answer:It can’t hurt. Or else, you could wait until you leave the Air Force in two years. College admission officers will read an application from an Air Force vet with a very different eye than one from an 18-year-old high school senior, under any circumstances. You are now permitted to choose the scores you want sent to particular colleges so if you have a bad day, you can omit them. “Select which scores you want to send to your score recipients Score Choice gives you the option to choose which scores (by test date for the SAT and by individual test for SAT Subject Tests™) you send to colleges — in accordance with an institution’s stated score-use practice.” SATS You can also pick up some practice tests and take them in a stringent manner…having someone proctor and time you….to see how they feel.