Is it worth taking the SAT?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I'm a Junior in high school and I got a 35 on the ACT last December. I am happy with my score, and I will be taking the test again in April as it is mandatory at my high school. Is it worth taking the SAT to improve my chances at the schools I am looking at? I plan on taking two SAT subject tests, but I don't really want to take the SAT. However, my dad thinks I should. Here are some of the schools I am looking at:</p>

<p>U of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Illinois Resident)
Stanford - 1st Choice
MIT
UC Berkeley
UT Austin
UW Seattle?
Cornell
Northwestern</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Check and make sure that all of those schools accept the ACT. If they do, you don’t need to take the SAT.</p>

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<p>All of them do, but I was worried about preference.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You’re fine. Nice score! Same as me (:</p>

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<p>No, I don’t think you should take the SAT. Stanford does not put that much emphasis on standardized testing anyway.</p>

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<p>I think that all those schools will accept the ACT.</p>

<p>Have you read the webesites to see the test reporting policies of your schools? While many schools let you choose between sending the ACT or SAT (often +2 Subject tests), S does not accept Score Choice AND requires you to send BOTH ACT & SAT if you have taken them: </p>

<p>[Testing</a> : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/freshman/testing.html]Testing”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/application/freshman/testing.html)</p>

<p>If you are satisfied with your ACT, get your parents involved and try to get out of taking it again. IMO (others disagree), I think the fewer times you test the better, for instance, Y says:</p>

<p>[No</a> choice on scores | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/jan/16/no-choice-on-scores/]No”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/jan/16/no-choice-on-scores/)</p>

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<p>While sitting the ACT twice is not a lot, it’s unnecessary to take it and you could get a lower score the second time.</p>

<p>There are some schools that require the ACT and a couple Subject tests (Dartmouth I believe), so taking the Subject tests is good. And S lets you use Score Choice on Subject tests since they don’t require them.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the input guys!</p>