<p>Anyone here get into HYPSM/little ivies (liberal arts) with only submitting ACT scores versus SAT? Just curious... You don't often here where top ACT scorers who used that score as their primary score go..</p>
<p>Not me personally, but I know people do get in with only ACT. Anything I've read about admissions says they will happily accept ACT over SAT or the other way around.</p>
<p>I know a freshman at Stanford whose only standardized test was an ACT (a 32).</p>
<p>hook? athlete?</p>
<p>Hook: passed legislation at state level</p>
<p>^That's a really impressive accomplishment. Thinking about it, I do know a kid who got a 2120 SAT with "only" 1400 M+CR, but he got a 34 on ACT and is now a freshman at Harvard.</p>
<p>^This issue has been discussed to death on similar threads. The bottom line is that a high score on the ACT, submitted alone, is just as likely to get you into an elite school as a high score on the SAT, submitted alone. It's also just as likely to get you rejected since the elites reject many high scorers, including those who score perfectly. At these schools, the standardized test score is only one factor -- and not likely the most important factor -- in the admissions decision.</p>
<p>^I was just agreeing with the statement you said. There are also examples of good SAT getting someone in over bad ACT, but I was responding to the OP who was wondering about the usefullness of an ACT score alone.</p>
<p>bump... I understand the consensus that SAT and ACT are not necessarily the determining factors in the admissions process, I'm just curious to hear any actual results...</p>
<p>Standardized test scores are the most important determining factor with regard to acceptance at the “top school” level. Colleges want intelligent people on the campus, and unlike grades, which are mainly a reflection of effort rather than intelligence, a good SAT score really shows where you stand on an intellectual level.</p>
<p>^^^ I'm sorry, but I would have to disagree with you on that last statement you made. The SAT does NOT determine how intellectual an individual is whatsoever. I don't think any ONE factor can determine how mentally acute a person is. The SAT has time limits, and the smartest kid in the world may have difficulty with time management, and therefore the SAT would not apply as a test determining the intellectual capability of that person. </p>
<p>In conclusion, the SAT does NOT show where a person stands on an intellectual level. I hope you liked my essay, and I would probably get a 4/12 on it if I were to write this on the SAT essay. :-p</p>
<p>I actually read somewhere that the tests are the least imp!</p>