<p>So a lot of schools either take the SAT with subject tests or just the ACT.</p>
<p>But what happens if you send both the ACT and SAT? Would subject tests be required since you sent the ACT? (just the SAT as a supplemental score)</p>
<p>Example schools: UNC, UVA, Emory</p>
<p>Bump, 10char.</p>
<p>Technically no, it wouldn’t be required. However, the reason why is because in some areas of the nation the SAT isn’t widely offered or it is hard to find a time/location to take it. So, if you took an SAT, the schools would probably question why you didn’t take SAT 2’s too.</p>
<p>If it were me, unless your SAT score trumps your ACT score, I wouldn’t send the SAT just to be safe.</p>
<p>If the school normally requires SAT IIs but accepts ACT in lieu of both SAT and SAT IIs and you send only SAT and ACT, it will rely only on the ACT. The rule they follow is that they will consider SAT and SAT IIs for admission OR ACT but not a mixture of both, so if you do not send SAT IIs your SAT will not be used.</p>
<p>However, all three of the colleges you list – UNC, UVA, and Emory-- do not require SAT IIs for admission, they just recommend them, regardless of whether you submit ACT or SAT. Thus, if you send both SAT and ACT, it will use the one it believes is higher.</p>
<p>In this dilemma re: NYU. They require SAT plus SAT II or ACT alone (or other options as well). It’s so hard to know what is better. So I think you should send them ALL (that’s what NYU says too). Let them pick and sort. Most will take your highest.</p>
<p>My D has 2210 SAT II (top 97%) plus 780/750/620(?) - retaking.
Then
34 ACT (top 99%)</p>
<p>I think it’s too hard to tell…so I’m just advising her to send them all and let them sort it. I mean, it is what it is. More info gives them a truer story. And you don’t want to deceive your way into a slot at a college where you’re not a TRUE fit and therefore might get in over your head or not be happy. So…give it all the honesty you’ve got and let them do the math.</p>
<p>are they going to use the ACT in lieu of the SAT IIs???</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for this post. I’m a little worried that I won’t send any SAT II’s, but … oh well.</p>
<p>yipyip:</p>
<p>I’m not sure who you’re addressing with your question, but here is the scoop on NYU’s CURRENT standardized test options. Yes, it’s EITHER the SAT plus 2 subject tests OR the ACT-with writing of course (or other options). They make it really easy to “shine” in whatever way works best for you. I can’t speak to any other schools who have similar requirements. Of those schools in which my daughter has an interest, this is the only one with this type of arrangement. </p>
<p>[NYU</a> > Undergraduate Admissions > Applying for Admission > Freshman Applicants > Standardized Tests](<a href=“How to Apply”>How to Apply)</p>
<p>Well, the answer is pretty clear. Send either the ACT + writing or the SAT I/II’s. Sorry to steal your topic, OP, but I have a question too.
If I got a low subscore on the ACT Science (30), but my overall composite is 33, can I send in my SAT Chemistry Subject II test (740)? And should I bother sending my other ones (Math 1- 720 and Literature- 700) since they’re nothing special, and my math and english/literature subscore on the ACT is pretty high?</p>
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<p>I think you’re saying this from a regional perspective. In the most populated parts of the east and west coasts, very few have a problem finding times/locations for the SAT, it’s pretty much offered everywhere. Whereas ACT test centers are much harder to find in these places.</p>
<p>In some Midwestern states (for example, Michigan), the ACT is much more common or even required, while the SAT is rarer and treated as secondary to the ACT. I don’t think it’s difficult to find SAT testing sites, but the ACT is more convenient.</p>
<p>keikoblue2 - First you need to understand that 30 is not low, and a 720 and 700 are not “nothing special”. In CC land, it may appear as such, but those are all scores that are even acceptable to the Ivys. As for sending the SAT IIs in addition to the ACT, I say why not. It tells more about your and does not tell anything bad. Now, you have one other dilema, what is the score choice policy for each of these schools? Since you have nothing to hide, you really do not want to mess up and not send scores to a school that requires them. Good luck.</p>
<p>My son’s school has the kids take the ACT, SAT I and SAT II’s. They send all scores. We were just at a college counseling meeting and I can’t remember what they said about why they send all scores and why it is better to do this, but that is what they said was best. It made perfect sense at the time.</p>