Good composite, one bad subscore?

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<p>So, ACT scores came in for a lot of people today. In general, I was thrilled about mine: A 34 on the writing, a 36 on the math, and a 35 on the reading. Unfortunately, I only managed a 27 on the science, which is incredibly irritating as science is typically my strength. My composite is 33, which I'm satisfied with, but that subscore is really bringing me down. I'm actually looking to become a biology major, so would a score like that significant hurt admission chances?</p>

<p>I'm stuck on submitting this or my SAT score for ED (at Johns Hopkins that is). My SAT breakdown is a 730 for the critical reading, a 700 in math, and a 750 in writing (2180).</p>

<p>Basically I'm asking for what would be a better score to submit, even if the score conversions list them as about the same. Any input is appreciated. :)</p>

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<p>Send your SAT’s. They’re much stronger- not saying that your ACT scores aren’t.</p>

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<p>Disagree with carter - your SATs are not “much stronger” - they’re comparable. The 33 might actually be better.</p>

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<p>according to the ACT website, 2140-2210 is a 33, surprisingly 33 has the widest score variance. So they are basically the same score. From a admissions point of view, you would gain no advantage from sending either one.</p>

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<p>I would send the ACT score, the collegeboard single score conversion between SAT and ACT puts the 33 at a 2200, slightly higher than your SAT score. Additionally, your poor section was science, which is usually weighted less and sometimes not weighted at all because it doesn’t directly convert into any section in the more mainstream SAT.</p>

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<p>They are about the same. Each school has a different way of score conversion as they put different emphasis on different sections. The Science score is often omitted in the conversion as there is no comparable test in SAT. In other words, the ACT would cover all sections in SAT but not vice versa. As a matter of fact your writing score is comparable in both while reading and Math are better in ACT (in terms of percentile), your ACT is better for most schools.</p>

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<p>I would send both, they show your strength irrespective of the test and I believe colleges will make the best situation out of various scores you send them. At least that’s what Cornell told me.</p>