<p>Hi everyone, I'm new to this site but had a question. My college counselor advised me to send all test scores to every school I apply to (Stanford, Colombia, Princeton, Duke, Northwestern, UVA, UCLA/Berkeley, UMichigan, UPenn, etc.). My scores are as follows:</p>
<p>SAT (first time): 2200 - Reading (730), Math (710), Writing (760; essay = 11)
SAT (second time): 2250 - Reading (750), Math (750), Writing (750; essay = 12)</p>
<p>Subject Tests: Math II (800), Chemistry (800), Physics (800), US History (770), Spanish (630)</p>
<p>ACT (only time): 35 - Math (36), Reading (34), Science (36), English (34; essay = 10)</p>
<p>Clearly my ACT is better than my SAT, but do colleges just look for the best test scores on every application? Of course I'm going to send my subject tests anyways, so should I also send my SAT too if it all costs the same? Should I send my Spanish subject test; it is the worst test of the bunch?</p>
<p>Additionally, would anyone like to speculate on my chances of getting into any of these schools? Thank you all!</p>
<p>If i were you i would send both SAT and ACT, even if your ACT is a bit better, the difference is small. Why would you send both then ? Well, in my opinion, both tests are very different, one is more knowledge based and one is more logic based, so by showing them that you did very well on both it shows you are very versatile. Many people just send one of the two because the other one is very much inferior. Admission officers often know that. But it’s not your case. And moreover it shows dedication, because it takes time to score this high on BOTH.
Not sure if i would send the spanish score, depends in what you want to major.</p>
<p>What do you want to major in ? Without knowing that it’s impossible to chance you imo.</p>
<p>The major is important because not all majors have the same demand, some are more competitive, especially if the university is known for this major. For instance, when they say harvard has 5 % acceptance rate, it’s and average for all programs, some might be at 3% and others at 9%.
About the spanish, i don’t know if it makes a difference at all, 630 is not great (29% percentile or something), but since you’re not majoring in languages or literature, i don’t think they even care. I don’t think it would be seen as negative nor would it be seen as positive. Your call. See if you can get some other advice to have larger perspective.</p>
<p>I don’t see any reason why you wouldn’t get into UMich and UCLA, Berkeley a bit harder i think but still very reasonable.
For the Ivies and Stanford i think you definitely have a good shot, your scores fit in, UPenn highest chance i’d guess.
The others i don’t know.</p>
<p>I agree- send all your scores. The lower Spanish won’t hurt you since you have so many extremely high scores in other subjects. Great job and good luck with your applications!</p>
<p>Thank you both for the great advice! The Spanish was just a whim the day of the test, I just decided to take it for no reason! I was surprised to do better than a 500 :)</p>
<p>Each school has requirements for what standardized tests you are required to send. Read each school’s website for that carefully. For example, there are schools in your list that permit you to send either the SAT, or the ACT test with writing, but if you choose to send the SAT then you must send ALL SAT scores. </p>
<p>I think Penn recently changed their policy. When I looked at the page, it said you can submit either the ACT with Writing or the SAT. However, it also states, “No preference is given to either test, however Penn requires applicants to submit their entire testing history. If applicants have taken both the SAT and the ACT, they must submit their testing history from both exams. Penn will pay attention to the highest scores from any test when reviewing a candidate’s application, but having the complete testing profile provides deeper insight.” I don’t believe this was the policy even in the fall when I checked it. So you really need to get on each school’s website and check for yourself.</p>
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