<p>This has prolly be asked a lot, and so im sorry for however stupid i may be. But im under the ruse that as long as you have an acceptable score then theres no real problem and then adcoms just look elsewhere to see whether they should admit you. And then in that case ACT but no SAT would be ok.</p>
<p>Is there any reason why a good ACT score cannot stand alone in terms of admissions?</p>
<p>If you are satisfied with your ACT, there is no need to take the SAT. Some schools require 2 or 3 SAT subject tests, so check to see if you need those, but you take those independantly of the SAT.</p>
<p>Has anyone used sophomore ACT scores? My daughter is satisfied (29 ACT composite, 32 English, 35 Reading, 27 Science, 23 Math with no prep) but if she actually studied I think she could do better - especially if she worked on that math score. And I think she should at least try the SAT (soph PSAT 66 CR and W, 53 math). However, she hates these tests and says she would rather focus on passing her AP exams. Thoughts?</p>
<p>trickysock, as long as your target schools do not require SAT2 scores, then your good ACT score should be good to go. </p>
<p>califa, the 29 ACT score might be good enough, depending on the schools she's applying to. Try to convince her though to retake towards the end of her junior year. I would assume that with a year of junior math in her belt, she might be able to raise the Math subscore even more. It looks like that's the only one pulling down the composite. </p>
<p>Good luck to you both.</p>
<p>Hi califa! Congratulations to your daughter on her good ACT score in her sophomore year. I peeked at a few of your posts, and I bet it was a great relief to her to score so far above average for composite and even beat the average for the Math section (av is "about" 22). The 29 composite puts her in excellent shape for most of the more than 2,000 4-year universities in the nation, including UT Austin where she is at the top of the middle 50%.</p>
<p>As she is not taking math jr or sr year, it would be unlikely that she would score higher on that section in subsequent tests, so signing up for prep classes, tutors and more testing may add stress and frustration while yielding a lower score. A 23 on ACT math translates to "about" a 590 on SAT math, so a 53 PSAT means her SAT math score is predicted (@ 530) to be lower than the ACT 23.</p>
<p>Don't let the tiny percent of applicants on college confidential make you think a 29 is not a "good" score. It is in the 86th percentile nationwide and is a fine accomplishment for a sophomore. My thought is to let her focus on classes and enjoying high school and breathe a sigh of relief that her standardized testing is done.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi Califa, </p>
<p>Make sure that the colleges your D. applies in future will accept sophomore scores. Some of them have restrictions. like the score should be only from 7, 9 or 10 semester of High School. (For example, University of Missouri - Columbia.) My D. took SAT II Math Level 2 as a sophomore with 770 score, so she was not going to retake it, but fortunately, the U. doesn't require SAT II at all...</p>
<p>my question is just whether or not itd be a red flag if i turned in subject test scores and an act score but no sat score.</p>
<p>Your question has been answered above, but to repeat: It is fine to just take the ACT and not take the SAT. If subject tests are required, take them and submit them.</p>
<p>Thanks - if she doesn't retake I'll make sure the schools she applies to will take those sophomore scores & if not she'll have to review math much as she hates it (she has NVLD which wasn't discovered until sophomore year and in retrospect was accelerated way too fast in math - she should not have been in Algebra in 7th grade). Or knowing her, she would want to drop any school that requires her to retake from her list. </p>
<p>chubeebo, it is only the math that's pulling down the composite, and one reason she wants to skip the SAT is that some schools don't look at the new writing section, so math would be half of her total SAT score. Right now she doesn't want to take math junior or senior year (she has her 4 math credits) and I don't know if I can convince her to even take SAT prep, which is offered at her school with a pass/fail option.</p>
<p>Tori_mom, too bad about U Missouri not taking that SAT-II score - no reason to retake a 770. I don't think it should matter when the tests were taken. </p>
<p>tocollege, thanks for giving me some perspective. I checked her scores and amazingly, a 29 is 95th percentile overall! By Cc standards, it may be below average, but she's happy with it - it is a lopsided score, but she did make college readiness standards on math (barely). I'm concerned that if she retakes she'll do better on everything else but really tank the math this time. At least ACT lets you choose the best score. We'll see.</p>