<p>Hi, I have a question. I am not satisfied with my sat score and the october was my last sat. (This was my 3rd). I must admit the oct sat was hard and I feel like I did not receive the grade I wanted. Therefore I believe the act is my last shot. So the question is,</p>
<p>If I took the act and received the score I want, how would that work out? Since many schools require sat IIs, would I have to take sat II AND the act? I herd that if you send in your satII's, your Sat's get sent in as well. However I also herd that there is now a writing part which substitutes the sat II's. </p>
<p>it depends on the colleges you're applying to, it's true some schools, like brown for instance, will take the ACT w/writing in place of the sat and subject tests, but i think some schools may still require subject tests</p>
<p>if you're class of 09, all your previous scores, whether they are subject tests or sat reasoning test are sent in when you send in your sat scores. If you're class of '10 and further, there's an option to pick and choose which scores to send but I don't know the exact details of that</p>
<p>As far as ACT goes, i've never taken it and don't know much about it, i just know that if you take it with writing, some schools take it over the sat + subject tests, which is probably what i should've done lol</p>
<p>First: whenever you decide to send your scores, everything that you have done SAT Reasoning or Subject-wise up to that date will be reported. </p>
<p>Second: Scores from the $15 extra, optional writing section are required by several universities, if you choose to submit them. Although almost all schools will take them into consideration, if they are not necessary, you probably shouldn't take it (- unless you are really good in writing in their format and want to show off). To see if the university you are apply to require them, go to: ACT</a> Writing Test : College's Decisions</p>
<p>Don't worry about colleges looking at "bad" SAT scores and "good" ACT scores and then rejecting you because of those "bad" SAT scores. They know full well that some students do significantly better on the SAT than they do on the ACT, and that others do significantly better on the ACT than on the SAT, and still others perform equally well (or equally poorly) on both.</p>
<p>If you take the ACT, and you find that you are one of the students who does do much better on that exam, send in those scores even if you also have to submit SAT Subject test scores (and consequently the college gets a chance to see your "ugly" SAT scores).</p>
<p>The colleges are going to use the best scores that you send not so much because it makes you look good, but because it makes them look good. They want to be able to report the very best possible scores for their applicants and admitted students to all of the organizations that do college ranking.</p>
<p>Go here for a list of colleges that require, recommend or consider SAT IIs: Compass:</a> Admissions Requirements
In the required column you will see an * next to the number for some of the schools that require SAT IIs. That * means the particular college takes the ACT (with writing) in lieu of both the SAT and SAT IIs. The ones with a number in the required column without an asterisk require SAT IIs even if you submit the ACT. Note, that if a college to which you are applying is not on that list, it is most likely a college that neither requires nor considers SAT IIs for admission although you should check the particular college to be sure because the list is not always up to date. Having "writing" has nothing to do with with the SAT IIs. The SAT has a writing section, for the ACT it is optional. However, many colleges require you to take the writing section and if you submit an ACT score to those colleges without the writing section, your entire ACT test will be ignored and it is the same as having not submitted a test at all, meaning your application will be deemed incomplete (unless you have also submitted an SAT score that they can use) and admission will be denied as a result.</p>
<p>With the College Board, whenever you order it to send any SAT or SAT II score to a college, it automatically sends all SAT and SAT II scores it has on file for you (that process will end for entry class of 2010). The ACT sends only the score you order sent.</p>