December All college admission applications should be submitted before December 1. April Colleges mail student financial aid award letters to those who have been offered admission. The award letters are often called financial aid packages. May 1 National Candidate Reply Date - students accept their offer of admission. Most colleges require a score from one of these national standardized tests as part of the admissions process.
Colleges generally accept scores from either test.
Students select which colleges should receive their score reports when they submit the test registration form. Penn State cannot accept a faxed copy of these scores. No RUSH SAT reports will be accepted.