Should I send my ACT score *AND* my SAT score?

Applying to College
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<p>I am applying to University of Virginia, UNC - Chapel Hill, and Harvard University in the next few days and am getting ready to send score reports. All say they will only take the highest scores.</p>

<p>I received a 36 on my ACT with 36 on all subsections, but only a 2250 (730 CR, 800 M, 720 W) on my SAT, which is obviously comparatively not as good.</p>

<p>I am a national merit semifinalist, so I am worried that if I omit my SAT score from what I send and from the self-reporting location on the common application, admissions officers may assume that my SAT score is lower than it actually is (and that I am hiding something).</p>

<p>But I am also worried that if I go ahead and send my SAT scores alongside my ACT scores (it wouldn't cost any extra because I am sending subject test scores anyways) and go ahead and self-report my SAT score, the college admissions officers will see it and it may sway them psychologically, even though they say they would only take my ACT--my best score.</p>

<p>What should I do? Am I worrying too much about this "psychological effect" of an admissions officer seeing a lower score?</p>

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<p>I think you are worrying too much. Both scores are really excellent. Since you are sending SAT IIs anyway, you might as well go ahead and send SAT I as well. Shows you can score really well on both SAT and ACT. What could it hurt? In my mind, 2250 is well above the minimum threshold of where scores would hurt you, even at Harvard, etc.</p>

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<p>I agree with momofzag that you’re probably worrying too much.</p>

<p>If you were my child, I wouldn’t recommend sending in the SATs in this case unless your Guidance Counsellor strongly felt that you should (or if a school required all scores, obviously). However I don’t think it will matter much if you do.</p>

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<p>You’re over thinking this. Unless a school requires that you send all scores, just send the ACT score.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help! I’ve just sent in the ACT and the Subject Tests… I’ll self-report the SAT in the respective section of the common application…</p>