<p>Below are my scores:
SAT I - took it twice
2120: M 720, CR 680, W 720
2210: M 720, CR 750, W 740
SAT II:
Math II: 780
Bio-M: 790
ACT: 34
M 36, E 35, R 34, S 31</p>
<p>My dilemma is that I think my ACT scores are so much better than my SAT I scores. But if I submit my ACT I won't have to submit my SAT II scores, which I think are pretty decent...so I wonder if I should study for the SAT over the summer and take it again in the fall, that case I can submit my SAT II scores along with it...or is there anyway I can use my ACT and SAT II scores?</p>
<p>My understanding is that Yale is one of the schools requiring applicants to submit ALL standardized tests taken. This information I am reading from a newsletter from my son’s guidance councilor at his high school. My son is not applying to Yale but my newsletter stipulates that Stanford and Yale require applicants to submit all tests taken. The reasoning is that these schools believe this practice lessens repeated test taking. I would check with the GC at your high school to be certain. Also, feel free to pm me if need be.</p>
<p>QUESTION: “If I have taken the SAT and at least two SAT Subject Tests, and the ACT with Writing, must I report all scores from both testing agencies? Can I send only the SAT test scores or only the ACT test scores provided that I fulfill Yale’s testing requirement?”</p>
<p>ANSWER: “Yes. As long as you provide a complete set of score reports from one testing agency (either the College Board or ACT, Inc.), you are not required to report scores from both. You can choose to report either all of your SAT results (both SAT and SAT Subject Tests) or all of your ACT results. If you want us to have any scores from both the College Board and ACT, Inc., you must report all scores from both testing agencies.”</p>
<p>My advice still stands. Submit your ACT scores only!</p>
<p>thanks to all!
gibby, it is clear that you want me to submit my ACT scores only LOL but would it hurt my chances to submit both scores? My SAT I scores are just mehhhh but my SAT II scores are not bad at all ;)</p>
<p>If you have the money, I suppose you could send both sets of scores and let Yale decide what scores they like. However, a word of caution:</p>
<p>An admissions Directors spends about 5 seconds looking at your test scores to see if you are “college ready.” (See [College</a> Readiness Standards™ | Explaining What College Readiness Scores Mean | ACT](<a href=“http://www.act.org/standard/]College”>ACT College and Career Readiness Standards | ACT)) The lower a student’s SAT/ACT score, the more an Admissions Director will ask themselves, “If I admit this kid, will he struggle with the work-load on my campus? Will s/he become a ‘B’ student or a ‘C’ student?” </p>
<p>Your ACT score says you are college ready for Yale! However, as you said, your SAT scores are meh. </p>
<p>If your application to Yale makes it past the regional admissions director into committee, you DO NOT want another admissions director on the committee to say “But, DestinyPenrose’s SAT scores are below the mean of other students we have already accepted. How is she going to stand up to the competition? I think we should pass on her!” </p>
<p>No matter how great you think your SAT Subject tests scores are, they WILL NOT give you the boost you think, especially with your SAT scores. Last year more students took the ACT than the SAT. Every year, college like Yale have students who submit just and ACT score and are accepted. </p>
<p>If you submit just your ACT score, and you are rejected, it WILL NOT be because of your test score of 34. If you submit both sets of scores, the same can’t be said.</p>
<p>Great advice, gibby. I am pretty much in the same boat as the original poster. Thank you, that eases my tensions a bit. I will also be submitting just my ACT scores this fall.</p>
<p>My son had similar SAT and ACT scores - ACT 34, SAT in the mid 2100’s but 800, 800, 760, SAT2’s. He submitted all the scores and got in early decision. His GPA was 4.00 UW.</p>
<p>I do believe Yale admissions people spend quality time on every application including a careful perusal of all tests taken and get the whole picture before making even the “first cut” decision. Keep in mind that good grades, rigorous course selection, passion for a few things, and LOR’s will mean much more than a slightly lower SAT.</p>
<p>Not to be disrespectful but gibby’s advice doesn’t ring entirely true for me.</p>
<p>I’m glad it worked out for your son, but I would not recommend students with the same sores as the OP (or your son) do the same thing. The college applications process at schools like Yale is ultra competitive and many students submit multiple scores from both the ACT and SAT because they feel it will give them a leg up in the process – and for some students, it might actually work. Case in point is my son. My son applied to Yale with a 36 ACT, but also sent in SAT scores of 2310, with 6 SAT Subject Tests with scores between 750 and 800 (all were required by his high school after taking honors courses) along with 8 AP tests, each with a score of 5 and a transcript with a UW 4.0 GPA. In his case, he had the data to basically say, “See, no matter what test you throw at me, I can nail it. And I’m doing the same with all of my school work.” Students that don’t have that kind of testing record do themselves a disservice by submitting a great ACT with a lower SAT score, as their multiple scores are now being compared to all other students who sent in better multiple scores. Sometimes, “less” is “more.”</p>
<p>FWIW: I don’t think my son was accepted because of his test scores. The personal note he received from his regional admissions director DID NOT say “Wow, great test scores.” Instead, the letter complemented him on his compassionate essay and the computer science website he submitted as supplementary material that included Java games and digital animation videos created in Flash.</p>
<p>SAT I - took once
2180: M 720, CR 770, W 690
SAT II:
US History: 720
Literature: Waiting for score ?
Math 1: Waiting for score
Math 2: Waiting for score
ACT: 33
M 36, E 34, R 33, S 30 Waiting for writing score.</p>
<p>Here is my problem. I already signed up to send both to Yale. Can’t cancel. Think this will hurt my chances or should I have chosen just one set of scores?</p>
<p>jhiggs, there is less of a gap in your scores than there was for the OP, so I don’t see a problem–depending, of course, on those other SATII scores.</p>