I sent both my SAT and ACT scores to Yale, but the SAT score is not as high as the ACT score.

Test Preparation
1

<p>I made a 2150 on the SAT, but a 34 on the ACT plus writing. Will that SAT score harm my chances? Will the admissions office focus on the higher score?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

2

<p>Why did you send that SAT?</p>

3

<p>I listed Yale under the “Send scores to four colleges for free” section. I don’t know what I was thinking.</p>

4

<p>First off, it’s already given that one of your SAT or ACT scores will be lower than the other, unless they are equivalent.</p>

<p>Second, 2150 is not that low.</p>

<p>Third, standardized tests are rarely a very deciding factor in admission to prestigious schools (unless they are very low).</p>

5

<p>Yale accepts ACT in lieu of both the SAT and two subject tests. The SAT is not considered at all unless two subject tests are also submitted. Moreover, the subject tests will not be considered if you submit only ACT and not SAT. If you submit ACT and also SAT and two subject tests, they use the ACT to determine admission if it is believed better than the combination of the SAT and subject tests, and use the SAT and subject tests if believed better for you than the ACT.</p>

6

<p>They will use the higher of the two and almost certainly not hold the lower scores against you. The admissions officers don’t want to be wasting there time trying to look at different scores and figure out what the story is, so they will very likely simplify things and just look at the higher scores. Or they may even have an administrative assistant do that before they look at the file or at some schools its just done automatically on the computer so I would say there is a chance that admissions officers won’t even see the SAT scores.</p>