Do colleges get all SAT SCORES?

Test Preparation
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<p>If I took the sat but scored poorly on it and then took 3 subject tests and scored well on them can I just send in my sat subject test scores if the school requires "all sat scores for review," even if I already have a good ACT SCORE to substitute for the poor sat reasoning test score?</p>

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<p>Generally, it means SAT and subject tests. You can email the college to ask, but use an email that isn’t going to be listed on your application.</p>

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<p>If they want ALL SAT scores then that means all.</p>

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<p>I would say you could just send in your subject tests, unless they require you to take the SAT. Otherwise, send your ACT score.</p>

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<p>What a school means by “all scores” can vary among the colleges, but usually if you are sending SAT IIs it includes all SATs. Also note that if you are looking at Yale or Penn, two all scores colleges, you would be doing a useless act. Those two take ACT in lieu of both SAT and SAT IIs. Those are two separate considerations. SAT IIs are considered only if you submit the SAT. The ACT is considered for admission alone without considering SAT IIs.</p>

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<p>ACT + SAT II’s are usually fine unless the school says you must send both the SAT and ACT.</p>

<p>SAT is not the SAT II.</p>

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<p>In fact, even the Collegeboard distinguishes the two as seperate: one is the SAT and the other is the SAT Subject Tests™. Depending on how you interpret this statement, you can assume that the statement “All SAT score required for review” means only the SAT (not the SAT subject test). Colleges that do not take subject tests also say “All SAT scores required for review” however they do not take subject tests. By implication, subject tests are not included by the above statement unless specified by the college itself.</p>

<p>Furthermore, it says “Score Choice is a score-reporting feature that gives students the option to choose…SAT Subject Test scores by individual test that they send to colleges”, which means that sending all subject tests you take in one sitting does not use score choice and hence, does not violate the use of score choice and is independent of the need of sending all SAT scores.
<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/testing/sat-reasoning/scores/policy[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;

<p>Even more so, some colleges that have the above policy do not take certain subject tests (Math I, e.g). However, if you took it, you are encouraged not to submit it which does not comply with score choice if you took it with another test. By interpreting this contradicting policy, one can conclude that several colleges don’t even care if you do use score choice with subject tests. A lot of policies are very vague in general.</p>

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<p>thanks guys. And drusba, i am actually looking at yale. haha. i was just wondering bc i have a 36 ACT (36,36,36,34), SAT 2 scores of 800, 800, 780, but an sat 1 of 2050 (sophomore yr)(670,690, 690)<----yes, very crappy.
I want to send in both the ACT and SAT 2 bc i got really good scores on them and i feel as if i studied for nothing if i dont send the sat 2’s in. I was just confused by the policy regarding the SATs.
Also, will it look bad if i just send in an ACT score than if i send in SAT 2 and SAT1 (bc i plan on retaking it if needed). Is there certain weight put on the SAT over the ACT?
all of my other stuff like ECs, leadership, etc are great, it’s just this score dilemma that is frustrating me.</p>