Ok so my question is basically if doing good on one of the test is enough to get into a good college.
Basically, i got a 35 on the ACT (35 E, 35 M, 33 R, 35 S) but only a 2150 (780 M, 660 CR, 710 W) on the SAT (and 800 for math subject test and 760 for chem).
My SAT score is really crappy (especially that reading… I’m about 90% sure I forgot how to read in the middle of the test) but my ACT score is good (except for the reading goddammit… but it’s still better than a freaking 660),
I’m definitely retaking the SAT in October (I really hope I do not get below a 660 on the critical reading like that score will haunt me forever i mean i freaking got 660 both times i took it) but I am still concerned that I won’t be able to raise it. I just want over a 2200 and my math section is fine but my other sections kinds dictate that I’m partially illiterate and kinds sorta know grammar.
I just wanted to know that if worst comes to worst and I yet again do badly on my SAT’s, if my score on the ACT’s will be enough?
Thank you!!
I’m wondering the same. ACT is higher than SAT 
Definitely DO NOT retake the SAT. It’s a complete waste of your time. There is a barely any difference between a 35 and a 36 on the ACT. Colleges will see them as pretty much equal.
You are allowed to send in either or tests. By sending in only the ACT you save much more money.
A 2150 DOES NOT qualify as “crappy”.
You have issues. Serious issues.
Your ACT score is great, including the reading score. Don’t take either test again. You are done with standardized testing. Send the 35 and the 800 and the 760. If you take any of the tests again, it will reflect badly on you.
Don’t even bother retaking the SAT and don’t send your 2150 either. Just send your 35 and be done with it because any improvement won’t be looked at any differently by colleges.
I took the SAT twice, first time 1890 and second time 2060, because I struggled with the ACT’s Science and Reading sections despite scoring very high on Math and English. CR on the SAT was even worse for me because not only were the passage difficulties about the same, but the vocab questions were usually a lot of guessing. I could’ve taken it a third and fourth time but chose to let it go after raising my ACT from 31 to 34.
Ultimately you need to realize that your effort and angst is better spent on your classes, extracurriculars, and college essays because a 35 already puts you at the top tier for testing and a high test score alone won’t get you into your dream college.
Equating ACT and SAT scores always seems sort of ridiculous to me since one is a reasoning test and one is an achievement test. A 35 ACT is great, and it is not worth retaking the SAT if you’ve already scored that highly on the ACT–obviously the structuring of the ACT plays to your strengths and there’s no rule that says you have to excel at both exams to be competitive.
It depends on what universities you are looking to apply to. For most state schools (and most good schools in general), a 35 ACT is more than sufficient, and your focus would be better shifted to solid essays and letters.
If you’re trying to get into highest top universities and Ivies- nobody knows for sure. But if you look at numbers, it would seem like a higher SAT score might help, as the SAT and ACT percentiles are both usually very high. It definitely wouldn’t hurt for you to have both a high ACT and SAT score, although you should be able to be just fine with the ACT alone.
If you do choose to retake the SAT, the only advice I can give you for CR is to practice as many sections as possible from the blue book. Practice a ton of the reading problems, because they’re all pretty similar, and then take full blown practice tests too, so that you build up a reading stamina and can solve those problems even after sections of other stuff.
^ A higher SAT will NOT help. I have no idea where that idea came from. It’s just not true. A 35 ACT is DONE.
I agree with Erin’s Dad. You are DONE. Don’t waste your time retaking the SAT.