ACT and Sat II's

Test Preparation
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<p>If I take the ACT, and I don't have to take any SAT II's right? Because when I was looking through the Cornell application it said either SAT reasoning or Act, then 2 SAT II's, so I am a little confused about this.</p>

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<p>"it said either SAT reasoning or Act, then 2 SAT II's"</p>

<p>Think about that...you can take the SAT reasoning and two SAT II's, or you can take the ACT and then two SAT II's...why would you not have to take any subject area tests just because you took the ACT?</p>

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<p>I believe Cornell wants the following:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>SAT Reasoning Test or ACT</p>

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<li><p>Two SAT Subject Tests (depends on what college you apply to)</p></li>
</ol>

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<p><a href="http://www.compassprep.com/admissions_req_subjects.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.compassprep.com/admissions_req_subjects.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>yes, you still need 2 SAT II's.</p>

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<p>Peck, some colleges that require SAT II's with the SAT reasoning don't require SAT II's with the ACT, so that is why I would not have to take any SAT II's just because I took the ACT.</p>

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<p>I think more don't require it than do. In researching many colleges, except for a couple of top colleges, most accepted the ACT without the SATll's. I think a lot of students don't know that or want to submit them anyway. There are some colleges like Connecticut College that is the opposite. You can skip the SATl and just submit the ACT or 2 SAT subject tests of your choosing. You really have to check. My friend assumed Swarthmore wouldn't take just the ACT because Haverford didn't, but it does.</p>

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<p>hit the link that IvyLeagueorbust recommended: <a href="http://www.compassprep.com/admissions_req_subjects.aspx%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.compassprep.com/admissions_req_subjects.aspx&lt;/a>. If a school in the list has an asterisk, that means they accept the ACT instead of Subject Tests (and SAT I). There are some big-name schools that do this, like Yale for example. </p>

<p>But you really have to read the fine print. From the compassprep list you can link directly to the admission tests policies page of each college's website, and if you hit Penn you'll see that they technically accept the ACT instead of Subject Tests and SAT, but they say that "we prefer the College Board tests (SAT and Subject Tests)." </p>

<p>To me, this means that Penn is trying to be geographically inclusive and not turn off top students from parts of the country where most people only take the ACT. I have a friend in Iowa who had to drive almost three hours to take Subject Tests. She ended up driving the day before and staying in a hotel. How much does that suck?</p>

<p>I think that for most people, if you're trying to get into an Ivy caliber school, and you're asking yourself "Can I avoid taking Subject Tests?" then you probably shouldn't be looking at Ivies in the first place.</p>

<p>One reason why some of these top colleges accept ACT only might be that it makes it easier for them to let in top athletes who would have really low scores on Subject Tests.</p>