please help!! should i send ACT or SAT

Applying to College
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<p>going duke early decision and looking at other top schools. I received a 31 ACT (34 M 30 R 29 E 31 S) and 2100 sat (660 M 660 CR 780 W) i will major in economics..which score should I send? I really do not know which one looks better for me. I also recieved a 740 on math II and 720 in us history. please help, thanks!</p>

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<p>Normally I’d guess that it wouldn’t matter which you sent (or if you sent both), but I might think about sending the ACT in your case. Many schools look at the CR/M breakdown without the writing part, and that scenario seriously hurts you. </p>

<p>You probably want to wait for someone who actually knows what they’re talking about to respond (me = in high school), but basically, your ACT is better than your SAT but a fairly small margain. Make of that what you will.</p>

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<p>You have conflicting scores - better Math on ACT and better writing on SAT. So sending both might give a better impression. Sending SAT requires you to send any SAT IIs.</p>

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<p>thanks guys. I just took the sat again today and im just hoping for a higher math score</p>

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<p>send act. colleges say they dont see all of your sat scores but who knows… sat writing doesnt really matter that much compared to the other sections</p>

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<p>Something else to consider if you haven’t already - sending your ACT will fulfill the Subject Tests requirement at Duke. </p>

<p>I’d send ACT because you have a better Math score, and like fdeb35 said, most schools focus on the CR/M.</p>

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<p>right. but is it true that I can’t send my subject tests without sending the reasoning test? because to me they just seem like a good thing to include, even with sending the ACT</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure that you can still send subject test scores without the SAT I.</p>

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<p>thats good. well unless I score higher in math I guess i’ll be sending my act…although its a shame to see my nice 780 writing go to waste</p>

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<p>SAT went up to a 2230 (750 CR 700 M 780W). Should I still send the ACT to show the high math score?</p>

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<p>I would send the SAT if they won’t consider your SAT 2’s if you send the ACT. otherwise, there’s no harm in sending both</p>

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<p>Send everything. The scores are all above 700 and so subject tests should nt hurt you.</p>