Quick GRE Score Sending Question

[testingtesting]

I have taken the GRE twice - once awhile ago and another very recently. The older scores are visible on my score report page while I probably have another 10 days until the newer scores appear in my score reports - currently the newest scores indicate "Absent or not available."

 

My question: what happens if I order the newer test scores be sent to universities while my online score report for the newer scores still indicates "absent or not available?" Am I correct to assume they send the scores once they become available?  If so, does ETS send them immediately (so long as I have paid for them and selected recipients) or is some action necessary on my part?

 

Thank you!

[TakeruK]

When I asked ETS the same question in 2011, they said the scores are sent immediately. Therefore, they advise you to wait until the scores you want to show appear on your online account before you order your score report. 

[testingtesting]

When I asked ETS the same question in 2011, they said the scores are sent immediately. Therefore, they advise you to wait until the scores you want to show appear on your online account before you order your score report. 

Funny thing: there is no way that is true. They take awhile to process (~5 days)

[TakeruK]

Funny thing: there is no way that is true. They take awhile to process (~5 days)

 

That's what they told me in 2011, but I should clarify and say that the point of my advice was that you should wait until your scores are ready before you order the score report. But again, perhaps things are different now in 2014 than in 2011.

[testingtesting]

That's what they told me in 2011, but I should clarify and say that the point of my advice was that you should wait until your scores are ready before you order the score report. But again, perhaps things are different now in 2014 than in 2011.

 

I did not ask if I should wait until my scores are ready but rather a specific question.