<p>Hi!
I'm almost done with my Yale RD application, but I'm submitting a 30 ACT.. which I HATE.
I'm registered for the December ACT (I know it's late, but I had school and personal reasons for that), and a Yale admissions officer told me it was fine.</p>
<p>However, if I submit my application, let's say during the next two weeks, will Yale review it with my 30 ACT? I'm SURE that won't help my application at all. (Also, I know getting my ACT from 30 to 34+ is hard, but I'm sure I can do it. I barely studied for my first one, so my motivation for Yale and how hard I've been studying, I think I can do it)</p>
<p>So, should I submit it now and hope they won't review it completely until after my ACT scores are due or should I send it, like, last minute when I know they'll have my scores?</p>
<p>Yale requires you to list all scores. They will know about 30 so I see no problem sending it and submitting application. If you get a higher ACT, then send that as well and email your local rep with update.</p>
<p>Currently, Admissions is reviewing applications from the SCEA round. They will not begin to review RD applications until all SCEA decisions have been made, which is probably after your ACT test. As lacrossemom’s suggested, if you get a higher score, there will be plenty of time to alert your local rep before your file is reviewed.</p>
<p>Oh, that’s great! I was really worried about that :/</p>
<p>Also… I just realized I sent in my SAT scores which were very low (1930) to Yale via CollegeBoard when I registered… I’m not going to report that in my CommonApp, just the ACT… will this completely ruin my application to Yale? (I’ve got a 97/100 GPA, IB Diploma, Leadership roles and tons of Community Service hours, also my essays are pretty good I think)</p>
<p>If your SAT scores have already been sent to Yale, you should self-report it on the Common App. Given that Yale does a good job of matching scores sent in from the College Board to applications, your SAT scores will be placed in your file and your omission will be noticed.</p>
<p>Quick question. Yale has scores because OP sent them. Why would Yale make a notation that that OP omitted them? OP can’t be hiding something he sent. Just trying to understand the thought process.</p>
<p>Also, Yale requires the SAT + 2 ST… I wasn’t planning on doing that, and just submitting the ACT. If the SAT score got to them first, will they expect 2 ST from me?
Or when the ACT arrives will they just know what I’ll be submitting?</p>
<p>Self report your SAT scores on the Common App. No harm done at all. All you’ll have to do is identify which SAT scores you submitted to Yale, then self-report all of them on the CA and the supplement. Submit your app to Yale ONLY, and then you can create an alternate form of the Common App to accommodate other schools and their testing policies.</p>
<p>For reference, I took both the SAT and the ACT, once and twice, respectively. I self-reported all of them on the Yale application. I then proceeded to send Yale an official score report for my second ACT test only. I e-mailed the admissions office and they informed me that, as my app stood, they would only evaluate my ACT scores because I did not send in any SAT reports.</p>
<p>Yale, unlike other schools, does not abide by score choice; an applicant is required to submit all scores from all test dates, but they only have to do so from the test they are submitting. For example, if you send just your SAT scores, you do not have to self-report your ACT scores. And vice-versa. However, the OP sent both SAT and ACT scores – so they should self-report both. Every applicant’s file is read by at least 2 readers, sometimes the entire committee of 20 to 30 officers will read a file. An applicant’s omission may not be noticed, but if it is noticed, someone may question what else the OP has left out. It’s always best to tell the truth and not be caught in a lie of omission.</p>
<p>I definitely understand that, I don’t want to lie in my application… Hopefully they’ll understand I want my ACT reviewed rather than the SAT. I just contacted a Yale admissions officer about what to do. In the end, they’re just scores. I think other areas of my app are stronger than the scores, and they’ll review that as well. I’ll hope for the best.</p>
<p>"Students, when we’re on the road, we often play a little kind of quiz show game with students, asking what they think is the most important part of the application. Many, many students respond, “Well, the testing must be the most important.” It’s actually one of the less important elements in the file. The testing can give you a sense of what schools are within your range, and it gives the school a sense of what students in the applicant pool are within their range.</p>
<p>The most important part of your application — bar none, no question, any college — is your high school transcript. Probably the next most important are your teacher recommendations, particularly if you’re applying to any kind of selective college or university."</p>
<p>Just submit your application now and don’t submit any ACT scores until your Dec sitting. They will simply hold on to your application until all pieces have arrived and then will evaluate, since you’re applying RD the timing is fine.</p>
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<p>Not sure what this post is in response to, but you can make alternate versions of the CA to send to different schools with different policies.</p>
<p>DS is applying to Yale RD, too. His HS transcript lists every test he has taken: SAT, ACT, PSAT, PLAN for his entire HS career. We told GC we wanted to remove SAT from official transcript since we only planned on submitting ACT to schools. He didn’t take SAT IIs, did better on ACT and only took SAT to meet requirements for NMSF. GC said it had already been loaded into their servicers program and could not be changed. DS didn’t want to self report SAT scores on supplement, but I told him he should since they would already be on his transcript anyway. They aren’t bad, just not as good as ACT. I’m only paying to send ACT. Was it correct to tell him to self-report? I’m as confused as OP in this situation.</p>
<p>mommaof5,
I think I read somewhere that they only take into account scores sent in officially by testing agencies, so if you don’t pay for SAT scores sent, they won’t really take them into account. Maybe they’ll see it in the transcript, but won’t really take it into account when making decisions. I don’t think it matters if he self reports it, I’m sure Yale will know he wants his ACT reviewed.</p>
that will completely blow my chances for Yale…</p>