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How to Find Previous SAT Scores

The SAT, formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, has been used as a factor in college admissions since 1901 to measure the literacy, basic math and writing skills necessary for success in college. The SAT has been administered since its inception as a tool to compare students from different educational and cultural backgrounds that live anywhere in the United States. If you took the SAT in high school and then did not immediately proceed to college, you may be wondering how you can find your old score for admission into college. Luckily, the College Board keeps SAT results active up to one year after the test is taken for immediate access on its website. After one year, the results are archived and must be ordered; the College Board keeps SAT scores archived indefinitely and currently contains SAT scores that date before 1975.

Instructions

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  Submit your request via mail or telephone. Either way, the order costs $10 per report plus a $24 search fee.
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  Log on to the College Board SAT Program's website at http://www.collegboard.com if you would like to submit via mail. Locate the recipient school's four-digit code located on the website. Download the SAT Archived Score Report Order Form. Fill in the information to the best of your knowledge. Mail your order form along with completed payment information at the bottom to:
  
  SAT Program
  
  P.O. Box 8057
  
  Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
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  Call 866-756-7346 to order the archived reports by phone. Be sure to have your current name and address, test date and registration number (if available), name and address at the time you tested, college and scholarship program codes of score recipients, and credit card number and expiration date on hand. Follow the prompts to order your archived SAT score report.

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