<p>I am desperate to transfer to Yale and I am going to NYU next year. I have a grand total of an 1840 ( i know awful) and i took it 4 times and studied extensively. i am strongly considering giving the ACT a try. is it ok to take it after high school and i am thinking of shooting for a 32 or a 33. and should i take it with the writing section or not? Any advice would be great! thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Well if writing was one of your weakspots on the SATs it would be a pretty lateral move to take them in the ACT too.</p>
<p>Writing was one of my strongpoints lol it was the math that was the worst.. thanks so much though....any other thoughts i am desperate!</p>
<p>Required</a> Testing | Transfer Students | Office of Undergraduate Admissions</p>
<p>From the Yale website: Yale requires the College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) SAT Reasoning Test (SAT I) (Code No. 3987) or the ACT Assessment Plus Writing (Code No. 0618).</p>
<p>You have to take it with the writing to transfer to Yale.</p>
<p>I don't understand what you guys have against NYU.</p>
<p>how is 1840 terrible?</p>
<p>Not to be Captain Obvious, but NYU is decent, it's just that Yale is much stronger academically (and prestigious).</p>
<p>Yes it is ok to take the SAT or ACT in college. Many people do it.</p>
<p>Actually, I don't know my source, but I know I applied to NYU and UPenn, and one or both of the schools said that they'd rather you didn't take the exams in college, that they're designed to test you at a certain point in your life.</p>
<p>its not that an 1840 is terrible its just not strong enought to get me to the school(s) i want to go to. i know nyu is a great school, but of the schools i applied to it was my last choice and i am not a huge fan of the no campus thing. cliche i know. i really really want to go to yale, so any advice would be great. i also am aiming for cornell and gtown</p>