SAT v. ACT

Applying to College
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<p>I am unsure of what scores to send to Yale and other Ivy schools. </p>

<p>SAT I: 1660, 1830
SAT II: US- 570, 720
French- 470,430
Chemistry- 640</p>

<p>ACT practice test scores: 33-35</p>

<p>Would it hurt my chances at Yale to send only the ACT?</p>

<p>For the schools that subject tests in addition to the ACT, will my current scores hurt me?
I plan on taking two more and hopefully getting in the 700's on both. Is there a way to only send my SAT II's to the school? Will they be able to see my SAT I's?</p>

<p>Overall, do Ivy schools prefer SAT and take a good SAT over a good ACT?</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>Don’t send the ACT. Only the SAT.</p>

<p>Yale has a new policy this year. They like lower scores, so a 600 on the SAT is optimal.</p>

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<p>Wait, have you taken an actual ACT?</p>

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<p>I have taken practice tests from the Real ACT Prep Guide.</p>

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<p>Those SAT scores are abysmal for a school like Yale and the Ivies.</p>

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<p>So it would be best if I hid those scores and only send my ACT?</p>

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<p>Well, you don’t have a chance at Yale with those SAT scores. (Your match would be a rank 40-ish university.)</p>

<p>Your best option is the ACT by a mile, even if some universities may not regard it as highly. At least your ACT indicates you’re a qualified student.</p>

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<p>^every university i know treats SAT and ACT equally, or at least the top ones do. So the IF in that sentence is BEYOND DOUBT.</p>

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<p>Okay. Thanks everyone.</p>

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<p>Aren’t you counting your chickens before they’re hatched? You haven’t actually got an ACT score to send to anyone yet.</p>

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<p>Your SAT subject test scores SUCK, those alone will remove you from contention.</p>

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<p>^ … No.</p>

<p>Yale will take the ACT over SAT 1 and 2. So… no, just no.</p>

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<p>^Alright, hot shot. Don’t have to be a d*** about it…
Yeah, they’re not phenomenal (although compared to the national average the 1830 is pretty solid), but you could tone it down a little…</p>

<p>That was intended to Nosike, btw.</p>

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<p>Google “common data set” “yale” 2009, 2010 info is not in yet. You can check these data sets to see the sat and act scores of admitted freshman, and determine what scores you need to be a successful applicant.</p>

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<p>It seems according to the common data set, that Yale will take either the SAT or ACT. The bottom 25% had scores of 700 on each section of the SAT, and a 30on the ACT.</p>

<p>Top 25% had scores of 780 and above, or a 34 ACT.</p>

<p>So - I would think you need at least a 30, and 700 on each section of the SAT to be competitive. </p>

<p>96% are in the top 10% of their class; 100% are in the top 25% of their class.</p>

<p>they do not provide GPA information.</p>

<p>I would think if you have very strong GPA, high rank, good EC’s a 30+ ACT might make you competitive. But Yale is very competitive and you need a strong overall package to be admitted. Make sure you have some safeties as well.</p>