ACT Testing

[kjake2000]

Hi, I know the answers to this question are on every single colleges website, but if anyone knows and has the time to comment, could they let me know which schools mandate score reports? For example, which schools make it mandatory to report each and every sat or act test scores you received.

The reason I am asking this question is because I have never taken the ACT, and I just want to try it out. But I am worried colleges might see a low score (have not prepped or studied at all) and be discouraged.

I know there might be an extensive list, so if you could just say the colleges in the top 30 or well known colleges in your list.

Thanks for your time!

[Erin_s_Dad]

From @drusba on this thread: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/1828724-can-you-pick-which-sat-scores-you-want-to-send-to-college-p1.html

Georgetown requires all SAT, SAT subject tests, and ACT scores.

Yale and Duke require either all ACTs or, alternatively, all SAT and subject test scores; if you submit any SAT or any subject test scores, you must submit both all SATs and all subject tests.

Cornell is somewhat ambiguous but appears to require all SATs or alternatively all ACTs, plus all subject test scores.

Stanford and Penn require both all SATs and all ACTs, but you can send whatever subject test scores you want to send.

Carnegie Mellon and Harvey Mudd require either all SATs or all ACTs, plus all subject tests

Rice and Tufts require all SATs if you send any SATs but you can send the ACTs or subject tests you want to send.

UCs’ require all SATs if you send any SAT but it appears you can send whatever ACTs or subject tests you want to send.

Barnard’s rule is ambiguous. It says it “expects” applicants to submit all scores, but does that while mentioning submitting either SAT or ACT and saying nothing about subject tests. It then declares it follows the spirit of score choice. (Of note is that Barnard is connected to Columbia which dropped its anti-score choice rule more than a year ago.)

Syracuse requires all SAT scores if you send SAT but you can send whatever ACTs you want to send (it does not require or consider subject tests).

[kjake2000]

Thanks a lot! @“Erin’s Dad”

[drusba]

There is an update to that list in that Yale, which has switched from requiring subject tests to recommending but not requiring them, now allows you to send whatever subject test scores you want to send while still requiring either all SATs or all ACTs… Also, in a blog, Cornell has verified that you can send either all SATs or all ACTs, plus all subject tests, clearing up any ambiguity.