<p>I took the March SAT and the April ACT and was really happy with both of the scores.</p>
<p>1) March SAT (2140)
- 790 Math
- 670 Critical Reading
- 680 Writing (10 Essay, 64 MC)</p>
<p>2) April ACT (34)
- 34 English
- 33 Math
- 33 Reading
- 35 Science</p>
<p>Does submitting them both show that you can handle both of them? And if not, then should I just submit the ACT to both because it is better? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Probably not. We will submit both just because our son has taken both, and most colleges claim to want to have a complete list of test scores. Most colleges also claim to give an applicant the benefit of his best scores, so I don’t think there is any bonus value in submitting two brands of tests over just submitting one. </p>
<p>Good luck in the application process.</p>
<p>It could help for merit scholarships. I’m submitting both because my school doesn’t rank or weight GPA, so my GPA is a 3.6 (not fantastic for merit). It’s a compensation thing. But by all means, send whichever is better. Just make sure you know what each school requires and possibly get a feel for what each school prefers.</p>
<p>With those scores I’d submit both. Your ACT is outstanding, both as a composite and section-by-section. But your 790 SAT Math is near-perfect, and better than your 33 ACT Math (which is nonetheless very good). Together they show a very strong, well-rounded student.</p>
<p>Thanks so much everyone! I was thinking the same thing as bclintonk was because it while the ACT shows that I can be better at the English/Reading sections over the SAT, the SAT exemplifies my Math skills.</p>
<p>With those scores, I don’t see why you wouldn’t submit both … though I will note that your ACTs are somewhat stronger than your SATs, but the difference is not significant. </p>
<p>That said, sending your scores to the top privates won’t realistically boost your chances of admission, but if you’re looking for merit scholarships at publics, it could definitely help.</p>
<p>Well… I was thinking of applying to schools like Dartmouth, Cornell, Brown, SUNY Geneseo, URoch, BC etcc</p>
<p>Beneficial for your college hopes. Not beneficial for your wallet.</p>
<p>^LOL. Yea … those score reports are pretty expensive. In that case, for schools like Brown and Cornell, you’ll be basically donating money to the evil College Board that’s run by corrupt money-seeking people … that’s what happens when the test-making industry is not run by the government, unlike in most other countries. (IMO the ACT people are MUCH nicer, but that’s still in relative terms.)</p>
<p>Now that I think about it, the money that I spent on College Board material is worth like hundreds of Chipotle lunches. OK now I’m REALLY mad at College Board!! :mad:</p>
<p>Oh I did not know the score reports cost money… haha don’t mind me… I’m mentally uncapable at common things =). </p>
<p>Let’s seee… ACT is $9 per report and the SAT is 4 for free and then 6.50 extra. That’s not too bad.</p>
<p>Even though the College Board is an evil empire =))))</p>
<p>^6.50??? I thought it was higher … </p>
<p>Anyways, but keep in mind that you need score reports for your APs too. And those cost ALOT. And your CSS profile. Along with your SATs and PSATs. It really adds up. </p>
<p>Not to mention, did you know that the company that writes the tests for College Board — ETS — is also in charge of doing the GREs (the test you take for grad school)??? And those cost like $140 per test, $35 for a practice one.</p>
<p>That means fewer Chipotle lunches for me in the future!! Grrr I hate people who work in the test-making industry!!! :mad:</p>
<p>ARGH $15 per test per college for AP Tests ARGHHH!!! I hate the college board. period. Even though Chipotle is not my favorite place… $15 X 6 (colleges estimate applying too) = $90 X 9 (estimated AP tests) = $810??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?</p>
<p>You don’t need to send your official AP score reports until you know where you are going to college. If you want, you can self-report the scores on your application, but colleges don’t expect or require official AP reports for admissions purposes.</p>
<p>I would submit only the ACT score because it is strong across the board. Presumably you will take a SAT subject test in math, and do well on it. That would be better than sending a SAT score that is so much weaker in critical reading than your ACT score.</p>
<p>I submitted both of my ACT and SAT scores and was Accepted to Brown, Cornell, and Dartmouth. I had a 34 ACT as well and ~ a 2200 SAT. So I can’t say it hurts. lol. If you have the money, do it.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure the “four free” reports have to be designated before you take the test.</p>
<p>Most universities require the writing test for ACT. Did you take the ACT without writing? If so, I would either retake or send the SAT for the writing score.</p>
<p>Thanks Faux! That makes a lot of sense and saves some money yay! And to Van… I did take it with writing, but the writing did not come out yet since I just took it in April.</p>
<p>Writing scores aren’t even calculated into the ACT composite however. While virtually all top schools require them, I’m not really sure how much they are even looked at. I wouldn’t worry too much about the writing, except for just taking it.</p>
<p>Don’t bother with official AP reports. I don’t think they matter in admissions.</p>
<p>Given the schools you want to apply to, I think your ACT looks significantly stronger. Consider retaking the SAT to push your CR and W scores over 700s—and study accordingly. Your ACT suggests you’re capable of it. Worst case: you re-take and don’t improve SAT CR and W scores, in which case you could drop SAT reporting entirely. Best case: you get both SAT CR and W over 700, in which case you report all SAT scores (to get that near-perfect 790 Math in there) + ACT. Expensive, but a necessary investment to be competitive at the colleges you’re considering.</p>
<p>^ It’s a good idea to retake the SAT, but I reallly can’t do it anymore. I am taking an SAT II in June and that’s it for me with standarized tests till APs in Senior Year May ^</p>