ACT in lieu of SAT Subject Tests

Applying to College
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<p>Hello everybody,</p>

<p>I recently took the ACT and I am very pleased with my scores - and I do not wish to take the SAT II's unless I really have to. So can anyone fill me in on what top universities accept the ACT in place of SAT1/SAT2? Here is my potential list:</p>

<p>Yale
Columbia
NYU Stern
Brown
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Dartmouth
Berkeley
Cornell
UCLA
Northwestern
Boston College</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Also if there are some top ranked universities not on this list that accept the ACT instead of SATII, can you mention them here?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

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<p>Most of the time, schools will require ACT/SAT scores, along with SAT2’s if the school is very selective. You can’t get around not having SAT2’s if the school requires them. I haven’t heard of very many that require SAT + SAT2 or ACT. If there are a few, they’re likely not highly ranked schools like you have on your list. Check each school’s requirements.</p>

<p>Most schools will accept the ACT in place of SAT1, though.</p>

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<p>thank you very much - I’ll double check :)</p>

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<p>I agree with Kitten. This is NOT something you want to be guessing about. However, I can categorically state that these schools on your list will accept ACT in lieu of SAT & SAT IIs</p>

<p>Brown, Yale, Columbia, Penn. </p>

<p>For Cornell, it depends upon which school you’re applying – they have differing rules.</p>

<p>Dartmouth definitely requires SAT IIs</p>

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<p>SCHOOLS THAT REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF SUBJECT TESTS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER APPLICANT TAKES SAT OR ACT:</p>

<p>California Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University ¶ – exception: non-architecture majors, College of Fine
Arts (neither required nor recommended)
Cornell University (NY) – exception: applicants to Agriculture/Life Sciences and to
Industrial/Labor Relations (Subject Tests optional for these schools)
Dartmouth College (NH)
Franklin Olin College of Engineering (MA)
Harvard/Radcliffe Colleges (MA)
Harvey Mudd College (CA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton University (NJ)
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture (NY) – note: Webb does not accept ACT
Williams College (MA)</p>

<p>SCHOOLS THAT WILL ACCEPT ACT IN LIEU OF BOTH SAT AND SUBJECT TESTS:</p>

<p>Amherst College (MA)<br>
Barnard College (NY)
Boston College (MA)<br>
Brown University (RI)
Bryn Mawr College ¶ – note: other testing options obtain—see college entry
Columbia University (NY)<br>
Duke University (NC)
Haverford College ¶<br>
McGill University (PQ)
Pomona College (CA)<br>
Rice University (TX)
Swarthmore College ¶ – note: other testing options obtain—see college entry
Tufts University (MA)<br>
University of Pennsylvania
Vassar College (NY)<br>
Wellesley College (MA)
Wesleyan College (CT)<br>
Yale University (CT)</p>

<p>Reference: <a href=“http://www.rtsd.org/Page/1574”>http://www.rtsd.org/Page/1574&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Did you get a 36 on your ACT?</p>

<p>I could understand not taking the SAT if you had a very high or perfect ACT score, but good SATII subject test scores may bolster your application even in schools that do not require them.</p>

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<p>For any top schools that recommend SAT2, treat it as required.</p>

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<p>You must have taken the writing portion with the ACT to have it count for SAT IIs.</p>

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<p>Yes I did take the writing portion of the ACT as well. I will take the subject tests next year I suppose but I think my composite score of 33 is solid enough in combination with my GPA/IB predicted grades which are excellent.</p>

<p>Thanks everybody!</p>