SAT Score Reporting

Applicants who appear for the SAT exam must also send their scores to the colleges they are applying to. There is a procedure for SAT score reporting and applicants have to finish it before a certain timeline in order to send SAT scores well before time. We will discuss the SAT score reporting process and the time limit to complete this process. 

Those who appear for the SAT exam have to also report their SAT scores, the 'SAT score reporting' is an easy process, where applicants can share up to four free SAT score reports with those colleges to which they wish to apply. For additional SAT score reports, applicants will have to pay an additional fee. Check out what is SAT score reporting, the steps of SAT score reporting and the fee for additional SAT score reports.

What is Score Reporting?

Once you are finished with the SAT exam, it is time to send SAT exam scores to the colleges. This is one of the most crucial parts of the whole application process. Most colleges prefer to get the score reports directly from the College Board and not the copies of the report or score report labels on the transcripts.

There are two ways to send your SAT score, first while you are registering for it or after you get the score.

Check: Everything You Need to Know About the SAT

How to send Scores during Registration?

Applicants receive four free score reports while registering for the SAT exam. Applicants get the option of sending these reports to their choice of colleges or scholarship programs for free. Aspirants can send the scores up to nine days of taking the test. After nine days they will be charged for sending the score reports.

With this, the aspirant can send four reports for free. However, there is a catch, the aspirants are sending the scores without knowing their actual scores. This means the candidates won’t be able to choose the score they want to send or they won’t be able to send their best scores. In this case, it is advisable to send the score reports to the colleges that want to see all the SAT scores of the candidates.

Steps for SAT Score Reporting After SAT Test

Once the candidates get their scores, anytime they can send the score reports to their preferred colleges. Here are the steps for SAT score reporting after receiving a SAT score:

• Step 1: Sign in to the College Board account, and navigate to the SAT scores section.
• Step 2: Select the institutions from the drop-down menu and keep selecting up to four options. After this, select Continue.
• Step 3: Select which scores to send to the selected SAT score recipients and submit (also applicable for those who have taken SAT more than once)
• Step 4: Review the selected options and submit.

These steps are valid when submitting SAT test score reports after receiving the SAT scores. College Board usually takes 5-10 days to electronically send the scores to colleges that are selected by the applicant. 

What is Additional Score Reporting?

Students get the first option of sending the scores when they register for the SAT exam. Sending Score Reports beyond the free four reports or sending scores after the completion of nine days of taking the test is Additional Score Reporting. Candidates are charged a fee of $14 for sending an additional score report to each university. 

Score Choice: SAT Score Sending Option

With Score Choice, one gets the freedom to report the score he/she chooses to send to colleges. The candidate can choose the score report by test date or by individual test. However, before sending the scores always make sure to check with the college or the scholarship program where you are applying, as many colleges and scholarship programs require students to send all their scores.

If the candidate doesn’t select Score Choice then College Board will send all the available scores of the candidate to the colleges which he/she has selected as score recipients.

What is Digital SAT Superscore?

Superscore is a process where colleges do not take into consideration the scores of one particular date rather they consider the candidate’s highest section scores across all the SAT exams for which the candidate has appeared for. It means colleges consider the highest Reading and Writing (RW) score and highest Mathematics score of the candidate and combine them to get the overall score.

Check: Colleges Accepting SAT Superscores

What is Rush Reporting?

Rush reporting is a process where the score report of the aspirant is sent to the colleges within two to four business days excluding holidays and weekends. However, this can only be availed for the scores which are already released. The aspirant needs to pay an additional score report fee of $31 to avail this facility. Apart from this, additional score report fees can also be levied on rush reporting.

Always make sure to check with your colleges in which format they accept the report. Also, check their schedule for processing the application as they will only review your scores as per their schedule. Moreover, not all colleges accept Rush Reporting, always make sure to check with your college before sending the score through Rush Reporting. For all fee related details, check Digital SAT Exam Fees 

How to Send Old SAT Scores?

Sending score reports to colleges up to five years after giving the test needs to be retrieved from the archives. The candidates need to pay $31 if they want to send SAT scores they have taken more than a year ago. Candidates also need to pay an additional score report fee every time they wish to send their old reports to the colleges. Further, the candidates cannot order old SAT scores online through College Board, this can be done only through their customer support number or mail.

Top Colleges Accepting SAT

The SAT is considered as one of the most important aspects of the college application process. Students who wish to pursue their higher studies in the USA must be familiar with this standardized test. It is conducted to secure admissions in various colleges offering degrees across the USA. These days’ policies are changing periodically, so, it is always advisable to check the testing requirements of the college you are applying to.

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Stanford University
• Yale University
• University of California, Berkeley
• New York University
• McGill University
• University of Toronto
• University of Calgary

At present these universities are accepting SAT scores of the Digitalised exam. SAT test score reports can be sent to these colleges once applicants get their scores and if at all they are willing to apply here. In case applying to these universities, applicants can check their SAT cutoffs before applying for admission. 

Also Read: BE-BTech Colleges Accepting SAT Scores

What is Archived Score Reporting?

If someone has not appeared for the SAT for more than a year then those scores get archived. If someone wants to report the archived scores to the colleges or universities then they need to retrieve the scores. They can be ordered by phone or mail. Candidates need to pay $35 fee for retrieving the old scores, also the standard fee for additional score reports i.e. $14 needs to be paid for each order along with the Archived fee. So, the total amount comes out to be $35+$14 per old score report.

Thus, this is the entire process of SAT test score reporting and how the process can be concluded in four easy steps. Have more queries? Write to us in the comments below.