<p>I'm a junior, and I took the ACT during both the October and December test dates. On the October test I scored a 30 composite with a 12 on writing, while I scored a 31 composite in December with a 10 on writing. I'll definitely be taking the test again, but just out of curiosity, will Yale combine my 31 composite with my 12 writing from the other test date? I'm sure they would take both scores into account, I just didn't know to what degree. Thanks.</p>
<p>I think you're right in that they will look at both the 31 comp and the 12 in writing. They will see both of them anyways so no worries. My only advice is don't rely too heavily on the ACT. I know of a person who got a 35 comp and had pretty good EC's but got rejected EA. Make sure you take your SAT's and SAT II's so you can add that to your app as well. Good luck</p>
<p>haha..I have the same scores! I scored a 30/12 in June, and a 31/? for December. However, I'm not a junior...I'm a senior procrastinating my application!</p>
<p>bump please</p>
<p>"I know of a person who got a 35 comp and had pretty good EC's but got rejected EA."</p>
<p>I know of a person who got a 35 comp and never took the SAT's and had pretty good ECs that got in. If you must use anecdotal evidence, please delineate at least three examples that form a trend.</p>
<p>On that note, if you feel the acorns make tests that are much more oppressive than ACT does (i.e. you're gonna do better on the ACT), by all means go for the ACT. Also, if you wanna get an early start on your aptitude standardized testing, start with the ACT because you can choose which test administrations you want to release to colleges. With College Board, they send all the tests you ever took.</p>
<p>Also, when Yale Admissions says they look at ACT and SAT equally, don't be a conspiracy theorist - take their word for it. They ain't gonna lie about a thing like that.</p>
<p>webviper, my scores:</p>
<p>June: 30/12
December: 31/10</p>
<p>Yea, so I'm wondering too right now...</p>
<p>im in the same situation:</p>
<p>june: 32/12
october: 35/09 (i actually really liked my essay... obviously the readers didn't)</p>
<p>I feel sure that as long as you have a perfect 12 somewhere on the application, they'll understand that the difference came from the imperfections of subjective grading.</p>
<p>in addition, considering that the writing is a separate part of the test, I think that colleges will mix and match ACT and Writing Scores like mixing sections on the SAT</p>
<p>what if you have only a 35/11... that is the only time i took the ACT. and my SATs aren't nearly as stellar.</p>
<p>35/11 should suit you well. I got in ED at Princeton, which openly discriminates against the ACT, with that same exact score and much worse SAT scores.</p>
<p>only a 35/11? Start settling for a community college....</p>
<p>i know, i know. it's such a baaaaddddd score!!! i hope i even get into community college.</p>
<p>hehehe</p>
<p>that's so funny, cuz that is like the stereotypical thing an overachieving student, such as myself, would say...</p>
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<p>haha...don't act modest when you have a 35/11!</p>
<p>im gonna make my life easy and send it all in. sat, sat2, act and all. im sure they will consider the best scores only and i hope they will ignore the rest.</p>
<p>Anonymous, i'm not being modest. it's just so funny, b/c my friends who are in reg. classes are excited to get 25s on their ACTs. and i'm like "oh no, i only got a 35..." </p>
<p>i love being an AP student.</p>
<p>shark_bite, why risk it? </p>
<p>hotpiece, I just thought it was intersting that you were concerned with your 35...a 35 is practically a 36, and colleges realize that...; that's the closest almost perfect composite/writing score i have ever seen...although I'm jealous of your 35, I still have a 12!</p>
<p>i wasn't really concerned about the 35 too much (hehe), just about the fact that i did not get a 12 on my essay, which seems to be the trend in this thread.</p>
<p>hotpiece, for the record, a 32 or higher composite puts you in the top 1% of test takers; an 11 of higher on the writing puts you in the top 1% of test takers</p>
<p>in other words, you're in the top 1%!</p>
<p>wow, i never really thought of it that way. that really makes me feel more confident about my chances of getting accepted to a college i want to go to. b/c i go on cc and everyone's like "i got a 2390 on my SAT" and "i got a 35 on my ACT" and "i got a 12 on my essay" and then that makes me think that i am just average.</p>