<p>The admissions site says that testing requirements can be fulfilled through the ACT. Thus, neither SAT IIs nor the SAT I must be submitted. Does anyone know whether they have a preference for which tests a student takes? I don't really understand why Yale feels as though the ACT negates the need to take SAT II tests. Any insight? Thanks!</p>
<p>Yeah, I'd also like to hear about this.</p>
<p>I mean, it's nice, but it's really strange... most schools of Yale's caliber require the SAT + SAT IIs OR the ACT + SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Feel free to correct me if I am wrong but it seems that a significant amount (and I may even go as far as to say 75% of applicants) have target scores which make them eligible for admissions. As such what will another 800 in Math IIC do for an applicant other than provide an extra test score. Or an even better question how will it differentiate one person from the next in a pool of nearly 20,000 applicants. I feel that Yale realizes this and understands that the ACT alone tests the skills that both the SAT I and SAT II address. As such one test still covers the skills tested in three difference tests (the SAT and the two required subject tests). On a more concrete note I know quite many individuals who submitted only ACT scores and were admitted so clearly Yale does not have a preference. If you research on previous posts there is speculation that elite schools covert ACT scores to SAT scores, I strongly believe that this practice no longer exists. Finally, I believe that Yale is leading a movement to focus college admissions more on a holistic approach rather than numbers and statistics thus the reason for the only 2 SAT subject tests this year.</p>