<p>Alright, on all the comparisons between ACTs and SATs, a 31 Composite would be considered somewhat significantly lower than a 2220 (680 CR, 750 M, 790 W) in my case. However, when one looks at the middle 50% of many competitive colleges, a 31 seems almost equal to my SAT scores. I've almost considered sending my ACT scores because even though they are not close to my SAT scores in conversions, they are well within the middle 50% of my colleges.</p>
<p>The only possible reasons I have come up with are that most competitive colleges superscore the SAT and not the ACT, or that more well-rounded students take the ACT. I realize both those are unfounded, but I want to see what you guys think.</p>
<p>My ACT and SAT score conversions were fairly close (32 ACT and SAT 2190= 33 ACT). The superscore is what helped me the most though on the SAT, since I actually went down in Math the second time. Oh well. </p>
<p>I think the biggest difference is that SAT's have a much more variable range than the ACT. Really, all high scorers on the ACT are only about 5 points from each other at most. The SAT can have variances of about 100 points and still be considered high scorers.</p>
<p>Also, with the ACT being an average of 4 subscores, a 31.25 is "equal" to a 30.5 because of rounding. If scores were reported as a total out of 144, (instead of being averaged), they would tell much more about a stundent's strength, and be more comparable to the SAT.</p>
<p>I've always felt, looking at chances/EA results threads, that seeing the breakdown of CR/M/W tells me much more about an applicant than just __ Composite.</p>
<p>since many colleges still do not know what to do with the writing score, except require it, a better comparison is your cr/m combined score of 1430 vs. the 31 (or ~1380 converted). Looked at it that way, your two test scores are essentially the same.</p>