If you took both ACT and SAT, do you have to report both?

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<p>DS got a 31 on the ACT, but only 1800 on the SAT. Does he have to report both? This is complicated by the fact that he has taken three SAT II tests (and did reasonably well), and many colleges seem to require those, so when he reports the SAT II results, won't they also see his regular SAT results? </p>

<p>Also, we don't really understand the whole Score Choice thing, since it didn't exist when our other sons applied for college a few years ago -- how does this work, and is it relevant in this case?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any help...</p>

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<p>You do not have to report both - the vast majority of colleges have an either or policy. You can use score choice for schools that allow it to send you SAT2 scores without your SAT scores, but if you send the ACT, the schools do not require the SAT2s. There are a few colleges that want everything (Columbia, etc.)</p>

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<p>I was about to say the same thing.</p>

<p>The College Board will happily send only your son’s SAT II scores, without the scores you all don’t like from his SAT. They’ll do almost anything; it’s your money! It’s a pretty straightforward process of clicking some buttons and unchecking some boxes (or some similar procedure–I don’t quite remember) when you order score reports for colleges. My daughter did this in reverse (sent SATs, but held back some SAT IIs) in the last couple of weeks.</p>

<p>Many colleges want only SAT or ACT (though they tend to want ACT with writing). Only pretty selective colleges want SAT II scores at all, and a lot (though maybe not all) of them will accept either SAT with a couple of SAT II results, or ACT in lieu of both SAT and SAT II.</p>

<p>As gildo noted, there is a small group of colleges (mostly pretty high-powered ones) that want scores for ALL of an applicant’s sittings for college-entrance exams, and then they do…I dunno, whatever it is they do with them.</p>

<p>Bottom line, while you need to check the application requirements for the specific colleges that interest your son, the general rule is that it’s perfectly OK (and also entirely possible) to send ACT scores and his SAT II scores if you like them.</p>