ACT vs SAT for 2007

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I'm going to be a senior and prepping for the tedious admissions process. The main schools I'm looking at right now is Mit/Columbia/Yale (as my reaches). My question is whether I should submit my ACT, SAT + SATII's, or both.</p>

<p>I know that Columbia takes whichever one is "higher". Yale takes SAT + 3 SAT2's, or just ACT. Here are my scores:</p>

<p>SAT:</p>

<p>780 Verbal
780 WRiting + 12 Essay
790 Math
2350 Total (took it once)</p>

<p>ACT:</p>

<p>34 English
35 Reading
35 Math
35 Science
34 Reading/WRiting Composite (11 writing)
35 <- Total Composite</p>

<p>So what's the verdict? Submit both or just one. Especially for Yale, I've only taken 1 SAT 2 so far (math2c- 800) and don't really wanna have to take 2 more for Yale. Are my ACT's comparable to my SAT scores? Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>The ACT is increasingly marginal for elite Northeast schools. Your SATs are certainly good enough for Columbia. Go with the latter.</p>

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<p>When you say "increasingly marginal", what do you mean by that? Should I submit the SAT instead of the ACT, even if my ACT scores are (slightly) higher?</p>

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<p>I don't see why you wouldn't do both. But the SAT is a nationwide standard of measurement, while the ACT has become more of a regional test. Columbia places a high emphasis on the SAT IIs especially, so you should not under any circumstances fail to send in all your SAT scores, regardless of what you do with the ACT.</p>