I was wondering if I should submit both my SAT and ACT to colleges. I want to go to an ivy league school and both my tests are very high. My ACT is 36 C (36 every section, 10 essay) and my SAT is 2350 (780 m, 770 r, 800 w). Should i only submit my ACT or should I send both to colleges???
If you have SAT II requirements and the school is NOT a score-choice participant, yes you need to send your SAT I as well. But rest be assured you won’t be getting rejected because of the 2350.
Is this a serious question or is it humblebragging? Save the money and send only your ACT.
I would send both. They are different tests and you excelled at both. Well done.
Yes it’s humblebragging.
Actually ^^ I do not agree. I am not sure whether I would send both (to me the $100 is not important). Maybe, maybe not.
The ACT is perfect, the SAT is not. If it were the other way around I would definitely only send the 2400. However, on the East Coast while the ACT is now accepted, the SAT is still the gold standard (and I say that having never taken the SAT and never will). I know more 36s that have been rejected from top schools (not sure if every section was perfect) and I am sure there was something else missing (like a personality) than I do 2400s.
SAT because it is a test for the master race. The ACT was created to make inferior minds feel they are potential contributing members of society, as the elites enslaved them under this allusion, and ensure no revolution occurs against them.
I would say it doesn’t matter because if your essays are as humble as this post, you have a near 100% chance of being rejected.
This is pure baloney. You’re saying “East Coast” admissions offices are too stupid to derive the potential of different applicants who would only send in an ACT score? They spend collectively, millions of dollars on outreach and they automatically devalue a subset of their applicants who don’t take the SAT?
Baloney.
I think I’m missing something here…this is college CONFIDENTIAL. None of us KNOW this student. The question has been posed to the universe. This is not your next door neighbor bragging to you at the supermarket or your best friend looking for constant adulation. That’s the beauty of this site.
Both are great score. If money is no issue, I would send both scores. There is no reason to hide a 2350 SAT in any case. ACT 36 is the same as SAT 2340+. It looks better with ACT 36 simply because the lower resolution of scores and a small fluctuation in test performance. They will be viewed the same by the adcom. The preference of one test over the other one is a very outdated idea. There are still more students from the coasts or students applying to the college in the coast region taking SAT simply because of regional and historical reason. It is not due to the preference of the admission offices. In other words, there is no “gold standard”.
Send both
I agree that both scores are so outstanding that you should send them as a way of demonstrating that neither was a one-time fluke. They are different tests, and you excelled in both, so submit them.
Not trying to be cocky. why would i waste my time to brag on this site? i was truly just wondering what to do.
@T26E4 believe what you want. I know far more 36s that were rejected than 2400s. Maybe it is a fluke, maybe it is a conspiracy, I could care less. I used the ACT but only because I was too lazy to bother with the SAT.
OP, are you a NMSF or NMF or will you be eligible to be one? If that is the case then you have already proven the 36 is not a fluke
@saphireny no unfortunately not
Did you take SAT2s in math?
not yet. i will soon though and will likely get 800
Evidence? How many students do you know with 36 and how many with 2400? It seems there were 1400 36 scorers and about 300 who scored 2400 last year.
@SaphireNY For a fair comparison, you need to look at 2350-2400 in SAT (some schools have a different ACT/SAT conversion charts using specific section scores) instead of 2400. I doubt you know the numbers of either anyway.