For colleges that require you to submit both SAT and ACT, do they consider the highest ACT score over all other ACT and SAT scores, or the highest SAT score over all other SAT and ACT scores?
Or will a high ACT and low SAT hurt in admissions?
Anybody?
What colleges require both the SAT and ACT?
As far as score use policy, colleges vary all over the place. For the SAT, there is a handy chart about score use policies: http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat-score-use-practices-list.pdf . For the ACT, there is a description of various use policies, though not a list of what colleges do what: http://www.act.org/aap/infosys/scores.html
We had this situation this year. D had a 36 ACT and a 2040 SAT. Great and so-so. Stanford and I think Georgetown required all scores. I could be wrong on Georgetown. I can’t prove it but my sense is that the colleges that saw both her SAT and ACT scores did not simply take the ACT, and build the strongest case possible for her admissions. I think colleges will look at all the data available to them - good and bad. That is just my opinion but unless you absolutely must send a weaker SAT score - don’t. Read the colleges standardized test policies and interpret them in the way that makes you look best
I’ve not heard of any schools asking for all tests you’ve taken. But some want all submitted for that type-so if you send the the SATs you need to send them all, for example. obviously the ACT is a lot stronger.
@lostaccount I think there are a few schools that require you to send all.
Here is the Stanford Testing Requirement:
The ACT Plus Writing or the SAT (Critical Reading, Math and Writing) is required. Official scores from all test dates must be sent to Stanford directly from the ACT or the College Board (the reporting agency for the SAT) or both if the applicant has taken the ACT and the SAT.
Yale has a similar policy but, unlike Stanford, also requires ALL SAT subject test scores.