<p>I know UVa accepts both, but which one does it favor? </p>
<p>I live in VA and the SAT pretty much dominates. I was wondering if it would seriously hurt me if I didn't even take the SAT. I know already I will do much better on the ACT than the SAT. The reason I don't even want to take the SAT is because more and more colleges are making you report ALL of your sittings. And I know if I do bad at a SAT sitting than that could affect things. </p>
<p>So which one does UVa favor and should I even take the SAT?</p>
<p>I don’t think it favors either or, take whichever one you’ll do better on.</p>
<p>Uva is on record as being neutral on this issue, although I’ve seen recent guidebooks (Princeton Review for one) where U-Va is reported as preferring the SAT. Official view aside, the anecdotal evidence from my own kids’ college applications is that many eastern colleges still seem to prefer the SAT even when they say they don’t, especially when the test taker is from a tradtional SAT state. It’s also interesting to note that, unlike many other eastern colleges, UVa does not dispense with the SAT “requirement” (I know, it’s only strongly recommended but that to me means required) when a student submits the ACT; this also suggests to me that UVa prefers the SAT.</p>
<p>My advice would be to take both, submit both scores, and let UVa see everything you got.</p>
<p>As parent said, if you come from a state that traditionally favors the SAT (ie, not the midwest), it is always better to assume that any school will prefer the SAT.</p>
<p>Alright, well my thing is I think I will do very well(32-35) on the ACT because of my scores from the practice. And I either want to go to W&M, UVA, or GWU. If I have some EC’s and excellent recommendations, then I still have a good chance right?</p>
<p>Take both. Having good standing scores in both exams is useful for student employment as a tutor. (And plus, you can get extra hours from teaching both exams…)</p>
<p>(Okay, perhaps the summer of 2010-2011 will be less pathetic economically, but standardised test scores are still useful outside college admissions.)</p>