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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All means All. You have to submit all SATs and all ACTs. They want to see your testing history. They do not want "professional" test takers (kids who keep retaking to raise a few points). [/quote]

You have know idea who "they" is and what "they" want.  We are talking about a student who wants to comply with policies which vary by college and are frequently unclear.  Schools generally do not want to penalize any student or bust any students stones, but they sometimes make it very difficult to understand and when that is the case applicants should make the decision that best benefits them..

Yale states: "report all scores from [b]whichever[/b] test they choose to report" .  So no, it does not mean "all" there.

Penn states: "we [b]encourage [/b]students to submit their entire testing history for both ACT and SAT exams".  Encourage.  Not require.  Very unclear, and there is no way of knowing for sure, like many schools (Rice for one) that say "subject test recommended" but "those who don't take will not be disadvantaged".  Well, which is it?

Carnegie Mellon is farily clear "all" means "all of either":All applicants are required to submit all official results* of [b]either [/b]the old SAT Reasoning Test/SAT Test or the ACT Test. SAT Subject Test results are recommended for various programs, see the chart below for details**.

Georgetown is a great example of completely clear requirements for everything: "“Georgetown University does not participate in the Score Choice option available through the College Board. Georgetown requires that you submit scores from all test sittings of the SAT, ACT, and SAT Subject Tests. " So for G'town, you must submit all if you wish to comply.

Even Cornell, which was very famous for its vague "all scores" policy wording, now "participates in the College Board Score Choice program" and "considers the highest section scores across test dates".

Stop talking about what you don't know and making it harder on the kids.  If you have a specific school where the wording is clear, post here.  [/quote]

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