<p>...but, do schools really give greater preference to a perfect score on the SAT than one on the ACT?</p>
<p>Do they view the 2400 as much more powerful as the 36?</p>
<p>I was reading somewhere online that they do. If so, why?</p>
<p>Much more powerful? No way. A perfect score in the ACT and a perfect score in the SAT are both remarkable. Perhaps the SAT perfect score is slightly more recognized, but anyone considering a 36 ACT to represent anything below a high 2300s on the SAT is being absurd. And considering that there is essentially no difference between a 2370 and a 2400, any sort of difference between a 36 on the ACT and a 2400 on the SAT is negligible.</p>
<p>Well, a 36 is more common than a 2400. More “valuable”? Not really, unless the University wants to brag about how many 2400s they have rejected… But that’s a given, considering a 1-36 is a smaller scale than 600-2400. I think a 36 is anywhere between a 2350-2400 on the SAT.</p>
<p>In 2008, of the approximately 1.5 million that took the the SAT …
about 25,000 got between a 750-800 on CR
About 40,500 got between 750-800 on math
About 22,000 got between 750-800 on Writing.</p>
<p>a 780 in math puts you in the 99%
A 760 in CR puts you in the 99%
A 750 in CW puts in the 99%</p>
<p>On the ACt, in 2008, 1.4 M took the test:</p>
<p>428 scored a 36
2872 scored a 35
6358 scored a 34
10,583 scored a 33
15, 555 scored a 32</p>
<p>A 32 or better puts one in the top 99%</p>
<p>About 90,000 students scored a 750 or better on each SAT section.</p>
<p>If you scored a 32 or better, you are one of about 37,000 who scored in the 99% or better on the ACT. A 34 or better puts you in the top 10,000 students.</p>
<p>It’s hard to compare apples to apples - because they do not report the data in the same way. SAT does not give the number of perfect 800’s that I can find. Although, keep in mind more students took the SAT.</p>
<p>Not sure if that answers the question - but I’ve seen so much talk on these boards about the difference, thought this data might actually be helpful.</p>
<p>[SAT</a> Data Reports](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/data-reports-research/sat]SAT”>SAT Suite of Assessments - College Board Research)</p>
<p>[ACT</a> National and State Scores for 2008](<a href=“http://www.act.org/news/data/08/index.html]ACT”>http://www.act.org/news/data/08/index.html)</p>
<p>I’m sure there’s a table that does this somewhere, but rough calc based on Kansasgirl’s ACT numbers shows equivalent percentile comparisons are as follows: 36 on ACT equates to 2390 on SAT (thus an ACT score of 36 = either an SAT 2390 or 2400); 35 on ACT is about 2320 on SAT (so ACT 35 = somewhere in the range of 2320–> 2380); and 34 on ACT is about 2260 on SAT (so 2260–> 2310).</p>
<p>I guess the only follow up question I would have is:</p>
<p>On my ACT, I received a 36.</p>
<p>On the SAT, I did not receive a 2400. (2250 was my total composite, I sorta really screwed up the writing section.)</p>
<p>I know I can improve my SAT writing score (it was a really bad day, family stuff, and I did not focus during the writing section…essay received a very low score)</p>
<p>Which does it make the most sense to do?
- Just send the ACT score.
- Send both, as is.
- Retake the SAT and then send scores.</p>
<p>^
Just send the ACT score IMO.</p>
<p>Sending both honestly does not hurt.</p>
<p>The only reason to send both is - if the school asks for ALL scores to be reported. It’s not dishonest to play by the rules set by the schools. Send only the ACT score. If they were closer, I would suggest sending both - as is, only the 36.</p>
<p>Send the ACT. It’s OK to look like a one-shot wonder… haha. There will be nothing further to prove to colleges just sending a 36 ACT…</p>