Should I send a 2300 SAT??????

Test Preparation
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<p>Because of the requirement for the National Merit Program, I had to take the SAT Reasoning Test this October.</p>

<p>My Scores went as follows:</p>

<p>Math: 780
Writing: 780
Critical Reading: 740</p>

<p>Composite: 2300</p>

<p>The real issue is that my ACT Score is a 36 Composite with a 10 on Writing, but I've heard that a lot of the East Coast colleges value the SAT more than the ACT despite their claims that they weight them equally...</p>

<p>Should I send the ACT, the SAT, or Both????
Please note that sending them both will NOT cost more than sending just one of them, because I also have to send SAT II Subject Test scores to all of my colleges (800 Bio, 800 Math II, 780 US History, 700 Spanish)</p>

<p>If it helps, the top Colleges I'm looking to send them to are:
Harvard, UChicago, Northwestern, Carnegie Melon, MIT</p>

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<p>Definitely not. There’s a reason the schools state that they weight the SAT and the ACT equally.</p>

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<p>Of course you should send it. A 2300 is such a good score, even if it’s not a perfect score like your ACT. It can only help you.</p>

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<p>Put it this way: A 2300 SAT won’t hurt you.</p>

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<p>ACT=SAT</p>

<p>36 on ACT is great but 2300 on SAT is not bad either.
Send them both.</p>

<p>If you don’t get into those colleges, then it is not because of your test scores.</p>

<p>Good luck to you!</p>

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<p>Alright, so thanks everyone for alleviating my fears that the ACT and SAT might not be considered equally, but I’m still a little worried about the idea that the 2300 can’t hurt me.</p>

<p>According to the equivalency charts, a 2300 SAT is supposed to be equal to a 34 ACT composite. So would it really not be detrimental for me to send an SAT score that’s substantially weaker than my ACT score??</p>

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<p>If you’re not sending Subject Tests along with the ACT score, I wouldn’t spend the $10.50 per college just to send a solid (but not perfect) SAT score. You have a perfect ACT score; stick with that.</p>

<p>However, if you are already paying to send Subject Test scores, you might as well send the 2300 SAT along too.</p>

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<p>I would, haha.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input.</p>

<p>Are there any more opinions on this???</p>

<p>The only thing I’m really afraid of is that while both of the scores look good for schools like Carnegie or Northwestern, with a lot of the more high-powered schools like Harvard and MIT, the 2300 SAT might detract from the prestige of the 36 ACT :&lt;/p>