Some answers to your last minute questions about the Application
We’ve had a number of questions lately regarding test scores and submitting the online application or various other application materials. Here are some tips:
- You don’t have to wait for your December SAT scores to submit the online part of your application. All test scores need to come to us on an official score report from the College Board or ACT (and the December scores should arrive any day now). If you haven’t had your scores sent to us yet - contact the College Board or ACT as soon as possible and request that they be sent to Olin College; you may have to pay for a Rush Report.
- We do not need official AP Scores. Just fill in the box on the application and we’re good to go. If you’d like to send a photocopy of your AP scores from the College Board, that’s perfectly fine.
- I noticed a question on CollegeConfidential.com about “superscores” - i.e. combining your highest scores from each section of a standardized test. Yes, we do take your highest individual scores! And yes, even on the ACT.
- You can submit the signed Affidavit at any time. You do not need to wait for us to receive all of your other materials. I would say a good rule of thumb might be to send the Affidavit when you submit the online portion of the application.
- Again, we do not need a Mid-Year School Report! As long as we have some kind of documentation of your academic performance in your senior year - by using Form D or your own first quarter/six weeks/trimester report card - that’s all we’re looking for. Oh and be sure to send all of your transcripts to us, including those from any college courses you may have taken.
T-2 weeks and counting….
Allison
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I just wanted to say thank you for creating such an insightful blog. I also had a few questions about the admissions process…
How do you determine if SAT scores need to be rushed?
Is January 1st a postmark deadline or a receipt deadline?
Thanks again!
Comment by Claire — December 20, 2006 @ 8:10 pm
Thanks for reading Claire!
To your questions:
1) If you haven’t already sent ANY scores to us, then you might want to consider a RUSH Report from CollegeBoard. I hate to say that, as they will charge you handsomely for it! However, it typically takes them 3-5 weeks to send out a regular Score Report… the 3 week end of that spectrum would be fine, but the 5 week end of it is not so good. So to be on the safe side (with less than 2 weeks to the deadline), I would probably recommend coughing up the money for a Rush Report.
I think you have to call CollegeBoard to request the Rush Report. Go to http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/scores.html for more details.
2) The JANUARY 1 deadline is a POSTMARKED deadline. We *know* that it takes a little while for everything to trickle into our office, so as long as you have submitted your online portion and everything else is postmarked January 1, you should be in good shape.
Comment by OlinAdmission — December 20, 2006 @ 9:30 pm
Just want a clarification on the blog entry. Instead of submitting form D, we could submit a first/second six weeks report card?
If so, should I get my counselor to sign off on it?
Thanks!
Tom
Comment by Tom — December 20, 2006 @ 9:36 pm
Allison,
When is the next post coming?
I’m running out of things down here to read
Adam Horton
Class of 2006 - United States Antarctic Program Power Plant Technician
Comment by Adam — December 21, 2006 @ 8:11 am
Tom -
Yep, your first report card is a great alternative to Form D. However, for it to be “official” we do need your counselor to sign it.
Good luck!
Allison
Comment by OlinAdmission — December 21, 2006 @ 10:28 am