Sent an SAT Score by mistake.

Test Preparation
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<p>Hi everyone,
I just found out today that I sent my first SAT score to 4 of my top schools by mistake, and I took the test june 2011 and its too late to cancel. Im applying to ivy leagues and other top schools and I really dont want this top hurt my chance of getting in. I took the ACT and got a 31 and im not taking the SAT again so there is no way to cover up my low score of 1920. Would schools look at my ACT or would my low SAT make my resume look unappealing. I already sent emails to those schools and collegeboard, but if anyone has any experience with this problem PLEASE help me out.</p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>I am bumping this if you don’t mind…I am in the same situation, except with the SAT Subject tests (which my schools allow the ACT w/ writing to take the place of).</p>

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<p>I don’t think there is anything you can do about those SAT scores. Send the ACT. Actually, your SAT is not bad and I think your SAT and ACT are fairly equivalent. Just checked. ACT is higher, so send it and they will probably focus on that.</p>

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<p>I think the question is (at least this is my question), for colleges that say they only consider the highest composite scores, will they look at the SATs AND ACTs and choose the higher of those two, or do they consider the highest SAT and the highest ACT with equal consideration?</p>

<p>So basically, would admissions officers consider the OPs 31 AND 1920, or just the 31 because it is the highest?</p>

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<p>If you submit both tests, colleges use that one they believe is the higher. OPs scores are not that far apart and having submitted SAT is not going to hurt.</p>

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<p>thanks everyone for your reply :slight_smile:
and to ninna128: i sent an email to the 4 schools that i sent the SAT to and told them about my situation and they said that they will consider the higher score whether it be the SAT or the ACT, but they wont entirely block out the SAT score. Also the sat subject tests are less of a factor in admissions than the ACT so if you did send the SAT subject test they will consider the ACT because the subject tests are not the equivalent to the ACT</p>