Score Submission

In most cases, the student who takes a test also chooses the schools or facilities to which the test scores are sent. The prototype of this type of testing service is the Education Testing Service (ETS), which administers the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). A similar test devoted to college admission is the ACT, which stands for American College Testing. The ACT, based in Iowa, now provides testing in a wide range of areas and is not limited to college admission testing. On both the ACT and SAT, prospective college students are asked to select a number of colleges to which scores will be sent automatically. In the case of the ACT, the number of prospective college choices a student might select is four. Scores may be sent to additional colleges upon request and for an added fee. Test scores are immediately available online with these services, so it is important to keep your authorization code safe and secure.

While the ACT and SAT may be considered prototypical models of how testing services handle your scores, you would do well to research score information closely and individually. The Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) has a scoring anomaly that can handicap your application package. When a person designates a facility or school to which scores must be sent, the GMAT testing service is required to submit ALL scores received in the preceding five-year period. For any person who scored far better in later testing, it is important to know that previous scores also will be sent to the educational institution for consideration.

In addition to the conventional testing models noted above, there are a variety of tests that are atypical. In such cases, the test is administered by the educational facility that requires the score. High school placement testing (HSPT) is just one example. The HSPT is given to 8th-grade students and used to place them in an appropriate high school peer group setting. The same style of testing is seen in the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), required before high school students can receive a graduation diploma. The Candidate Physical Ability Test, required of firefighters, is conducted at authorized CPAT Testing Centers, and must be successfully completed before the written test can be given.

In conjunction with many testing services, there are one-stop agency services that provide the entire panoply of services to the student or applicant for a fee. These agencies guide the student through the entire application process, including delivery of scores and analysis of results.

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