Test Score Reporting

As many seniors will tell you, some schools are reporting, on the high school transcript, all college entrance scores provided by the testing agency, namely the College Board (SAT) and the American College Testing (ACT) programs.

Prior to sending their transcripts, students should look into whether their school is doing this. At most schools, students do have the opportunity to decide if their scores will be recorded on the transcript. This will be done on an all or none basis.

At other schools students do have the opportunity to decide if their scores will be recorded on the transcript. Again, student need to fully understand the school's policy. Score reporting may be done on an all or none basis. This means, if a student choose to
include their scores on the transcript, all scores (SAT, SAT Subject and ACT tests) will be reported. If their choice is to not have their scores recorded on their high school transcript then none of their scores will be included on the transcript and the student will need to have them sent through the testing agency. Students who choose to send scores themselves can take advantage of the College Board Score Choice option (see below).

If students do nothing, and their school has the capability to include scores, all scores (SAT, SAT Subject and ACT tests) will be reported. If a student’s choice is to not have their scores recorded on their transcript, they can take advantage of the College Board Score Choice option, or even choose to send no scores.

Score Choice gives students the option to choose the SAT scores by test date and SAT Subject Test scores by
individual test that they send to colleges, at no additional cost. This gives students more flexibility and control over their scores. Score Choice is optional, and if students choose not to use it, all scores will be sent automatically.

Regardless of which option the student chooses, he/she must understand that all schools and some scholarships require official score reports from the testing agency. In this case, the official score must be sent from the College Board or the American College Testing program.


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