<p>My son has 33 in ACT and 2060 superscore in SAT. Since many colleges require SAT Subject test He is taking SAT subject test in May.
My question is-- Can he avoid sending his SAT I score. still send his SATsubject score</p>
<p>Yes, you can choose what to send to each school. However, some schools ask/require you to send all scores. Don’t know how they would know whether you did or not.</p>
<p>Also some HS will enter scores into the transcript if you have the scores sent to the HS.</p>
<p>Don’t worry…schools will use the higher score…the ACT.</p>
<p>As said above…many schools include copies of the “score stickies” on transcripts, so all scores are seen anyway.</p>
<p>Thanks, mom2collegekids & ihs76</p>
<p>May I make one other suggestion? Have him sit for the ACT again. After using the Red book for practice. </p>
<p>You have nothing to lose and perhaps some things to gain. </p>
<p>Also with that high nice 33 ACT, urge him to exert some effort and self control on his SATIIs. They seem like nothing but can be dealbreakers when you apply to schools massive numbers of fully qualified applicants. The book may cost you 16 dollars. It takes an hour to do an practice exam.<br>
Too many of our son’s friends walked in cold or thought that a 4 or 5 on an AP test would deliver the same on the SATII…not true and many regretted their errors. The SATIIs have their own style. Take the time to review the test structure and your son will have more cards to play next year.<br>
The June ACT is the perfect time to take that again if he has selective schools in mind…he still has the October sitting.<br>
I think two to three times is enough but don’t quit if that was his first sit down on the ACT. He clearly does well with the ACT format.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Good advice above. Also, if you have him take the June ACT, pay the extra and get the detailed score report (you’ll also get sent the test booklet). Then your child can spend some time in the summer going over exactly which ones he missed and why. that will better prepare him for taking it again in the fall.</p>
<p>Getting an ACT 33 is good, but getting a 34 or 35 is better for the most selective schools. It can also help for better scholarships at safety schools.</p>
<p>I think it is also important to look at the school. </p>
<p>Don’t wrap yourself in circles if the 50% marker is 28, then 33 is good. </p>
<p>Remember many universities look at the WHOLE student. Academics is only 1 part. You can have a 36 or a 2400 with a 4.0 uwgpa and still be declined because all they show is that they are book smart. Make sure that you pay just as much attention to the ECs.</p>
<p>Send both scores. Colleges throw out the lowest scores and only consider the highest ones.</p>
<p>Some schools will superscore both, some will not. For example, they may take the highest ACT for M and mix it with the highest SAT V. You need to find out if they mix and match or if they do just straight superscore.</p>
<p>I know from our experience that not every school will mix and match, SAT/ACT.</p>
<p>Hello tboymaster. I took the SAT I when I was younger and I thought the test was a bit hard. When I took the ACT, I felt that it was easier because it corresponded to what was taught in school. When I start applying, I will definitely send in ACT scores, because it better shows my ability in school and they are overall higher. Like him, I will take SAT IIs, which do NOT need the SAT I along with it.
Just send in the higher ACT score–it will definitely improve his college chances.</p>
<p>My D only sent her ACT score (her GC had her send her score for both of her sittings). No one saw the SAT scores (which was a good thing)</p>
<p>One thing to note, ask the gc if both are going to show up on their transcript. You might not have a choice of sending only one in. In NC both showed up on DS’s official transcript, thus, the schools saw all of the SAT and ACT scores. In our VA school, the scores are not a part of the official transcript, you must send them in separately.</p>
<p>Yay, someone made a place I can set up one of my petpeeves/soapboxes.</p>
<p>I vote send in ALL the scores All the time. </p>
<p>I say this because you are not only trying to get the kid into ‘a’ college, you are trying to get them into a college where they <em>belong</em>. After surviving 2 application seasons and listening to tons of advice here on CC, I came to agree that usually the colleges can pick the kids that <em>belong</em> on their campus. But to do that, they need as much information as possible.</p>
<p>If there is a difference in your kid’s thinking that makes the ACT get aced while the SAT lags, then that is a data point that will allow better fit-ing. </p>
<p>She could also retake the SAT if she is a junior. </p>
<p>I think of test scores as an indicator of some sort of ability (sometimes just test taking ability). But the “lower” scores should not be a source of shame. Just as I can’t carry a tune in a bucket… if I practice and practice a piano piece, I can get it right, but it never sounds as good as mu musical H. So my piano test would be a lower score than his. Therefore, the music school wouldn’t let me in (thank goodness!), but I’d end up at a school where I could enjoy the people who DO have the music talent and I would be doing something else. …</p>
<p>Just my 2¢ and I’ll take down the soap box, right after I say again… it is about finding fit, NOT comparing scores, acceptances, HYP applications!</p>