<p>I know this has probably come up before (but I can't seem to find a thread on it right now), but do colleges prefer SAT over ACT?
I know colleges usually say they accept either the SAT or the ACT, but would they rather see a great score on the SAT than on the ACT?</p>
<p>I do much better on the ACT than SAT, so I'm wondering if colleges will see it as a negative if I only submit an ACT score and not an SAT score...</p>
<p>No, no, and no. If your ACT score is much better than your SAT score, then by all means send in your ACT score.</p>
<p>No they don’t care, send the ACT.</p>
<p>I’m going to send both. My SAT is about a 2100 and my ACT is about a 31. They can decide what they want to consider. I think they’re both about the same; the 31 might be marginally higher.</p>
<p>thank you!
kids at my school seem to enjoy making other students feel subordinate by trying to convince them they will be inferior to other applicants when college admission time comes because of only sending ACT scores…it’s quite pathetic actually.</p>
<p>but thank you for confirming my initial thoughts!</p>
<p>imm allllllllways freaking out about this. thanks for posting this. </p>
<p>although i still have doubts. hahaha it just never seems to go away!!</p>
<p>My daughter took the SAT, my son took the ACT. Didn’t notice any difference in their admissions results.</p>
<p>Thank you!
Going for the ACT…just need to improve on the science timing a bit haha</p>
<p>They’re the same. Here in Minnesota though, literally no one takes the SAT. It’s all ACT.</p>
<p>^ same in Michigan. </p>
<p>I have a WAY better ACT score (34) than my SAT score (1950), but I haven’t decided if I am just going to send my ACT score. I am mainly looking at in-state colleges to save money, so the SAT doesn’t really matter anyways.</p>
<p>I would say that you could just sent the ACT, but it might depend on the areas of the country that you are applying to.</p>
<p>“Here in Minnesota though, literally no one takes the SAT. It’s all ACT.”</p>
<p>That’s really interesting, actually. I’m from California and it never even crossed my mind to take the ACT over the SAT.</p>
<p>If you have taken both tests and want to only send ACT scores, go ahead. Colleges do not have a preference for one test over the other. However, if a college requires SAT Subject Tests, then they will see any SAT scores.</p>
<p>I know students can take the SAT multiple times. Does the ACT work the same way, or do students take it only one time?</p>
<p>The ACT can be taken multiple times as well.</p>
<p>fireflyscout - you said that if you send in SAT II scores, your SAT 1 scores go in as well.
That’s no longer true with SAT’s score choice option, right?
what i mean to ask is that can you hide your SAT I score and only send SAT II and ACTs in?</p>
<p>Hooman, from what I’m reading on the College Board website, you are correct.</p>
<p>Would it benefit to send both scores? I have a 28 in ACT and 1720 in SAT?</p>
<p>Ha. I’ve taken the ACT four times already.</p>
<p>Does a 2400 SAT+ 36 ACT look better than just a 2400? or would it look to colleges like I was wasting my time (I wouldn’t spend time prepping for the ACT) My GPA is not as high as most people who get accepted at HYPMS, so I need my test scores to help me as much as possible</p>
<p>Someone looking to impress with test scores would be much better off taking SAT Subject Tests or AP tests, both of which are asked about on the Common Application.</p>