<p>Most colleges require either the SAT or the ACT. In addition, it is generally recommended that a person take both tests and to send the higher score.</p>
<p>My question is, if I already have a pretty high SAT score, should I still take the ACT? I probably will, just in case I do better than expected, but I am looking for some second opinions. I am currently a sophomore, and scored a 2360 on the SAT (760 CR) in December. I have plenty of time to study for the ACT, if necessary, and would likely take it in September of my junior year.</p>
<p>Any opinions? Is there anyone who did well on the SAT and decided to take the ACT anyways?</p>
<p>With a 2360 SAT score in-hand, I wouldn’t bother taking another SAT or ACT for the rest of my high school career if I were you. Your score should get you into the college of your choice. </p>
<p>You should take the PSAT in your junior year to qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Competition along with all the benefits that go with it. </p>
<p>If you’re a perfectionist, go for the both the SAT (again) and ACT until you reach scores of 2400 & 36, respectively. Good luck with that.</p>
<p>You don’t need the ACT. You don’t need to take another SAT. And you should be aware that there are some all scores colleges that truly require you to submit all scores you have as part of application process, both SAT and ACT (example, Stanford). Thus, it would be foolish for you to take the ACT or another SAT and risk scoring lower than what you already have.</p>
<p>Go do something more meaningful than bog yourself down with useless facts.</p>
<p>Give back to the community. Join a club. Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Those experiences are more valuable than those 40 points, or wasting time to take the ACT after receiving such a good SAT score.</p>
<p>Like you, I scored fairly high on the SAT and did much better on it than the ACT. The SAT critical reading is drastically easier than the ACT reading. Plus there’s a science section on the ACT, which is difficult for many. The essay is a little different.
I don’t think you have to take another standardized college admissions test at all, but you could try taking a practice ACT and see how you do.</p>
<p>Study for some subject tests or try to keep a 4.0 instead, don’t bother with the ACT, unless you get a 36(which is really annoying to do with the arbitrary science section) the 2360 beats out any other score out there.</p>
<p>The only reason you would retake the SAT is if you want to score a perfect 1600 on critical reading and math in order to become a candidate for the Presidential Scholars Program, if you really want it. Scoring a 2360 as a sophomore sounds like you would be a pretty competitive applicant for that program.</p>
<p>The ONLY reason to take the ACT is to avoid subject tests (at colleges that require ST’s, but will accept the ACT in lieu of). But since you aced the SAT, you should have no trouble with a couple of subject tests. Just take 'em with any AP course.</p>
<p>Thank you for all the responses. Does anyone know how score choice works for the ACT? I know that it differs from college to college, but collegeboard maintains a complete list of colleges and their respective SAT score choice policies. Does such a list also exist for the ACT?</p>
<p>ACT doesn’t have score choice. Because of how ACT is priced, all scores are sent. That said, most schools require either ACT or SAT. So if you opt for the SAT, you do not need to send the ACT scores.</p>
<p>Even with a great SAT grade, I’d take the ACT.</p>
<p>With that score, I wouldn’t waste time retaking the SAT or taking the ACT. Instead, you should focus on the other things that matter just as much, if not more so, for the colleges that you will likely be looking at–get involved in more extracurricular activities, pursue your passion and/or interests, volunteer after school, and start looking at the subject tests.</p>
<p>Don’t bother and save your money. Your SAT score is already good, no need to take the ACT too. Just focus on other stuff like subject tests, your grades, and ECs.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t bother to take the ACT.
Personally I took both because the exams were within a week of each other and I hoped I be able to do well on at least one of them so I could get it done with. However, as you already have a high SAT score, you really don’t need the ACT</p>
<p>Longhaul, so what you’re saying is that you must send all ACT scores only IF you choose to send the ACT? In other words, if I take the ACT but don’t do as well as I hope, can I just send my SAT instead without having colleges ever seeing my ACT score?</p>
<p>Don’t bother. A 2360 has a concordance of 35 on the ACT, and unless you plan to a get a 36 it just isn’t worth your time. Focus on ECs and GPA instead, especially for top schools, because you are over the 2350 mark and a few more points really won’t matter as much.</p>