Do colleges prefer one standardized test over the other?

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<p>Hello</p>

<p>Many of the schools I'm applying to accept either the SAT or the ACT or they accept the SAT I with 2 SAT subject tests or the ACT. Personally, I prefer the ACT over the SAT; I like its format more and perform slightly better on it than the SAT. Furthermore, I'd rather just take one standardized test (the ACT) than one standardized tests and 2 other tests, depending on where I apply.</p>

<p>However, lately, all this standardized test crap has been bothering me, especially after a conversation I had with my father, who said that when he was applying for college, some colleges found the ACT to be "less prestigious" than the SAT. Now then, we all knows times change, and this may not be the case anymore, but its really bugging me...</p>

<p>I want to apply to places like Middlebury, Reed, and Vassar sending in an ACT score. All those colleges accept either test, but do they really have a preference? Do selective colleges really find one test to be more prestigious and accurate than the other?</p>

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<p>If a college asks for one or the other, they are telling you they don't have a preference -- if they did, they'd ask you to take that one.</p>

<p>The colleges you mention look far beyond a test score for admissions decisions. Essays, recommendations and academic performance are all very important at these colleges.</p>

<p>Take the test you are most comfortable with -- you'll do your best on that one.</p>

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<p>No real preference. Most west coast schools are more used to seeing SAT scores though.</p>