ACTs For Penn?

Test Preparation
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<p>Alright, so I took my ACT's recently. But I'm not sure if I should send them in.</p>

<p>ACT: 28
-English: 28
-Math: 28
-Reading: 30
-Science: 25
-Comb. English/Writing: 26 with an essay of 8/12</p>

<p>I'm already submitting new SAT scores. My first go was 1900, this month I'm not sure yet, really feel like I did much better. </p>

<p>They don't look Ivy status, but I have a lot of great creds including a recommendation from a Penn prof. from a chemistry program I did there. Every bit about the application is strong, I'm just unsure weather it's a good idea to submit them with the SAT score. Thoughts?</p>

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<p>Penn requires you to submit all scores, both SAT and ACT, see [Application</a> Tips - Penn Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/apply/application-tips]Application”>Apply For Admission | Penn Admissions)</p>

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<p>You have to send them in.</p>

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<p>If they don’t know I took them…
It’s kind of shady and I should, but would they benefit my application?</p>

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<p>Do the right thing and submit. Also, just FYI, your counselor knows your ACT score because it is automatically reported to your HS.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you try doing a risk analysis. Let’s say you don’t send in your ACTs. There is a chance Penn would never find out. If they do, however, your admission would be rescinded. If you are already a student there they can kick you out. If you’ve graduated they can rescind your diploma.</p>

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<p>28 comp is over 1900 say equivalent like 1940 but if you use your math/english/writing percentiles it could be lower but based off of composite it is higher</p>

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I don’t think this is true. You choose whether your school receives your ACT scores to my knowledge. I’m pretty sure that would be a violation of privacy if you had no say in this matter.</p>

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<p>^You “choose” whether your high school receives the score by simply identifying your high school in your test application when asked, which almost everyone does. High school then gets test scores. Many high schools then put your scores on your transcript sent to colleges. Privacy is not an issue. By the act of applying for admission to a college you agree it can have access to your high school record and thus you give up for that purpose any privacy claim thereto.</p>

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<p>Some midwest states require ACT scores for NCLB (for which the state pays) and those are automatically added to the students file.</p>