<p>I took the ACT and SAT...my SATs were ok, not great, and my ACT was considerably better.</p>
<p>There's no reason to include both sets of scores on college apps, right? I mean, colleges will only look at one, so it makes the most sense to only put down my ACT, doesn't it?</p>
<p>NOT AT ALL. Colleges look at both ACTs and SATs and put more weight on SATS. If you can retake them to get a score above or around 2200.</p>
<p>Not true. Almost all colleges weight them the same. They have to, there are score conversions.</p>
<p>I would put down the better score. And since your ACT score is higher, go for it.</p>
<p>Just make sure it it really higher, not marginally higher.</p>
<p>If it is really higher, just put ACT.</p>
<p>@The Revolution; just no, unless you want to call all the ACT statements on every college admission website lies</p>
<p>Every college now accepts the ACT in lieu of the SAT Reasoning Test -- with no preference given for one over the other. </p>
<p>Just remember though that if you are applying to a school that also requires SAT subject tests, they will see your SAT Reasoning Test score anyway because College Board sends all SAT test scores in the same report.</p>
<p>just put your act. don't know which world or time era revolution is living in (although I still think sat is better test, but that's besides the point). be happy with your act.</p>
<p>I'm in the same position as you. For me, I got a 1760 SAT and 30 ACT (about a 2050 SAT equivalance). I only put my ACT on my application, even though I know they will still see my SAT score because of my SAT II score reports. Either way, most schools convert the ACT to an SAT score and take the highest.</p>
<p>ACT is optional SAT is not in most schools, is that enough of a hint? plus, most applications posted here have SAT scores.</p>
<p>The Revolution, what schools are you looking at? That's not true at almost any of the colleges I looked at. In fact, at a lot of them, the ACT with writing was considered the same as the SAT and two or three subject tests. If anything, the ACT is generally preferred.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for your input. Yes, I understand that the CollegeBoard will send the SAT score anyway, but I still don't see the point of putting it down myself.</p>
<p>And in response to noobcake: I saw a conversion, and my ACT score converted is 150 points higher than my SAT score. Is that considered marginal?</p>
<p>depends, not hugely marginal, what college are you applying to anyway?</p>
<p>I'm still finalizing my list, but some of the schools I'm applying to are Carnegie Mellon, Vassar, and Wesleyan.</p>
<p>Same position: 2140 sat, 34 act. I only sent the act. However...I'm a national merit semi-finalist. Will it look like I didn't take the sat, and thus won't receive finalist status to schools? Could that be a problem?</p>
<p>Lol I'm far from an expert (as you can probably tell) but I would think that it wouldn't be a problem...plus, the collegeboard sends the scores anyway, doesn't it?</p>
<p>BTW....congrats on the great scores and being a national merit semi-finalist!</p>
<p>i think he implied they weren't great scores. it has little potetial to be a problem because colleges see your SAT score regardless of atomic bombs or worldwide flooding.</p>
<p>Send your ACT scores.</p>
<p>The Revolution - Can you name five competitive schools that REQUIRE the SAT and for which the ACT is not optional? I haven't heard of a single competitive school for which your statement in post #8 is true. Others have asked you to cite an example, since you state "most schools," but you haven't and I doubt that you can.</p>
<p>Taking the ACT in high school is optional.</p>
<p>Not in Illinois, where all students take the ACT as a part of state-wide testing. Taking the SAT is optional.</p>
<p>Colleges consider your highest scores. They no longer have a preferred brand name. </p>
<p>All</a> four-year U.S. colleges now accept ACT test - USATODAY.com</p>