When students register for the SAT, they are given the option to send their scores to four colleges for free. Sounds great! Right?

Here’s why you might want to consider waiting…

If you choose to send the free score reports, you do so before you see your scores. That’s not a problem if you do well, but if you don’t perform to your potential, you may have just sent a score to a college that you’d rather not have them see. And with the growing number of colleges and universities going test-optional, you may choose not to submit scores at all!

Worried that sending scores later may be financially challenging for your family? Don’t! Students that get a fee waiver to take the SAT will still be able to send scores for free after they’ve taken the test.

Generally, our advice is to wait, review your entire test history, and only then choose which scores to send to which colleges.