<p>Okay, so I might sound crazy or stupid to some, but...</p>
<p>if I get a 36 composite but 33 english/writing (which isn't factored in the composite) on the ACT, should I even bother sending an SAT score? My SAT score from a single sitting was 2290, but for some reason I did terrible on the essay. Should I retake the SAT if I think I could do better?</p>
<p>36 = 2400
2400 > 2290</p>
<p>WHY WOULD YOU RETAKE THE SAT???
hahaha the two tests considered equally by colleges. Remember, however, that you need to send two SAT II scores anyway, and if you don’t elect score choice, MIT will “see” you score although they pretend like it’s not there.</p>
<p>how do you elect score choice?</p>
<p>yea I’m fine on SATII’s. I have 4.</p>
<p>When you go into collegeboard to send your scores you choose which test dates to send for the SAT. SATIIs are done on a test-by-test choice.</p>
<p>I would honestly send everything. It’s not like it will hurt you, so I see absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t just send everything. Let them know you did better on the ACT, that’s fine.</p>
<p>By the way, colleges, especially elite ones, prefer the SAT. I have heard that DIRECTLY from admissions officers and alumni interviewers. There is more score distribution at the high end with the SAT. With the ACT, there are, say, three scores they would consider good: 34, 35, 36. With the SAT, however, there is 2280, 2290, 2300…2400.</p>
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MIT, however, does not.</p>
<p>From Matt McGann’s admissions blog:
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<p>they say that, but I’m not sure if they really mean it…</p>