Should I send my 2250 SAT with my 35 ACT?

Test Preparation
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<p>I just received my SAT scores from November and scored a 2250 (800 on math, 750 on writing, 700 on reading with an essay score of 11). My current ACT composite score is a 35 with a 9 on the essay. Should I send my SAT scores to colleges or just my ACT?</p>

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<p>Those are both really good scores, I wouldn’t say you have to send the SAT just because of the cost, it really adds up.
Since your ACT is a bit better in terms of conversion, I would just go with it.</p>

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<p>Send both - most colleges will only consider the better of the two, and even if they don’t, that SAT is banging! :)</p>

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<p>Both are excellent scores. Send in both. It shows consistency.</p>

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<p>It depends where you are applying; elite schools do not care about the ACT. However if you are applying to a state school you should send your ACT scores. Either way, your SAT scores are good enough for the Ivy League.</p>

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<p>^ Stop spouting bull****, please.</p>

<p>I’d send both. Your SAT essay kind of makes up for the ACT essay. Your ACT score is higher though.</p>

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<p>nne718, I’m being honest. If you actually look at students who took both the SAT and the ACT, a 2250 is comparable or better than a 35. For example, a student in my class recently scored a 36 on the ACT, but a piddling 2180 on the SAT.</p>

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<p>Certainly just the ACT.</p>

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<p>Anecdotes aren’t really the best method of evidence, especially just using one person as an example; after all, I’m pretty sure there are some people floating around out that who’ve scored high on the SAT and not-so-high on the ACT.</p>

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<p>Dear spazzy, “I’m pretty sure” sounds like pretty shaky evidence to me</p>

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<p>Did the ACT kill your sister or something, collegelife543? Since you love using anecdotes as evidence, I know quite a few people who have scored higher on the SAT than the ACT.</p>

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<p>I just know lots of dumb people who have broken 30 on the ACT, but not one less than brilliant person who has broken 2100 on the SAT.</p>

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<p>Cool story.</p>

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<p>I don’t have any anecdotes about test scores on me at the moment; sorry. I didn’t want to claim something that I wasn’t 100% sure on, but according to nne718, there are people like that.</p>

<p>Also:
[ACT-SAT</a> Concordance](<a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/]ACT-SAT”>The ACT Test for Students | ACT)</p>

<p>According to the above site, a 30 on the ACT would measure out to about 2000, depending on how exactly the breakdown on the ACT sections were. </p>

<p>To the OP, I would send both as well if money is not an issue. As others have said, it shows your consistency with both tests; plus, some colleges supposedly only look at the higher one anyways. (:</p>

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<p>According to the collegelife543 truelifeexperience chart it breaks down LIKE THIS:
36=2180
35=2100
34=2060
33=2000
32=1830
31=pshh CCers don’t score this low</p>

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<p>I have to agree, for some reason I think the SAT is the harder test.</p>

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<p>It depends on the person. It may very well be harder for you.</p>

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<p>^^^ Have you even taken the ACT before? Just out of curiosity.</p>

<p>If you don’t like that chart because it’s on ACT’s website, how about this?
<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf[/url]”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Same chart. On collegeboard, a.k.a. SAT’s website.</p>

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<p>It’s a widely known fact that they got paid off by ACT to make that chart. You can’t trust the college board PR people.</p>

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<p>dammit I should’ve know you were a ■■■■■ all along.</p>