What is the difference between the ways to submit scores?
A self-reported score is information you enter on the form. Supporting documentation is a file, such as a PDF, that you upload in the requested format. Official score delivery is a transmission by the test provider or institutional access to its results.
These steps may all be required. Uploading a score report does not necessarily trigger official delivery, and official delivery does not automatically fill in the form. Track each required action separately.
The word “official” may describe the score report itself or the delivery process. Read the entire instruction: “upload your official score report” may not mean the same thing as “have the test provider send your scores.”
What do the procedures reviewed require?
For direct admission to HEC Paris’s 2027 MiM intake, applicants must upload GMAT or GRE supporting documents and also request official score delivery from the test provider. The TAGE MAGE result must be uploaded with the application. These instructions apply to this specific route.
ECRICOME’s 2027 Tremplin Bac+3 overview says FNEGE sends TAGE MAGE scores automatically; applicants provide GMAT or GRE reports and English-test documentation. Automatic retrieval does not remove the need to complete the information requested in the application, and it does not apply to every school.
The ESSEC MiM page asks applicants to provide a copy of the official score report, among other documents. Review the submission instructions for the test in question: a rule for one type of result does not extend to every document.
These examples show how submission processes differ. For your application, follow the current process for your chosen route and verify the recipient details before sending anything.
What should you do now?
Work through the following questions in order to turn an instruction into concrete steps. Note the deadline for each action: it may apply to uploading documentation or to separate score delivery.
Do not confuse a submitted score-delivery request with confirmation that your application is complete. If your applicant portal still shows a pending status, use the contact information and processing timelines provided by the institution.
- Are your test and its version accepted? If unclear, resolve this before requesting score delivery.
- Does the form ask you to self-report your score? Enter the required information exactly, including the correct date.
- Do you need to attach a document? Use the expressly permitted proof—a report or screenshot—and do not hide any requested details.
- Is official delivery required? Select the program or code that matches your route and save the confirmation.
- Has the school confirmed receipt? Check the status and follow its reporting process if the result has not been matched to your application.
Can you photograph the score displayed at the end of the test?
GMAC prohibits recording, capturing, or printing the unofficial score displayed immediately after the GMAT. A school that accepts a screenshot in its application does not authorize you to break the test’s rules. Use the result made available through authorized means after it is released.
For GMAT score delivery, GMAC allows up to five free program selections within 48 hours after the official score report becomes available in your mba.com account—not after the test ends. This deadline applies to the free-delivery benefit; it does not replace the school’s application deadline.
Prepare the exact list of programs before your score report is released, then review it when you send the scores. A school may have different recipients for different degrees. The institution’s name alone may not identify the right recipient for your application.
The pitfall
Assuming the official score can arrive after the deadline
Any option to report a provisional score or send it later must appear in the process for your route. Do not infer it from another applicant’s experience or from a portal field that technically accepts an incomplete file.
If you have taken the test but are waiting for the score report, explain the situation and give the dates and exact route. Without explicit instructions, do not present a registration confirmation or provisional result as the requested final documentation.
How can you make sure your score is matched to your application?
Check that your name, date of birth, and required identifiers match across your accounts. For the TAGE MAGE, the FNEGE FAQ says authorized institutions can access results using your candidate number. Check which institutions you selected in your account.
For the TOEFL, the ETS institution code, called the DI code, identifies the score recipient; a department code may further specify the recipient at institutions classified as “Graduate Organization.” This code replaces neither uploading a PDF nor confirming receipt. Use the codes listed by your target program rather than those for another program at the same university.
Save your score report and confirmations in a clearly named folder. If a problem arises, you can provide the test, date, recipient program, and action already taken. This tracking does not guarantee admission; it reduces uncertainty about score delivery.
Key takeaways
- Self-reporting, uploading a document, and provider delivery are not interchangeable.
- Check the exact recipient, deadline, and receipt status.
- A screenshot requested for an application never authorizes you to capture a screen that is prohibited during a test.