College and Seminary	Cromwell	CT
Quinnipiac University	Hamden	CT
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	CT
Yale University	New Haven	CT
George Washington University	Washington	DC
Georgetown University	Washington	DC
Howard University	Washington	DC
Delaware State University	Dover	DE
Barry University	Miami Shores	FL
DeVry University - Miramar	Miramar	FL
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Tallahassee	FL
Hobe Sound Bible College	Hobe Sound	FL
Southeastern University	Lakeland	FL
Stetson University	DeLand	FL
Fort Valley State University	Fort Valley	GA
Wesleyan College	Macon	GA
Chaminade University of Honolulu	Honolulu	HI
Dordt College	Sioux Center	IA
MacMurray College	Jacksonville	IL
Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais	IL
Saint Xavier University	Chicago	IL
Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights	IL
Grace College	Winona Lake	IN
Indiana Wesleyan University	Marion	IN
Oakland City University	Oakland City	IN
Kansas Wesleyan University	Salina	KS
Kentucky Christian University	Grayson	KY
University of Kentucky	Lexington	KY
Grambling State University	Grambling	LA
Louisiana State University Shreveport	Shreveport	LA
Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	LA
Saint Joseph Seminary College	Saint Benedict	LA
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Monroe	LA
Tufts University	Medford	MA
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell	MA
University of Maryland	College Park	MD
Andrews University	Berrien Springs	MI
Cornerstone University	Grand Rapids	MI
Hope College	Holland	MI
Sacred Heart Major Seminary	Detroit	MI
Macalester College	St. Paul	MN
Oak Hills Christian College	Bemidji	MN
Central Methodist University	Fayette	MO
Saint Louis University	St. Louis	MO
Blue Mountain College	Blue Mountain	MS
William Carey University	Hattiesburg	MS
Jamestown College	Jamestown	ND
Mayville State University	Mayville	ND
Grace University	Omaha	NE
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey	Galloway	NJ
Barnard College	New York	NY
Cazenovia College	Cazenovia	NY
City College of New York	New York	NY
Colgate University	Hamilton	NY
Cornell University	Ithaca	NY
Hunter College	New York	NY
New York School of Interior Design	New York	NY
Queens College (City University of New York)	Flushing	NY
Syracuse University	Syracuse	NY
United States Merchant Marine Academy	Kings Point	NY
Wagner College	Staten Island	NY
Art Academy of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	OH
Cameron University	Lawton	OK
East Central University	Ada	OK
Rogers State University	Claremore	OK
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Weatherford	OK
Western Oregon University	Monmouth	OR
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh	PA
Curtis Institute of Music	Philadelphia	PA
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	PA
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana	PA
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	Shippensburg	PA
Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove	PA
Temple University	Philadelphia	PA
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	Cayey	PR
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao	Humacao	PR
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce	Ponce	PR
Columbia International University	Columbia	SC
The Citadel	Charleston	SC
University of South Carolina	Columbia	SC
Tennessee Technological University	Cookeville	TN
Tennessee Temple University	Chattanooga	TN
Dallas Christian College	Dallas	TX
Howard Payne University	Brownwood	TX
LeTourneau University	Longview	TX
Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls	TX
Rice University	Houston	TX
Tarleton State University	Stephenville	TX
Texas A&M University	College Station	TX
Texas A&M University - Kingsville	Kingsville	TX
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth	TX
University of Texas at Brownsville	Brownsville	TX
Neumont University	Salt Lake City	UT
Utah State University	Logan	UT
Averett University	Danville	VA
Castleton State College	Castleton	VT
University of Washington	Seattle	WA
Washington State University	Pullman	WA
University of Wisconsin - Platteville	Platteville	WI
Alderson-Broaddus College	Philippi	WV
Fairmont State University	Fairmont	WV
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Montgomery	WV

WHAT TOPICS ARE COVERED ON THE NEW REDESIGNED SAT I (STARTING MARCH 2016)?

QUESTION:

WHAT IS ON THE NEW REDESIGNED SAT I (STARTING MARCH 2016)?


ANSWER:

THE TOPICS ON THE NEW SAT I HAVE NOT CHANGED.  THE TOPICS COVERED ON THE NEWLY REDESIGNED SAT I ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1) WRITING AND LANGUAGE (THIS IS ONE SECTION)

2) READING 

3) MATH - THE REDESIGNED SAT I MATH COVERS A LOT MORE ALGEBRA II AND OR PRECAL FORMULAS VS. THE OLDER ONES.

4) OPTIONAL ESSAY - THOUGH THIS IS TECHNICALLY OPTIONAL, THIS IS NOT OPTIONAL!!! IN MY WORKING WITH STUDENTS ON THEIR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS I HAVE FOUND THAT MOST ALL COLLEGES WANT TO SEE THE ESSAY SCORE - ESPECIALLY THE MORE COMPETITIVE COLLEGES.  IF YOU DON'T DO THE ESSAY YOU AUTOMATICALLY PUT YOURSELF AT A DISADVANTAGE VS. ALL OTHER APPLICANTS.  THE REDESIGNED SAT I ESSAY IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS SAT I ESSAY.

DOES THE NEW REDESIGNED SAT I (MARCH 2016) HAVE ANY GUESSING PENALTY LIKE THE OLDER ONE DID?

QUESTION:

DOES THE NEWLY REDESIGNED SAT I HAVE A GUESSING PENALTY JUST LIKE THE OLD SAT I DID?


ANSWER:

NO, THE NEW SAT I HAS ABSOLUTELY NO GUESSING PENALTY.  WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE STUDENTS?  WELL IT MEANS YOU NOW HAVE A BUILT IN CURVE!  DO NOT LEAVE ANY QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER BLANK ON THE NEW SAT I!  FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT HAS 4 ANSWER CHOICES THEN YOU HAVE A 25% CHANCE OF JUST RANDOMLY GUESSING THE ANSWER CORRECTLY!  NOT BAD!  IF YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME ON ANY SECTION JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWER CHOICES BUBBLED IN ON YOUR SCANTRON SHEET.

ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE SAT II SUBJECT TESTS?

QUESTION:

HAVE THERE BEEN ANY NEW CHANGES TO THE SAT II SUBJECT TESTS AS OF MARCH 2016?


ANSWER:

NO. THE SAT II SUBJECT TESTS ARE THE SAME AS ALWAYS.  NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS OF YET.  THE SAT II SUBJECT TESTS STILL HAVE THE OLD GUESSING PENALTY.  THE REDESIGNED SAT I NOW HAS ABSOLUTELY NO GUESSING PENALTY!!!!!
MEANING YOU DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE ANYTHING BLANK ON THE NEW SAT I!!!

SUPER SCORING THE NEW REDESIGNED SAT I VS. THE PREVIOUS OLDER SAT I

QUESTION: 


CAN YOU SUPER SCORE THE NEWLY REDESIGNED SAT I (GIVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH 2016) WITH THE OLDER SAT I (GIVEN FOR THE LAST TIME IN JANUARY 2016)?


ANSWER:

AS FAR AS THE COLLEGES I HAVE CONTACTED THAT ANSWER WOULD BE NO.  YOU CAN ONLY START SUPER SCORING THE NEW SAT I WITH OTHER NEW SAT I'S - WOULD BE THE SAT I GIVEN MARCH 5, 2016 AND ANY OF THOSE GIVEN THEREAFTER.

WHAT ABOUT THE NEW SAT I GIVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH 2016?

QUESTION:
WHAT ABOUT THE NEW SAT I GIVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MARCH 2016?

ANSWER:
THAT IS A BIG QUESTION!  THE NEW 

WHERE CAN I GET INFORMATION ON THE NEW SAT I BEING OFFERED?

QUESTION:

WHERE CAN I GET INFORMATION ON THE NEW SAT I BEING OFFERED?



ANSWER:

NUMEROUS BOOKS ARE COMING OUT RIGHT NOW REGARDING THE NEW SAT I.  I WOULD ONLY TRUST THE COLLEGE BOARD BOOK ON THE NEW SAT I.  THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT HAVE RIGHTS TO PUBLISH THE EXACT MATERIAL ON THE NEW SAT I AS THEY ARE THE CREATORS OF THE TEST.  THE OTHER BOOKS COULD BE BASED ON THE NEW SAT I, BUT THEY MAY NOT MIRROR THE TEST ADEQUATELY.

WHAT ABOUT THE PSAT IN OCTOBER 2015? WHICH TEST WILL THAT BE BASED ON THE NEW OR OLDER SAT I?

QUESTION: 

WHAT ABOUT THE PSAT IN OCTOBER 2015?  WHICH TEST WILL THAT BE BASED ON THE NEW OR OLDER SAT I?

ANSWER: 

THE PSAT OCTOBER 2015 WILL BE BASED ON THE NEW SAT I.