New SAT Score Reporting Policy

Beginning in the winter of 2009, you'll be able to choose which SAT scores get sent to colleges. In many ways, this doesn't change the college admissions process because most schools look only at a your highest scores. Nevertheless, the new reporting policy should alleviate fears that a low score on an early attempt at the SAT will hurt your chances of getting into a college. You will need to mail all scores from a single exam sitting; you can't, for example, send only June's math score and October's critical reading score. You can read about the new policy on the College Board website.

Critics contend that this new policy favors affluent students who can afford to take the exam multiple times and pay for exam prep courses and tutors.

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