<p>Can I just submit my ACT scores to fulfill my testing requirements? Will it hurt me if I don't submit the SAT scores? </p>
<p>I have a 28 on my ACT and a SAT score of 1330 (V720 M 610 W 630). Which is better to submit? </p>
<p>This is for Tufts admissions.</p>
<p>sat is better</p>
<p>I'd send both in. It can't hurt.</p>
<p>Your SAT is better, however, I believe you need SAT II's as well if you are going to submit your SAT I's, so you may have to submit the ACT's to cover everything if you don't plan on taking your SAT II's. Saying that, you could submit your ACT's to cover both, and then send your SAT I's as well because I would assume they'd look at both anyway.</p>
<p>yeah, i was just wondering because it gets expensive requesting those score reports</p>
<p>Well the thing is although the school officially says there's no difference between the SAT and the ACT, if you notice there's a discrepancy between the ACT score range and the SATs...the ACT is lower in its averages (26-31?) than the 1290-1470 25-75 percentiles given by the US News. What conclusion would you draw? In my opinion for your case it's a gamble worth taking.</p>
<p>i am really sorry, but i don't understand what you are trying to say. what conclusion am i suppose to draw? i get the part where i am suppose to send in both scores because my act scores are lower than my sat scores, but the thing is i'm worried about my sat scores because of the huge discrepancy between my math and reading scores. do you think that if i send in both, that my act scores will hurt me?</p>
<p>What I'm trying to say is that your ACT score, although "lower" in its translation to the SAT, may be used to help any sort of deficiency that your other test didn't cover. Also because the ACT score averages are lower on paper, it may suggest that Tufts might take a lower ACT more willingly than a low SAT. Not an extremely logical nor infallible guess but it's just my general observation.</p>
<p>I would definitely send in both scores. </p>
<p>According to the US News (expanded online), 94% of admitted freshmen submitted SAT scores, and 21% of same submitted ACT. That means that only 6% of the students got in on the basis of their ACT ** alone.** That's a small number. I honestly think northeastern schools are used to dealing with the SAT and have an implicit bias in that direction. </p>
<p>The mid-50% of students with the ACT is 27-31. The mid-50% of students with the SAT is 1290-1470. In both cases your composite/total is within that range (28, 1330), probably in the 30-40% area. Your verbal score is very good on the SAT: 720 compared with a mid-range of 640-730. I would definitely want them to see that. Don't flush away that strength merely because your math is weaker!</p>
<p>You don't tell us what the individual scores are with the ACT. You say you're worried about the math, but the math may also be lower on the ACT. (i.e. What is your ACT math score?) </p>
<p>BTW, schools do count CR heavier than math, as long as you are not a math or science major.</p>
<p>thanks snuffles and cami215, you guys really helped!
cami: i think i got a 31 on reading and a 26 for math.
the thing is that whenever i look at the ranges, the math ranges for the SAT always seem a lot higher than the reading ranges.</p>
<p>writing counts equally for tufts as math/verbal</p>
<p>tufts looks at reading and writing more than math?</p>