ACT "Score Choice"

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<p>My guidance counselor was telling me to just go ahead and take the ACT's this Saturday since I'm having doubts about taking it. I mean, I already took the SAT so I was just wondering what's the point of taking the ACT? Aren't they weighed the same?</p>

<p>If someone does good on their SAT's, does that mean they shouldn't take the ACT's too? Or do colleges like it when you present them with both grades, because I know you can choose not to show your ACT score. My counselor told me if I didn't like my grade the colleges don't even have to know that I took the ACT. Was she lying to me? D:</p>

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<p>She wasn’t lying. ACT only reports your best score. Unless of course you apply to either Stanford or Yale, which don’t accept that. They require you to send all.</p>

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<p>^of course it’s an honor policy so it’s possible to send only one without them finding out (I think)</p>

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<p>But I mean do colleges even know that I took an ACT test? Do I have to send them my ACT scores at all if I give them my SAT scores?</p>

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<p>No you don’t. Unless they specifically say submit any and all SAT and ACT scores. The majority will not require you to send your ACT scores if you prefer not to.</p>