<p>I have a 35 ACT and a 2240 (best sitting) or 2300 (superscore) SAT. Should I submit both scores to Duke or just the ACT because the SAT will hurt me?</p>
<p>I know this question has been asked 1000 times, but their scores are always a little different from mine. Thanks.</p>
<p>Turn both in, colleges like to see both. Usually they don’t care if one is lower, they’ll just take the better one. My friend sent both in and he had almost the exactly the same as you 2200-2300 SAT and 34-35 (I forget) ACT and he got accepted into engineering. Also if you have SAT IIs it might be good to send those in, if they are good, then it makes up for your bad SAT I score</p>
<p>i would just submit the ACT. and for duke (and schools like penn, also), that means you don’t need to take SATIIs! :)</p>
<p>actually, both of your ACT and SAT are good.</p>
<p>Then I think I will send both scores and two SAT IIs that I have already taken. Thank you so much! :)</p>
<p>Normally I would have said that that (superscored) SAT wouldn’t hurt you. But then…aren’t colleges starting to drop superscores in favor of allowing applicants to choose which scores to send?</p>
<p>I haven’t heard anything about dropping superscores</p>
<p>Many colleges still recommend reporting all SAT scores even though now Collegeboard allows you to pick and choose.</p>
<p>Only on collegeconfidential will people call a 2240 in one sitting a bad score… Shame on those who label that as a “bad” score. It is condescending for those people to say that, as if only a 2400 is a good score. The 2240 is an AWESOME score and you should feel proud of yourself. And the 2300 superscore is even more amazing. </p>
<p>I would definitely send both ACT and SAT scores… again, that 2240 is not a bad score, that is an excellent score, so I highly doubt it will hurt you. Of course, not a perfect score, but you probably scored in the top 4 percentile nationwide.</p>
<p>Anyway, even though the SAT score report policy has changed, I’ll bet that Duke will still superscore… I know most of the very selective colleges want to see all SAT scores even though the score report options have changed.</p>
<p>My best score was a 2190 in one sitting, and my superscore was a 2300 after two attempts… and I got into Duke. Now there is more to an applicant than test scores, so as long as you are committed to extracurriculars and write your essays well, you have a decent shot at Duke. Keep in mind that schools like Duke, Stanford, and Harvard reject many compelling applicants with near perfect test scores, so don’t think that a 35 on your ACT will guarantee you a spot at any of these schools. Unfortunately, it takes a great deal of luck to get into any of the top 20 universities. However, your awesome test scores will definitely advance your cause with admission officers.</p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>I agree with slik nik. To label a 2240 as a bad score is absurd.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your scores! I wish I had gotten either of those lol</p>
<p>To echo what slik nik said, your scores are fine, but be that as it may, no one can accurately tell you whether or not you’ll get into Duke. As far as objective chances go, you have a solid shot. Now, stop stressing about test scores and write some amazing essays.</p>
<p>Are you kidding me? You’re not getting in with a 2240. Get that idea out of your head right now because it’s ridiculous! Duke only takes people with 2400s. DUH! Get with the program.</p>
<p>/sarcasm</p>
<p>When I said “Normally I would have said that that (superscored) SAT wouldn’t hurt you,” I didn’t mean to say that a 2240 is a bad score. 2240 is an excellent score. My superscored SAT wasn’t even that high.</p>
<p>Instead, I was referring to CollegeBoard’s new policy that allows applicants to choose which scores to send. In that case, just be wary of fellow applicants who will take and re-take the SAT until their superscored SAT is perfected–will the standard not be raised? I’m not even sure what the new policy states exactly. I just wanted to give her a heads up, just in case, that’s all.</p>
<p>^Well the new policy IMO is somewhat dumb. Colleges have the option of requiring students to submit all test scores (I think Duke is one, along with Stanford and some Ivies). This means that it is still the traditional sense where all your test scores will appear rather than just the one sitting. So really for many colleges the new policy does not change anything. I believe the common app still wants you to report all scores to a college, but we will have to wait till July 1 for that.</p>
<p><a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board;
<p>That’s from the Collegeboard website, and its says that Duke still superscores, but that might change by the next application period. It doesn’t say that Duke requires all scores for review, which is what I’m hoping for.</p>