Hey LostOne:
I stumbled upon your questions and I'll take a shot here. I used to teach the GMAT at Kaplan way back in the day and I worked at Veritas Prep for a few years.
1 - the 5 hypothetical schools would only see your 1st score. They would not see that you canceled the 2nd test that you took (and did not officially report to any school.)
2 - when you apply, most schools want to upload a copy of your GMAT score report. That score report will have a number associated with it. the school will then cross-reference at number with GMAC and verify your score. They will also verify your test history, minus any canceled scores. So you do not need to verify that they receive your score, they will verify the score. If you want to double check, and after you submit your application log back on a few days later and check to see what outstanding – if anything at all. If you see that they have marked "GMAT score report" as an open item, then call the admissions committee office and see what is up.
I hope this clears things up.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
TheLostOne wrote:
So pretend you took the test twice. On the first time you took the test, you selected the 5 schools and accepted the score. Then you took the test again but canceled the score at the end of the test.
If you apply to the 5 schools that you initially sent, would they actually only see the first score and no canceled since in theory GMAC sent the scores after the first test?
Also, how do you actually confirm that a school ever received your test score? What if it was say, 2 years before? Do schools just keep electronic files of all submitted scores?
Thanks