is it mandatory that the high school send transcripts to colleges with SAT information?
It is not mandatory for New Jersey public high schools to include SAT scores on transcripts. Typically, high schools (or school districts) make their own policies about what a transcript includes, and I’d never heard that there were any statewide mandates. But just to be certain, I checked with one of the top admission pros in the Garden State– Scott White, Director of Guidance at Westfield High School and former Director at Montclair High School–who confirmed that there is no NJ rule that requires the scores on transcripts. Many high schools choose to put the SAT (or ACT) scores on their transcripts in order to maintain all student records in one place for their convenience, to expedite the receipt of scores in admission offices, and to enable students to avoid paying unnecessary fees to the College Board, since many colleges will accept transcript SAT’s as “official.” On the other hand, some high schools refuse to put test results on transcripts, claiming that it a violation of priva
