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How to Fill Out the Common App’s Dreaded Testing Page

Aug 30, 2020 | Admissions , Blog

Before proceeding, you should know that a growing number of colleges accept self-reported scores rather than official score reports when you apply, with official score reports required only if you’re accepted and decide to enroll there. Check each college’s website to determine if you need to send an official score report when you apply.

On the Common App Testing page, the first thing that you’re asked is if you want to self-report scores, and if you don’t, respond No , and you’re done with that page. That gives the colleges a little more work to do, but that’s okay.

Regardless of whether you answers Yes or No for self-reporting scores, you must send official score reports from College Board and/or ACT to all colleges that require an official SAT or ACT score report – and be sure to send each college the number of official scores that it requests (e.g., all your scores, your single best score set, your best score sets).

If you respond YES and self-report scores on the Common App, be sure that what you self-report is accurate.

Here’s what the Common App will ask you to enter into the Testing page:

• Which scores you’d like to self-report: SAT, ACT, SAT Subject, AP, IB, TOEFL, PTE, IELTS.
• How many scores of each type you wish to report, what those scores and test dates (MMDDYY) are, and how many additional times you plan to test and when (MMDDYY).
• For AP and IB scores, enter all of your passing scores, even if you’re not happy with them, along with the test name and date (MMYY). Also list all future tests and dates (MMYY) you plan to take at the end of senior year.

Because you submit one application at a time, you can choose the appropriate self-reporting options for each college. If you want to self-report scores to some colleges, but not to others, do the following:

For a college to which you want to self-report, whether or not scores are required :

• Respond YES , that you do want to report scores
• Indicate which tests you’d like to report (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, AP, IB, TOEFL, PTE, IELTS)
• Enter the scores, test dates (MMDDYY), the number of future tests you plan to take, and the future test dates (MMDDYY)
• If you have good SAT Subject Test Scores (typically in the 700s), self-report them even the college doesn’t require you to.
• Finish the application, and submit it to that college

For test-optional colleges:

• If you don’t want to self-report your SAT or ACT scores, but you do want to report other scores, such as AP or IB, you must respond YES , you do wish to self-report:
• Select only the tests whose scores you want to report, but don’t select SAT or ACT. If you had selected one of those to complete a previous application, you can de-select it for the college application you’re working on by clicking on the x next to that tests’s name, as shown here
• Enter the number of tests to report, including tests you expect to take
• Enter the details for each test – date (MMYY), name of test, score
• If you select “No, I do not wish to self-report,” then any scores you had previously entered are hidden for that school’s application, but NOT erased. So, when you submit your application to a test-optional college, the admissions office won’t see your scores. ATTENTION: You must also respond NO to the question “ Please indicate if you are submitting scores” on that college’s Questions
• If you have competitive scores (at or above the mid-point of a college’s mid-50% SAT or ACT range for accepted students), you should self-report them. Test-optional does not mean test-blind: if you submit scores, they’ll be considered – and if they’re especially good, they’ll give you quite a boost! (If a college is test-blind, your scores will not be considered… but very few colleges are test-blind.)
• If you change the self-reporting option from “No” back to “Yes,” the scores you entered into a previously submitted application will reappear on the screen.

Let’s illustrate this with an example. Suppose Max has these scores:

• SAT: Total: 1370 | EBRW: 650 | Math: 720
• ACT: Composite: 31 | English 31 | Math 34 | Reading 29 | Science 30
• Max’s composite ACT score of 31 is better than her SAT score, as her 1370 Total SAT score is “equivalent” to an ACT score of 30, so for the colleges to which she does report scores, she’ll share only her ACT score
• To keep things simple, let’s assume that Max doesn’t want to report AP, IB, SAT Subject Test, or any of her other scores
• Let’s also assume that Max is applying to Duke, SMU, and University of Florida. Here are the testing policies for those three schools, with our instructions on what Max should enter on each of those college’s Testing page and on its Questions page:

One more example for Max – same SAT & ACT scores as above, but Max wants to share her AP scores and future AP test names.

Only one row from above changes:

This blog was submitted by Jason Robinovitz, an educational consultant from Score At The Top Learning Centers & Schools , a family owned group of tutoring companies and schools in South Florida. In his role, he oversees each Center’s day-to-day operations, ensuring the delivery of top quality educational support and guidance services to client families. As team leader for a staff of more than 100 educators, Jason is in charge of strategic decision-making, including best practice policies, customer service, staffing, training, marketing, systems, and technology.

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SAT Essay Scores Explained

On january 19th, 2021, college board announced that they will no longer administer the sat subject tests in the u.s. and that the essay would be retired. read our blog post  to understand what this means in the near term and what the college board has in store for students down the road., our articles on subject tests and the sat essay will remain on our site for reference purposes as colleges and students transition to a revised testing landscape..

Why are there no percentiles for the essay on an SAT score report?

No percentiles or norms are provided in student reports. Even colleges do not receive any summary statistics. Given Compass’ concerns about the inaccuracy of essay scoring and the notable failures of the ACT on that front, the de-emphasis of norms would seem to be a good thing. The problem is that 10% of colleges are sticking with the SAT Essay as an admission requirement . While those colleges will not receive score distribution reports from the College Board, it is not difficult for them to construct their own statistics—officially or unofficially—based on thousands of applicants. Colleges can determine a “good score,” but students cannot. This asymmetry of information is harmful to students, as they are left to speculate how well they have performed and how their scores will be interpreted. Through our analysis, Compass hopes to provide students and parents more context for evaluating SAT Essay scores.

How has scoring changed? Is it still part of a student’s Total Score?

On the old SAT, the essay was a required component of the Writing section and made up approximately one-third of a student’s 200–800 score. The essay score itself was simply the sum (2–12) of two readers’ 1–6 scores. Readers were expected to grade holistically and not to focus on individual components of the writing. The SAT essay came under a great deal of criticism for being too loosely structured. Factual accuracy was not required; it was not that difficult to make pre-fabricated material fit the prompt; many colleges found the 2–12 essay scores of little use; and the conflation of the essay and “Writing” was, in some cases, blocking the use of the SAT Writing score—which included grammar and usage—entirely.

With the 2016 overhaul of the SAT came an attempt to make the essay more academically defensible while also making it optional (as the ACT essay had long been). The essay score is not a part of the 400–1600 score. Instead, a student opting to take the SAT Essay receives 2–8 scores in three dimensions: reading, analysis, and writing. No equating or fancy lookup table is involved. The scores are simply the sum of two readers’ 1–4 ratings in each dimension. There is no official totaling or averaging of scores, although colleges may choose to do so.

Readers avoid extremes

What is almost universally true about grading of standardized test essays is that readers gravitate to the middle of the scale. The default instinct is to nudge a score above or below a perceived cutoff or midpoint rather than to evenly distribute scores. When the only options are 1, 2, 3, or 4, the consequence is predictable—readers give out a lot of 2s and 3s and very few 1s and 4s. In fact, our analysis shows that 80% of all reader scores are 2s or 3s. This, in turn, means that most of the dimension scores (the sum of the two readers) range from 4 to 6. Analysis scores are outliers. A third of readers give essays a 1 in Analysis. Below is the distribution of reader scores across all dimensions.

What is a good SAT Essay score?

By combining multiple data sources—including extensive College Board scoring information—Compass has estimated the mean and mode (most common) essay scores for students at various score levels. We also found that the reading and writing dimensions were similar, while analysis scores lagged by a point across all sub-groups. These figures should not be viewed as cutoffs for “good” scores. The loose correlation of essay score to Total Score and the high standard deviation of essay scores means that students at all levels see wide variation of scores. The average essay-taking student scores a 1,080 on the SAT and receives just under a 5/4/5.

College Board recently released essay results for the class of 2017, so score distributions are now available. From these, percentiles can also be calculated. We provide these figures with mixed feelings. On the one hand, percentile scores on such an imperfect measure can be highly misleading. On the other hand, we feel that students should understand the full workings of essay scores.

The role of luck

What is frustrating to many students on the SAT and ACT is that they can score 98th percentile in most areas and then get a “middling” score on the essay. This result is actually quite predictable. Whereas math and verbal scores are the result of dozens of objective questions, the essay is a single question graded subjectively. To replace statistical concepts with a colloquial one—far more “luck” is involved than on the multiple-choice sections. What text is used in the essay stimulus? How well will the student respond to the style and subject matter? Which of the hundreds of readers were assigned to grade the student’s essay? What other essays has the reader recently scored?

Even good writers run into the unpredictability involved and the fact that essay readers give so few high scores. A 5 means that the Readers A and B gave the essay a 2 and a 3, respectively. Which reader was “right?” If the essay had encountered two readers like Reader A, it would have received a 4. If the essay had been given two readers like Reader B, it would have received a 6. That swing makes a large difference if we judge scores exclusively by percentiles, but essay scores are simply too blurry to make such cut-and-dry distinctions. More than 80% of students receive one of three scores—4, 5, or 6 on the reading and writing dimensions and 3, 4, or 5 on analysis.

What do colleges expect?

It’s unlikely that many colleges will release a breakdown of essay scores for admitted students—especially since so few are requiring it. What we know from experience with the ACT , though, is that even at the most competitive schools in the country, the 25th–75th percentile scores of admitted students were 8–10 on the ACT’s old 2–12 score range. We expect that things will play out similarly for the SAT and that most students admitted to highly selective colleges will have domain scores in the 5–7 range (possibly closer to 4–6 for analysis). It’s even less likely for students to average a high score across all three areas than it is to obtain a single high mark. We estimate that only a fraction of a percent of students will average an 8—for example [8/8/8, 7/8/8, 8/7/8, or 8,8,7].

Update as of October 2017. The University of California system has published the 25th–75th percentile ranges for enrolled students. It has chosen to work with total scores. The highest ranges—including those at UCLA and Berkeley—are 17–20. Those scores are inline with our estimates above.

How will colleges use the domain scores?

Colleges have been given no guidance by College Board on how to use essay scores for admission. Will they sum the scores? Will they average them? Will they value certain areas over others? Chances are that if you are worrying too much about those questions, then you are likely losing sight of the bigger picture. We know of no cases where admission committees will make formulaic use of essay scores. The scores are a very small, very error-prone part of a student’s testing portfolio.

How low is too low?

Are 3s and 4s, then, low enough that an otherwise high-scoring student should retest? There is no one-size-fits-all answer to that question. In general, it is a mistake to retest solely to improve an essay score unless a student is confident that the SAT Total Score can be maintained or improved. A student with a 1340 PSAT and 1280 SAT may feel that it is worthwhile to bring up low essay scores because she has previously shown that she can do better on the Evidence-based Reading and Writing and Math, as well. A student with a 1400 PSAT and 1540 SAT should think long and hard before committing to a retest. Admission results from the class of 2017 may give us some added insight into the use of SAT Essay scores.

Will colleges continue to require the SAT Essay?

For the class of 2017, Compass has prepared a list of the SAT Essay and ACT Writing policies for 360 of the top colleges . Several of the largest and most prestigious public university systems—California, Michigan, and Texas, for example, still require the essay, and a number of highly competitive private colleges do the same—for example, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford.

The number of excellent colleges not requiring the SAT Essay, though, is long and getting longer. Compass expects even more colleges to drop the essay requirement for the classes of 2018 and 2019. Policies are typically finalized in late spring or during the summer.

Should I skip the essay entirely?

A common question regarding SAT scores is whether the whole mess can be avoided by skipping the essay. After all, if only about 10% of colleges are requiring the section, is it really that important? Despite serious misgivings about the test and the ways scores are interpreted, Compass still recommends that most students take the essay unless they are certain that they will not be applying to any of the colleges requiring or recommending it. Nationally, about 70% of students choose to take the essay on at least one SAT administration. When looking at higher scoring segments, that quickly rises to 85–90%. Almost all Compass students take the SAT Essay at least once to insure that they do not miss out on educational opportunities.

Should I prepare for the SAT Essay?

Most Compass students decide to do some preparation for the essay, because taking any part of a test “cold” can be an unpleasant experience, and students want to avoid feeling like a retake is necessary. In addition to practicing exercises and tests, most students can perform well enough on the SAT Essay after 1–2 hours of tutoring. Students taking a Compass practice SAT will also receive a scored essay. Students interested in essay writing tips for the SAT can refer to Compass blog posts on the difference between the ACT and SAT tasks  and the use of first person on the essays .

Will I be able to see my essay?

Yes. ACT makes it difficult to obtain a copy of your Writing essay, but College Board includes it as part of your online report.

Will colleges have access to my essay? Even if they don’t require it?

Yes, colleges are provided with student essays. We know of very few circumstances where SAT Essay reading is regularly conducted. Colleges that do not require the SAT Essay fall into the “consider” and “do not consider” camps. Schools do not always list this policy on their website or in their application materials, so it is hard to have a comprehensive list. We recommend contacting colleges for more information. In general, the essay will have little to no impact at colleges that do not require or recommend it.

Is the SAT Essay a reason to take the ACT instead?

Almost all colleges that require the SAT Essay require Writing for ACT-takers. The essays are very different on the two tests, but neither can be said to be universally “easier” or “harder.” Compass recommends that the primary sections of the tests determine your planning. Compass’ content experts have also written a piece on how to attack the ACT essay .

Key links in this post:

ACT and SAT essay requirements ACT Writing scores explained Comparing ACT and SAT essay tasks The use of first person in ACT and SAT essays Understanding the “audience and purpose” of the ACT essay Compass proctored practice testing for the ACT, SAT, and Subject Tests

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Art graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where he was the top-ranked liberal arts student in his class. Art pioneered the one-on-one approach to test prep in California in 1989 and co-founded Compass Education Group in 2004 in order to bring the best ideas and tutors into students' homes and computers. Although he has attained perfect scores on all flavors of the SAT and ACT, he is routinely beaten in backgammon.

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Hi! I’m a high school junior who took the October and November SATs. I got a 1500 on October and then retook it to get a 1590 in November. I’m very happy with my score, but my essays are troubling me. I got a 6-4-6 in October and thought I would improve in November, but I got a 6-3-6. I really cannot improve my actual SAT score, but I don’t understand the essay. I’ve always been a good writer and have consistently been praised for it in English class and outside of class. Is this essay score indicative of my writing skill? And will this essay hurt my chances at Ivy League and other top tier schools? None of the schools I plan on applying to require it, but, since I have to submit it, will it hurt my chances? Thank you so much.

Maya, The essay is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Honestly, a 6-4-6 is a fine score and will not hurt your chances for admission. It’s something of an odd writing task, so I wouldn’t worry that it doesn’t match your writing skills elsewhere.

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I need help with the Common App Testing Section Answered

I took my first ACT with Writing on March 2nd, 2021, and got a composite score of 33 with an 8 in writing.

I took another ACT without Writing on July 17, 2021, and got a composite score of 34 (E: 35, M: 36 R:31, S:36)

I took my 5th ACT, one without Writing, on September 11, 2021, and got a composite score of 35 (E: 35, M: 35, R: 36, S:33).

- Since I have taken writing, do I say I have taken the writing?

- Is my writing score 8, or is it 24?

- If so, then how many past scores do (should) I wish to report? 1, 2, or 3?

- The Common App asks me for my highest section scores. But how will I tell them what my section scores were on my 35 ACT attempt? Or is that after I get admitted?

- By telling Common App my highest section scores, am I also basically giving them my super score?

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Hi @shreyanp , this is exactly how you fill out the Common App with your ACT test scores.

After you do this. Go to ACT.org, login in, and send your 36 Composite Superscore to all the colleges you are applying to, not all 4 test score options. This will reduce your test reporting costs by 67-75%, otherwise, you have to send 3 to 4 test scores to each college.

Number of past ACT scores you wish to report (Put 3)

Have you taken the ACT Plus Writing test? (YES)

Number of future ACT sittings you expect (0)

Highest composite score (36)

Composite date (September 11, 2021)

Date uses "month day, year" format (e.g. August 1, 2002)

Highest English score (35)

English date (July 17, 2021)

Highest math score (36)

Math date (September 11, 2021)

Highest reading score (36)

Reading date (September 11, 2021)

Highest science score (36)

Science date (July 17, 2021)

Highest writing score (8)

Writing date (March 2, 2021)

Good luck with the rest of your application and hopefully all this hard work will pay off for you when you get your decisions back.

As the other respondent already answered, if a college doesn't superscore the ACT, then send in your 9/11 test. The 8 writing score really doesn't matter. It's not required and not a great score anyway as you know.

Hey @shreyanp ! @CameronBameron and @brownbrudda123 answered your question really well, and I actually have nothing else to add! Congratulations on the great ACT scores!

For highest composite score, wouldn't I do 35, since I only have a 36 when superscored? also, my highest math score is a 35, not a 36, but I think I understand what you were saying for that part.

Hi there Shreyan!

To answer your questions:

The best thing to do while reporting your scores is to log in to the official ACT website (myact.org) and from there the site will tell you your super score. I say that since you have taken writing, you will want to report your score because there is no harm in doing so.

Your writing score will be an 8 because that is your highest writing score. You cant report a 24 underneath the writing section because the scale itself is from 1-12.

I recommend that you only submit one past score, and that score being your super score.

If you want to submit your highest test scores, then I would not worry about telling them about your other individual section scores on your 35 ACT attempt. You received a 36 on your Math and Science during July, so I would just report those because it helps your college profile immensely.

Yes, your highest section scores out of each test you took are your super scores.

Your ACT super score should look like this:

36 Overall(Really Nice Work!)

English: 35(September 11, 2021)

Math: 36(July 17,2021)

Reading: 36(September 11,2021)

Science 36(July 17, 2021)

Writing: 8(March 2, 2021)

Hope this helps!

But what about colleges that don't accept superscore? Would I keep this the same for them? Currently, I have 35 being my highest composite score.

For colleges that do not accept superscore, then yes. You can submit your highest composite score to those colleges. Edit: You don't have to submit your writing score in this scenario

@shreyanp If I recall correctly, the common app will ask how many scores you wish to report, in which case you would click 2 (July and September). It will also ask for your superscore (36) as well as your highest composite (35), so that way both of them are in there. You can also send both the 34 and the 35 from the ACT website to colleges, and regardless of whether or not they superscore they will consider the highest scores in each category.

But since I am showing my writing score, wouldn't I say I am reporting 3 scores? Or is that not what it means?

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We are pleased to announce that the Common App essay prompts will remain the same for 2023-2024.

It’s not just for the sake of consistency that we have chosen to keep the essay prompts the same for the upcoming application year. Our past research has shown that overall satisfaction with the prompts exceeded 95% across our constituent groups - students, counselors, advisors, teachers, and member colleges. Moving forward, we want to learn more about who is choosing certain prompts to see if there are any noteworthy differences among student populations.

We know some schools are beginning to have conversations with juniors and transfer students about their college options. As we’ve always said, this is not a call for students to begin writing. We hope that by sharing the prompts now, students will have the time they need to reflect on their own personal stories and begin thinking about what they want to share with colleges. As you assist students with their planning, feel free to share our Common App Ready resource on approaching the essay (in English and Spanish ). You can also visit our YouTube channel to view our breakdown of all 7 Common App essay prompts . 

"Moving forward, we want to learn more about who is choosing certain prompts to see if there are any noteworthy differences among student populations." Meredith Lombardi, Director, Education and Training, Common App

Students who are ready to start exploring the application can create their Common App account prior to August 1. With account rollover , we will retain any responses to questions on the Common App tab, including the personal essay.

Below is the full set of essay prompts for 2023-2024.

• Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
• The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
• Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
• Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
• Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
• Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
• Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.

We will retain the optional community disruption question within the Writing section. 

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Jonah Berger and Olivier Toubia used natural language processing to understand what drives academic success. The authors analyzed over 20,000 college application essays from a large public university that attracts students from a range of racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds and found that the semantic volume of the writing, or how much ground an application essay covered predicted college performance, as measured by grade point average.

They published their findings in PNAS Nexus .

Essays that covered more semantic ground predicted higher grades. Similarly, essays with smaller conceptual jumps between successive parts of its discourse predicted higher grades.

These trends held even when researchers controlled for factors including SAT score, parents' education, gender, ethnicity, college major, essay topics, and essay length. Some of these factors, such as parents' education and the student's SAT scores, encode information about family background , suggesting that the linguistic features of semantic volume and speed are not determined solely by socioeconomic status.

According to the authors, the results demonstrate that the topography of thought, or the way people express and organize their ideas, can provide insight into their likely future success.

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