<p>so i got a 35 on the ACT.
and on my SAT [not so well]
total: 2100
M: 710
CR: 710
W: 680</p>
<p>im applying to schools that require SAT IIs even with the ACTs, so they will see my SAT score not matter what. should i retake the SATs in the fall? or just forget about it?</p>
<p>forget it. save your money for a night on the town with your friends</p>
<p>yea, there is no point at all.</p>
<p>same boat cept I scored a lil higher on SAT. Definitely retake it dude, although from all the threads I've created and looked at about this most colleges at least say they will looker the better score (which is more than likely going to be the 35)</p>
<p>As long as you submit your 35 on the ACT, and do well on your SAT IIs, you have no reason to retake the SAT I. A score of 35 on the ACT is quite rare </p>
<p><a href="http://www.act.org/news/data/06/pdf/National2006.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.act.org/news/data/06/pdf/National2006.pdf</a> </p>
<p>and colleges know that.</p>
<p>I don't think the admissions "deciders" will even see your SAT I score. They don't actually see your official report (i dont think). Somebody types up a sheet for them with your highest scores on it (which would be your 35). (at least this is what i think.... but who knows what really goes on)</p>
<p>Don't bother.</p>
<p>Nope. The 35 is solid gold.</p>
<p>You need to understand that most students who take ACT are those who don't do well on SAT. So for the top schools, 35 on ACT won't cut anything > 2150 on SAT I.</p>
<p>Ummm what? ParentofIvyHope, are you saying a 35 on the ACT isn't good? I'm confused.......</p>
<p>You could also say most kids who take the SATs suck at the ACTs. (which most of them who are good at ACTs cant get comparable scores on ACT)</p>
<p>Have you seen any post anywhere? where someone said I got a bad score on ACT; but a great score on SAT I ; shall I retake ACT. </p>
<p>Because if you get a good score on SAT I; ACT is useless. So that is why I said most of the students who get good score at SAT I won't take ACT.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong in it.</p>
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You need to understand that most students who take ACT are those who don't do well on SAT.
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<p>That is not correct. Most students take whatever is the preferred test in the region of the country where they live. Colleges with applicants from all over the country see both tests in admission files. The ACT score of the original poster is just fine for any college in the country.</p>
<p>^^^: Then why the OP is afraid of sending the SATI score.</p>
<p>Also the students doesn't take ACT or SAT I on a region basis. Both tests target different things and it has been proven that ACT is more closer to high school curriculumn than SAT1 which is more abstract ( in lack of better word)</p>
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Also the students doesn't take ACT or SAT I on a region basis. Both tests target different things and it has been proven that ACT is more closer to high school curriculumn than SAT1 which is more abstract ( in lack of better word)
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<p>I'm going to have both agree and disagree with the claims you have made. I agree that the tests target different areas. The ACT is better for those kids who work quickly, while the SAT tests harder problems without much of a rush. The ACT math is harder than the SAT math, but the SAT reading is harder than the ACT reading. ACT is usually better for math/science oriented students because of the extra science section, and the ease of the reading section.</p>
<p>I do not, however, think that any score greater than 2150 on the SAT is better than a 35 ACT. A 35 ACT is very rare, and colleges know that. I, for one, got a 36 ACT and a 2210 SAT, and I believe that the 36 ACT will look far better than the 2210 SAT. </p>
<p>Also, although the tests aren't strictly regional tests, they do have a tendency to present that way. Most states in the Midwest promote the ACT much more than the SAT. Michigan, for example, makes every kid take the ACT as a requirement for graduation. Also, schools in Nebraska, Kansas, etc. don't even advertise the SAT. Sometimes you may have to travel 3 or 4 hours to find a school that offers the SAT in the Midwest.</p>
<p>Coming from Ohio, my school definitely shows a preference for the ACT, as we offer it at our school and also offer most of our local scholarships based on ACT scores. However, because Ohio is wedged between Indiana and Pennsylvania (two states that prefer the SAT), some students do take both tests. </p>
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Then why the OP is afraid of sending the SATI score.
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<p>The OP is asking an informational question, and may have heard something somewhere from someone not aware of current practice at college admission offices. But the advice the OP has obtained by asking the question is correct: a retake on the SAT I is unnecessary for someone who has a score of 35 on the ACT. </p>
<p>After edit: on the other hand, if the OP really, really wants to take the SAT again, and has nothing better to do that day, it would be harmless to do a retake. Useless, but also harmless. </p>
<p>Wait, wait...so you're saying if I live in Pennsylvania (SAT-preffered state?), then me taking the ACT and getting a 34 on it with a 2010 SAT will look bad, simply because I don't live in the Midwest?</p>
<p>That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that colleges no longer care much about which test an applicant submits. Any college that wants to have a national draw recognizes that some students take one test, and some take the other. </p>
<p>But if you want to know about the specific policies of a college of interest to you, first look at its Web site or other publications, and ask a follow-up question to the admission office staff if you are still not sure what the college's policy is.</p>
<p>ParentofIvyHope, the part of your post that I disagree with is "So for the top schools, 35 on ACT won't cut anything > 2150 on SAT I." Actually, what is that exactly even supposed to mean? That an ACT 35 is't better than a 2150? According to the official conversion, ACT 35 is ~2330-2390.</p>
<p>Predator : The idea is that if there is a choice between a student with SAT 1 > 2150 and ACT 35 with everything else remain same ACT 35 nt necessarily boost your chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Hi, ParentOfIvyHope, </p>
<p>thanks for explaining your meaning. But I think I still agree with the others posting in this thread who disagree with that idea. If you have any evidence that that is the actual practice of any college admission office, I would be glad to see the evidence.</p>