<p>Hey guys.
Recently I recieved my scores for the ACT and for the SAT. This is the second time I took the SAT and the first time I took the ACT. The scores are as follows:</p>
<p>SAT: 2140
ACT: 35</p>
<p>Now, considering that my top choice dream college is Columbia Univ., is it worth taking the SAT for the third time to try and get a score >2200?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot guys.</p>
<p>I would just submit the ACT score. If you think you can raise it to 36, then retake the ACT.</p>
<p>Would taking the SATs a third time hurt me in any way?</p>
<p>If you *know *you can do better (eg. had a bloody nose on test day, or didn’t get a lot of sleep the night before, etc), then go ahead and retake it for a 3rd time. If you *think *you can do better, then forget it. Chasing a number is not worth the extra stress, time, and money. 2100+ is a solid score; the type of score that will neither help or hurt your application. </p>
<p>At this point I would concentrate on the other parts of the application. You have a decent shot at Columbia with that score, so it’s up to the rest of your application now. Just be sure to cast your net wide and keep your opportunities open, because sometimes “top dream schools” are just that. You shouldn’t need to worry, however. You’re in good position and many people would envy your score. Good luck. :)</p>
<p>Your ACT score is significantly better than your SAT score</p>
<p>I wouldn’t take the SAT again, just submit the ACT score. That’s a REALLY good score</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. Do colleges have a preference over which standardized test they prefer more?</p>
<p>Dont retake the SAT. Just submit the ACT and even retake it if you want. In order for your SAT to be good enough to make sense to send would be 2300+, not 2200+. A 35 is equivalent to low to mid 2300s. And colleges have absolutely NO preference.</p>
<p>Colleges readily accept either SAT or ACT. Columbia requires either SAT or ACT plus two SAT subject tests. It is an all scores college and when sending SAT subject tests, you are supposed to also send any SAT tests; in other words you are not supposed to withhold any SAT or SAT II scores even if you submit ACT. You can send one official ACT test and report any others on app. In determining admission, if you send both SAT and ACT, it will consider that one it believes is the higher.</p>
<p>With a 35 ACT, as long as it is with writing (required by most high rank colleges) you have no valid reason to take the SAT again.</p>