Will colleges see my SAT/AP scores if I check the data sharing box on CSS Profile?

yes they see everything once you check that box

That data sharing acknowledgment is more about allowing colleges to use your CSS Profile information for determining financial aid. It doesn't automatically send all your test scores - that's controlled separately through your College Board account and Score Choice settings. The CSS Profile and test score sending are two separate processes, even though they're both College Board services.

The data sharing acknowledgment on the CSS Profile is specifically about the FINANCIAL INFORMATION you're providing in the application. It allows colleges to use that data to determine your aid eligibility. It doesn't affect or override your SAT Score Choice or AP score sending preferences. Your test scores are handled entirely separately through your College Board account settings. If you've used Score Choice to only send specific SAT scores, that remains in effect regardless of what you do on the CSS Profile. For AP scores, those are only sent to colleges if you specifically request it through the AP score sending service. The CSS Profile has no mechanism to override those settings.

Exactly. The acknowledgment is only about the financial data in your CSS Profile. Colleges only see the test scores you've specifically sent them through the separate Score Choice and AP score sending services. The CSS Profile data sharing acknowledgment allows: 1. Colleges to use your financial data for aid decisions 2. College Board to process your application 3. Colleges to share your data with state aid programs if applicable It does NOT override your test score sending preferences or give schools access to scores you haven't explicitly shared.

I had this EXACT same worry last year when applying! Called College Board directly to confirm and waited on hold for like 2 hours. The CSS Profile acknowledgment has nothing to do with test scores. It's only about the financial information IN the CSS Profile itself. By the way, if anyone needs to contact Federal Student Aid or College Board and keeps getting stuck on hold, I discovered this service called Claimyr (claimyr.com) that waits on hold for you and calls you back when a human agent gets on the line. Saved me from that 2+ hour wait! They have a video showing how it works: https://youtu.be/TbC8dZQWYNQ

One more important thing to understand: while the CSS Profile acknowledgment doesn't share your test scores, colleges CAN see all AP scores you've ever sent them previously (even if sent years ago). And if you send your official transcript, AP scores that appear on your high school transcript will be visible that way. So if you're worried about specific scores, check if they appear on your transcript or if you've previously sent them to that school. Each college has different policies about how they use test scores in their holistic review.

My counselor told me colleges can sometimes see all ur scores anyway even with score choice but idk if thats true??? anyone know for sure???

this whole college application process is such a scam. they make everything confusing on purpose so u mess up and have to pay more fees to fix it

For anyone else dealing with this confusion - I went through the same panic last year! The CSS Profile data sharing acknowledgment is ONLY about financial information, not test scores. Your Score Choice settings remain completely separate and unaffected. One tip: if you're still worried, you can always log into your College Board account after submitting the CSS Profile to double-check that your Score Choice preferences are still set the way you want them. They'll show exactly which scores have been sent to which schools. This gave me peace of mind when I was applying! Also remember that even if a college has a policy requiring all scores, the CSS Profile acknowledgment doesn't automatically enforce that - it's still up to you to send them through the proper channels.