is it possible to getting into east coast colleges with only ACT?

Applying to College
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<p>i heard from a friend that in order to get into Hopkins, Brown, etc you HAVE to take the SAT or else you won't get in. he said it was because of the competitiveness of those schools. i only took the ACT and I don't want to take the SAT so yeah.</p>

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<p>Yes but the school you mentioned require either SATs and ACTs, SATs with subject tests, or ACT with subject tests. Same goes for top notch west coast schools.</p>

<p>The schools that don’t require subject tests however will take either ACTs or SATs.</p>

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<p>Simple: go to the college websites and read their testing requirements.</p>

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<p>Your friend is totally wrong. If you take the ACT, then you won’t have to submit subject tests (unless you’re applying to Harvard or Princeton). My son applied to Brown and JHU and submitted the ACT with no problem. In fact, these schools list their mid 50% ACT range. Wile the SAT is still the test of choice for most students, there is no problem with the ACT.</p>

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<p>While you’re applying to college, a lot of well-meaning people (and perhaps also some malicious people) will tell you a lot of stuff that’s just plain nonsense.</p>

<p>This was one of those times.</p>

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<p>People give a lot of bad advice when applying to college. Best to go with the consensus.</p>

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<p>NO! Best to do what entomom said:</p>

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<p>Totally agree- call the admissions office or go to the website for the most up to date info on testing requirements.</p>

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<p>thank you all very much!</p>

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<p>Every college that requires a general exam accepts both the ACT and the SAT.</p>

<p>Some that require SAT II scores will accept ACT scores instead.</p>

<p>Pay careful attention to each institution’s specific requirements. You may need to take the ACT with writing rather than just the ACT for some places.</p>

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<p>S was accepted to ‘east coast’ schools with ACT with Writing. His Guidance Counselor gave us a tool for comparing the test scores: <a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/pdf/reference.pdf[/url]”>http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/pdf/reference.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
Best wishes, MrBond.</p>