<p>Ok, so I have an 800 CR and 710 M, a total of 1510. The SAT range for yale is 1400-1590 so in other words, I am smack in the middle.</p>
<p>I just took the ACT and got a 34. The ACT range for yale is 30-34, putting me at the top of the range.</p>
<p>According to the collegeboard conversion table, 1510 SAT=34 ACT.</p>
<p>HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?</p>
<p>yea…it really doesnt make sense.but i dont care anyway,cuz it’s actually kinda beneficial for all of us right? lol</p>
<p>haha I suppose so…I’m just wondering whether I’m in the middle of the group or the top. give me some peace of mind! lol</p>
<p>people who send in sat scores tend to score higher, which increases your competition and puts you in the middle.
people who send in act scores don’t score as well, which decreases your competition.</p>
<p>i think.</p>
<p>hmm… so would you suggest I send in both scores?</p>
<p>^they just look at ur higher score anyway…</p>
<p>I guess the basic problem with ACT/SAT conversions is that the SAT is by nature more precise - in other words, a broad range of SAT scores have to equal one ACT score. Aaand I guess most people who apply to Yale take the SAT? Lol I really don’t know.</p>
<p>You’re missing the essential point. Don’t worry about what an ACT score “converts” to on the SAT scale or vice versa. What matters to an admissions committee is how well you did on either test vis a vis the population that took that test. In other words, an admissions committee is not going to look at an applicant with a 32 ACT composite score and think: “Well, that only converts to the --th percentile on the SAT.” Instead, the adcom is going to think: “This kid had an ACT composite score of 32. We don’t see that very often because a 32 is the 99th percentile on the ACT. This kid scored better than almost all of the other 1,400,000 kids who took the ACT this year.” Same analysis goes for the SAT. Remember that the myth that the ACT is easier than the SAT is just that – a myth. About 1/3 of ACT test takers do better than they did on the SAT, about 1/3 score the same, and about 1/3 do worse.</p>
<p>so in other words, I am at the top of the pool in terms of testing if you look at my ACT, even though my SAT is nowhere near the top of the pool?</p>
<p>^That’s correct.</p>
<p>yay! you just made my life very happy! one more question… would you suggest I send in both my ACT and SAT? or only the ACT?</p>
<p>I would send in only the ACT – all colleges consider the two tests (ACT and SAT) equally in the admissions process. Remember, however, that some colleges may also want SAT II subject tests for certain majors – be sure to check on that.</p>