<p>I’m from the midwest so alot of the focus around here is on the act especially for prep and everytihng. I took both the sat and the act but my act scores were alot higher- will brown or other ivy league schools discriminate against me because i only submitted act scores. Also, i dont have satII tests but brown doesnt require them as long as you submit the act with writing (thats what i’ve been told)- will the ivys not like that?</p>
<p>wow, I'm in the exact same boat. I would like to know the answer to this too lol. Thoughts anyone?</p>
<p>They don't care which one you submit. If your ACT scores are much better, just submit only the ACT and don't worry about it</p>
<p>Do you guys suppose a 31 would suffice for a prospective transfer?</p>
<p>My daughter just submitted the ACT. Didn't even take the SAT because she didn't like the format or the way CB asks questions. She just finished her first year at Brown.</p>
<p>She had a 30, with a 33 average in the two subscores that related to what she wants to do. Someone on CC mentioned being told by Brown that it does look at subscores.</p>
<p>And we live in SAT country ... There have been lots of threads about the Ivies view of the ACT and people's experiences seem to be that there is no problem at all. There used to be a preference some years ago, but now they say they take either equally (and they have no reason to lie).</p>
<p>You will see people repeating what used to be true or wanting to do what has always been done, but it makes more sense to go with your strong suit.</p>
<p>Thanks DianeR!</p>
<p>I got a little worried since most of the elite schools I've looked at have much higher percentages of students submitting SAT scores than ACT.</p>
<p>Yeah I know ... it can be hard to do things differently. People kept asking us how my daughter could do something as "risky" as not taking the SAT. Given her very specific career interest and the extremely short list of places that have it, she knew where she was going to apply and what they said about testing. Where's the risk?</p>
<p>BTW on CC I've talked to someone who is in the incoming freshman class at Brown who also just submitted the ACT. I've also heard from parents of two students admitted to Yale who submitted just that test. I think if a school wants the SAT IIs it will require them, or at least say they are recommended.</p>
<p>oh wow that's so relieving. So DianeR a 30 is good enough for Ivy or upper ivy if everything else is extremely solid?</p>
<p>Well, I don't want to give the impression that you get a 30, have everything else being extremely solid, and this means you have assured acceptance at any Ivy. If you look at the comparable SAT scores (or class ranks, too), the majority of people at the highest levels are still not admitted. <a href="http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/gettoknowus/factsandfigures.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/gettoknowus/factsandfigures.html</a></p>
<p>My daughter got into Brown, but didn't get into Yale or Penn. Then again, you probably have people with perfect stats not getting into them either!</p>
<p>The impression I have gotten is that Brown is less a stats-driven place than some others (like Yale and Penn). Or it could be that Brown is more accepting of homeschoolers (my daughter was one) ... or Yale and Penn figured my daughter's first choice was Brown because it is the only one with a dedicated Egyptology concentration and it was clear this is what she wanted to study ... or Yale and Penn thought Brown was the first choice because my daughter went to Brown programs during two summers ... or Yale and Penn didn't like my daughter's essay (battling back from intensive special ed) and Brown did. There are so many factors -- hard to know which are determinative!</p>
<p>If you search the ACT forum, you will see a thread or two with people saying what ACT scores were sufficient to get them into particular Ivies, what the middle 50 percent range of scores are, etc.</p>
<p>For any given person, you can only submit the strongest application you have (i.e., the highest scores from whichever test that yielded them) and hope for the best!</p>