Application Question

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>Hi, im pretty new to the Yale board. However, I would really like to clear something I find to be a tad bit ambiguous, if possible. Any responses would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Under Standardized Testing, in the application instructions, it states
Yale requires submission of the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Scholastic Achievment Test (SAT I) and any combination of three SAT II Subject Tests, or the American College Test (ACT). If you will take the ACT, understand that Yale is one of the schools that require the ACT writing test wherever that option is available. </p>

<p>From what I understand of those instructions, the ACT will suffice the three SAT IIs and the SAT I? Or am I interpreting this incorrectly?</p>

<p>Thanks, Pianoboy</p>

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<p>That doesn't really make sense. Are there ACT subject tests? I've only taken the SATs. Maybe they will take the ACT but still want three subject tests?</p>

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<p>It is odd, I know some schools accept ACT in place of SAT Reasoning and subjects, but I wasnt sure if Yale was one of these institutions...</p>

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<p>You're right. If you took the ACT, you do NOT need to take any SAT IIs. </p>

<p>If you took the SAT, you DO need to submit subject scores.</p>

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<p>What a gyp!!! I was stupid to take the SATs, then.</p>

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<p>tkm256~I only submitted ACT scores (I am from Iowa, though, where ACT is located), but I am afraid that there could be an SAT bias. I don't know this for sure, and I hope I am wrong, but I learned that about 98% of applicants submit SAT scores. Oh well, nothing to do now.</p>

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<p>That's correct. I think there's a bias towards SATs though. I'm not applying to yale anymore, but Penn has the same policy, and I'm submitting my SAT and ACT (didn't take sat2s) and I think Penn at least has a bias because for the joint-degree programs you must have taken specific sat2s which makes leads me to believe the act isn't on equal grounding at the elites yet</p>