A successful resolution to the nullification of SAT scores by the College Board was announced by Assistant Principal of Student Services Dr. Antwan Babakhani on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12.
The email stated how students can now submit their SAT scores to colleges and also use them to apply for scholarships. As students view their scores, they should no longer get the notification that their scores are “Non-College Reportable,” but rather see no notification at all and only view their scores. The email did not mention what the issue was or how it was resolved. However, it did include a series of steps on how students can submit their SAT scores.
Babakhani gave more of an insight as to how the issue was resolved.
“We were in close contact with a representative from the College Board when we realized the problem wasn’t specific to one student, it was a good number of students. So we needed more support, so our administration reached out to a College Board representative. They immediately took our calls and looked right into this to figure out what’s up. Their analysis showed us that actually no, the scores are good, they should not be non-college reportable. They said [they would] reinstate the scores so that they can be reported, but they are still looking into why these students were labeled as NCP [non-college reportable]. They are still analyzing and they aren’t sure and [neither] are we. However, all our students are good. The message is now removed which now thereby gives students access to report their scores,” Babakhani said.
Any student whose SAT score still says it’s non-college reportable should contact Dr. Babakhani immediately at [email protected]
Students were also relieved to see this issue resolved, as some of them were counting on their SAT scores to help with their college admissions.
“I found out my scores were non-reportable through my friends, so I didn’t even believe it was true at first, and thought it was a joke. Once it was confirmed by the school, I was honestly disappointed because although we were told they were working on fixing the situation, we were never directly told the reason why it happened in the first place. It was scary for me because some of the programs in the schools I was applying to required the SAT and a score above a certain point to even apply, so I felt like my shot at a lot of the things I had been working towards for years had been taken away. Luckily, the issue was resolved, so it was very relieving to be able to continue working on my applications and include my score,” senior Raina Singh said.
National Merit Scholarship finalist Will Rousseau also expressed comfort in knowing the issue has been resolved.
“I was honestly depending on the National Merit Scholarship to be able to pay for some of my top schools, so I’m really grateful the scores were fixed,” Rousseau said.
