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Backlash on the Changes in SAT Reporting
 Despite the new SAT "Score Choice" policy, we suggest that high school students take an SAT only when they feel adequately prepared -- since some colleges may continue to request all scores.
In June, the College Board announced a "Score Choice" policy that would allow students who are currently juniors or younger to determine which sets of scores to share with colleges. However, the policy is not as clear cut as it would appear, and has stirred up controversy and confusion for students and families. Some very selective universities, including Stanford, Cornell, Claremont McKenna, Pomona, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Southern California, have announced that they will still require students to send all SAT scores. Other prestigious institutions, including Harvard, plan to honor the student's "Score Choice." So high schoolers need to be prepared for the possibility that even though the SAT gives them the option to pick which test results they want to submit, they may be applying to universities that require every score.
From the start, College Board's change in policy has been greeted with mixed reviews from colleges, parents, and guidance counselors. Some believe the new flexibility will reduce the anxiety for students as they face the stress of the college application process. Others maintain that allowing schools to review several scores and pick the best results is far less traumatic. Additionally, there is some controversy about how College Board has handled the rollout of the new reporting policy. While College Board officials were presenting the choice option to students and parents, behind the scenes they simultaneously provided colleges with broader options, including requiring all test results. For more information, click on this link:
How the reporting issues will resolve is still uncertain. But one thing is very clear -- at least for the moment -- Score Choice isn't reducing any anxiety about applying to college!
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