<p>I took the ACT and received a 30 composite, and when I went to see what that meant on the conversion tables...it was about a 2000. I was not happy.</p>
<p>But...I then found out that a 30 is 97th percentile for test takers which corresponds to a 2100-2130 for the SAT. This proved true when I compared the average scors of incoming freshmen at colleges. The middle 50% of cornell received a 1400 (2100) SAT and a 30 ACT. College Search - Cornell University - SAT®, AP®, CLEP® . This held true for other colleges as well, where a 30 ACT is the same as a 2100.</p>
<p>So, am I missing something?</p>
<p>Personally, I think the ACT conversions are tilted too favorably towards ACT takers... I got a 36 ACT & 2230 SAT. My friend got 34 ACT & 2050 SAT. And I think that you have to look at those college stats cautiously... A much smaller percentage of students submit ACT than SAT, and it tends to be the students who score lower on the SAT.</p>
<p>Ephemeral2: Wow!!! Congratulations!!!!!Wow!!!
So if you have a 36 ACT and 2230 SAT then would you only send the ACT to the colleges? or would you send both because they pick the higher score? Are you sending any SAT subject tests to colleges?</p>
<p>Highhope, I'm not sure exactly what I'm doing yet.. I would love to just send my ACT and never have to look at the SAT again, but at the same time, I don't really like putting myself in that very small minority of individuals who dont submit both (or just the SAT alone). And Dartmouth (my first choice as of now) requires subject tests in addition to SAT or ACT, so I'm pretty sure I'll still take subject tests. I need some guidance from experienced people tho before I decide which scores to send.</p>
<p>Ephemeral2: No matter what you do, they will accept you as soon as they see your stunning performance in ACT. You are one of the top 314 kids(2007 statistics) in the whole nation!!!!! Great job!!!</p>