<p>The W & M website states Murray finalist score 1500 & higher on SAT CR/M.</p>
<p>Is the SAT necessary to be a Murray scholar or is ACT also used?</p>
<p>My son is a HS junior and we are just trying to help him decide testing for spring.</p>
<p>Why not both the SAT and ACT?. I believe W&M will consider the highest score of the 2 and if he takes the SAT more than once , they will superscore it. Our S was not a Murray but did recieve the Monroe. He took the SAT 2x and the ACT once. BTW, (and I am mentioning this because we did not realize this until late in the testing) the ACT has a science component. For more science/math students this test should be considered.</p>
<p>Thanks - He did take both. Waiting on the ACT scores. If ACT is better, then he doesn’t really want to retake either. However, his SAT CR/M falls just shy of 1500. He’d retake if only SAT is considered for Murray.</p>
<p>We consider either the ACT or SAT for the Murray award. The ACT equivalent is above a 34 (a 34 = a 1520 SAT). </p>
<p>Remember there are only 4 Murrays a year right now (we do hope to grow the scholarship in the coming years) so it’s an incredibly selective scholarship.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response! He is well aware that it is very competitive, but he wants to at least be able to put himself in the race.</p>