Do you need to submit all of your SAT or ACT scores to colleges?

Many students take the SAT or ACT multiple times in hope of achieving their highest possible score. We often get asked questions like, “What happens if I do poorly on one test?” or “Do I need to send all my scores to colleges?” The answer is pretty simple. It’s almost always no, with just a few exceptions. To clarify, the vast majority of colleges DO NOT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO SUBMIT ALL SCORES. They allow students to pick and choose which test scores to send. This process is, fittingly, called Score Choice.

The schools that DO REQUIRE STUDENTS TO SUBMIT ALL SCORES are the following:

  • Georgetown University

  • Syracuse University

  • Carnegie Mellon University

  • Soka University of America

  • The Citadel

  • Yale University

For every other university in the United States, feel free to only send and report your best scores.