<p>Both scores are the median/mean for Cornell yet a 1400 SAT score converts to a 32 ACT. My question is what would look more favorably in the eyes of adcoms? A 31 ACT or a 1400 SAT (assuming lopsided SAT scores: 760 Math, 640 Reading).</p>
<p>Why not send both since they are about the same. Is your ACT breakdown lopsided too?</p>
<p>Thing is I don’t have a 31 ACT. I currently have a 1400 SAT, but I can’t get my SAT reading up. I was wondering if I should retake the ACT again and try to bring it to a 31 (Got a 29 on my last try). Apparently individual sections of the SAT matter a lot since Cornell reports their percentile ranges, however on the ACT they just report the composite scores so subscores don’t matter.</p>
<p>True, but my experience has been that the ACT favors strong, fast readers, so getting 2 more points on it may be as difficult as raising your SAT CR score.</p>
<p>I think adcoms will look at both roughly equally. And while technically Cornell accepts ACT and SAT scores, I’m guessing Cornell isn’t blind to the fact that SAT has a stronger correlation with college performance than the ACT.</p>