Can I find my SAT scores from 30 years ago

If you took the SAT many years ago, you may think that all the effort has gone down the drain. However, you can easily get old SAT scores from the test publishers for a small fee. These old SAT scores can come in useful for some cases. Many recruiters look at your old SAT scores to gauge your candidacy. It can also come in useful if you are coming back to enroll in an undergraduate program after a hiatus.

How to get old SAT scores?

If you have not tested for a year, the College Board places your test scores in an archive. This can be retrieved quite easily for reporting to colleges. You can receive old scores by mail or telephone. You can retrieve archived scores by paying a fee of $31. There is also an additional score reporting fee of $11.25 for each report.

Students can also opt for rush reporting, a service where the College Board sends scores to colleges within two working days. Rush orders are charged at $31, in addition to score reporting and retrieval fees.

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” You can retrieve archived scores by paying a fee of $31. There is also an additional score reporting fee of $11.25 for each report.”

For retrieval of old SAT scores, you need your address at the time of testing, SAT date and registration number (if available), college and scholarship program codes along with credit card number and its expiration date.

Obtaining old scores from standardized tests, such as the SAT or ACT, is actually quite easily done. You will have to pay a fee to have the scores either sent to you or directly to the school of your choice; be sure to have a payment method ready when retrieving the scores. Scores can be sent to any number of schools.

Explore this article

  • Retrieving SAT Scores
  • Go to the SAT exam site
  • Request scores by mail
  • Place the completed form
  • SAT Program P.O
  • Call the SAT customer service line
  • Request ACT Scores
  • Go to the ACT home page
  • Log in to your account
  • Sent to schools
  • Download the PDF copy
  • Call the ACT telephone service

1 Retrieving SAT Scores

2 Go to the SAT exam site

Go to the SAT exam site for sending old scores.

3 Request scores by mail

Request scores by mail. Download the form provided on the above site. Print and fill out the form completely, including billing and shipping address.

4 Place the completed form

Place the completed form in an envelope. Seal the envelope and mail to the SAT score reporting center:

5 SAT Program P.O

SAT Program P.O. Box 8057 Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

6 Call the SAT customer service line

Call the SAT customer service line to have scores sent to you. The line is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern time: 866-756-7346. Have the following information available: current name and address, test date and registration number (if you have it), name and address at time of testing, program codes for school recipients, and credit card number and expiration date.

7 Request ACT Scores

8 Go to the ACT home page

Go to the ACT home page. Click "Send Your Scores," located near the bottom of the page.

9 Log in to your account

Log in to your account. According to the ACT site, "To send scores from a past test date to colleges, you'll need to log in." A tutorial is available if you have forgotten how to log into the system.

10 Sent to schools

Order scores sent to schools online after you have logged into the system. Once there, you can fill out the required forms and provide the necessary billing and shipping information.

11 Download the PDF copy

Download the PDF copy of the request form. Print and fill out the form completely. Send the form to: ACT Records 301 ACT Drive PO Box 451 Iowa City, IA 52243-0451

12 Call the ACT telephone service

Call the ACT telephone service to request the sending of old ACT scores. You must first fill out the "Phone Order Worksheet." Call 319-337-1313 and provide the necessary information, including billing information. According to the ACT site, phone orders are only for priority shipping, which is an additional $12 on top of the original reorder price.

references

  • 1 CollegeBoard SAT: Request Old Scores
  • 2 ACT: Home
  • 3 ACT: Send Your Scores to Others
  • 4 ACT: Phone Order Worksheet
  • 5 ACT: Letter of Request

About the Author

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