<p>Which is looked on more favorably by colleges? A 2370 (800R, 800W, 770M, don't know essay score) or a 36 (36 in all except math, which is a 35, don't know writing). Or is there absolutely no difference? Obviously, there's some difference between 2400 and 2370; even if the college doesn't care, a 2400 is obviously preferable to a 2370 though the difference is minimal. However, is the same true for the 2370 and 36, since you don't need a perfect score in each category to get a 36? What if the 2370 were a 2350? 2360? 2380? 2390? And, conversely, would a 2400 be better than a 36 if not all categories were 36?</p>
<p>I would say they are roughly the same. Essentially perfect scores.</p>
<p>You are looking for literally MINUTE differences.</p>
<p>I’ve yet to hear of any school that only allows the student to send one or the other. Send both! it will only make you look stronger as an applicant</p>
<p>These aren’t my scores, I was actually trying to settle a debate between friends.</p>
<p>On a side note, are you sure it makes one stronger as an applicant? I have a 2400, but would it help to take the ACT as well (I am 99% sure I can get a 36 without studying)?</p>
<p>No. Relax with the tests… and quit fishing for compliments… you cannot seriously think taking the ACT when you have a 2400 is going to make a huge difference…</p>
<p>I’m willing to do anything [ethical] that will make any amount of difference.</p>
<p>personally i feel a 2400 is more impressive, but thats just my opinion. I think that if you go take the ACT its pretty much redundant. Depending on what your subject test scores are. If you dont have 780+ on your subject tests, which i’m sure you do, then MAYBE i could see why you would take the ACT for that prized 36 score.</p>
<p>Okay, I guess I won’t take the ACT then since my subject tests are fine.</p>
<p>Also, I just realized that for my EA school(s) the ACT would be too late anyway.</p>
<p>yeah I was just about to ask if you were applying ED or EA. Don’t worry with scores like that youre set. I, on the other hand, am beyond apprehensive about my ED.</p>
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<p>here are my stats… chance at your own risk</p>
<p>yeah I was just about to ask if you were applying ED or EA. Don’t worry with scores like that youre set. I, on the other hand, am beyond apprehensive about my ED.</p>
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<p>here are my stats… chance at your own risk</p>
<p>A 2370 and a 2400 are essentially the same thing. There will be little (if any) difference in how colleges view them. Thus, a 2370 and a 36 are also essentially the same thing.</p>
<p>At that point, it’s really just a crapshoot depending on the specific test you got and how you were feeling that morning, and you’re well into the 99th percentile either way, so colleges really don’t care.</p>
<p>Since you already have a 2400, save yourself the four hours. Sending an additional perfect score will be of no benefit whatsoever.</p>
<p>Just realized this is hypothetical. Lol.</p>
<p>^
Read the thread. This is a hypothetical.</p>
<p>To me, a 2370 is more impressive since a 36 is just an average, not a sum. Plus, if I worked in admissions (which I don’t), I would look more favorably on extremely high SAT scores in general than extremely high ACT scores. I think the SAT tests more of what I would value in a college setting (critical thinking vs. learning by rote).</p>
<p>Not exactly hypothetical. Two friends/acquaintances of mine got these scores and were debating which is preferable.</p>
<p>36, 2370, and 2400 are basically the same. Most colleges aren’t going to pick one over the other based on test score. No need to compete with your friends over it.</p>
<p>Scores typically get binned into categories anyway by the time admissions officers read them. The difference between a 2370 and a 2400 is practically nothing – just a couple questions – and are treated equivalently. Likewise with the ACT.</p>
<p>Yes, a 2400 is “better” than 2370, strictly speaking, but there’s still a variance. Someone who misses 2 questions isn’t ALWAYS going to miss 2 questions if you retest them again and again. There will be some upper and lower threshold, and at that level, it can mean the difference between a 2400 and a 2350. So even if one score is higher than another, it won’t necessarily be indicative of much, due to how silly the differences could possibly be. All we really know is that the student is capable of scoring in the highest ranges, and that’s what matters.</p>
<p>There’s literally no difference at all. It’s slightly easier to get a perfect ACT score (statistically, that is), but the SAT is slightly off perfect. Literally, they’re like exactly the friggin same.</p>
<p>If one has either a 2370 or a 2400 on the SAT, congratulations, you’re done with testing. </p>
<p>There was a thread by an MIT Admissions Officer who touched on something very similar to this. His advice (if memory serves) Do not waste your time taking the test again. I assume it would apply to taking the ACT as well.</p>