How to Send Your SAT Scores to Colleges

After taking the SAT exam, you are ready to share your results with colleges and scholarship programs. The SAT score submission is at the core of your college applications, and you must handle it correctly. This blog explains how to send your SAT scores, including verifying score accuracy during transit.

Initial Score Sending

When you first registered for the SAT or took it as part of a school day administration, you could select colleges or scholarship programs to receive your scores automatically. This is a convenient way to get the ball rolling and ensure your scores are sent promptly. However, you can also send your scores to additional institutions after your scores are released.

Step-by-Step Guideline

First, you’ll need to log in to your College Board account using your username and password. This is the same account you used to register for the SAT and to see your scores.

Navigate to the Send SAT Scores Page

Once logged in, find and click the “Send SAT Scores” page. This page is designed to manage and manage reports to institutions.

Fee Waiver Prompt

You will find a fee waiver option on the page where you submit your SAT scores. This section helps students who receive fee waivers by providing free score report delivery services. You can bypass this message entirely because you don’t meet the requirements for a fee waiver.

Selecting Institutions

This is where you choose the colleges and scholarship programs you want to receive your scores. You can search for institutions by name or their College Board code.

Adding Institutions to Your List

Once you’ve found the institution you’re looking for, click on it to add it to your score recipients list. You can add multiple institutions at once. After you’ve selected all the desired recipients, click “Continue.”

Choosing Which Scores to Send

If you’ve taken the SAT more than once, you can send all of your scores or only some of them. This is an important decision, as some colleges may have different policies regarding considering multiple test scores.

Understanding Institutional Policies

Some institutions may require you to send all of your SAT scores, while others may allow you to send only your best score (often referred to as “score choice” or “super scoring”). As you select which scores to send, the College Board system will display the policy requirements of the schools you’ve chosen. This allows you to make an informed decision and send the scores that meet each institution’s requirements.

Review it before finalizing

Before finalizing, take a moment to review everything carefully. Double-check that you’ve selected the correct institutions and the correct scores. This is your last chance to make any changes before submitting your request.

Checking Out

Once you’re satisfied with it, proceed to checkout. Unless you have a fee waiver, you’ll typically need to pay a fee for each score report you send.

Delivery Timeframes

The College Board offers two delivery options for sending your SAT scores: standard delivery and rush shipping.

Standard Delivery

Scores sent through standard delivery are typically sent electronically within 5–10 business days of placing your order. If you designated score recipients during your initial registration, the scores are usually sent two weeks after your test day.

Rush Shipping

Rush shipping is available for scores that have already been released. This option ensures that your scores are sent within 1–4 business days (not counting holidays and weekends). Rush shipping comes at an additional cost.

Making Informed Decisions
Here are a few essential things to keep in mind when sending your SAT scores:

College Policies

Always check the specific score-reporting policies of each college you apply to. This will help you determine whether you need to send all of your scores or if you can use score choice.

Deadlines

Be mindful of application deadlines. Send your scores well in advance of the deadline to ensure they arrive on time. It’s better to send them sooner rather than later to avoid any last-minute stress.

Cost

Sending score reports can incur costs, so factor this into your college application budget. If you qualify for a fee waiver, be sure to utilize it.

Taking Control of Your Score Reporting

With the SAT scores, you can send them. Knowing what the steps entail and thinking through the critical factors highlighted in this blog post, you can ascertain your scores well ahead of time. This process can be taken out of your hands and give you the power to control your application materials and successfully advance toward higher education expectations.