Should I submit both SAT and ACT or just one?

Applying to College
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<p>I scored a 2360 on the SAT in March (800 CR/W, 760 M) and taking the ACT with writing for the first time next Saturday as a rising senior. I scored a 34 on the ACT w/out writing (state mandated administration in April) and am really not sure how I'll do next Saturday, but I'll probably score around a 34-35, since the science is really pulling down my average haha.</p>

<p>Whether or not my college application will be significantly affected if I just submit my SAT score is not what I'm really asking...I'm more curious if submitting an ACT score will help my application at all if my SAT score is much higher (assuming I get a 34/35 next Saturday).</p>

<p>Just from my personal experience, I've seen students who get 35s/36s on the ACT tend to do better with top school admissions than 2350+s on the SAT, though certainly that's a limited pool. Some schools I'm interested in are Dartmouth, Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Rice, Hopkins.</p>

<p>I understand that test scores are only one part of an app, etc...but if you could answer this question in a vacuum I'd really appreciate it. Thank you!</p>

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<p>Why, oh why, are you taking the ACT with a 2360 SAT score?..</p>

<p>go to the beach…</p>

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<p>@rodney, haha, I’ve heard that taking both the SAT and the ACT will boost applications…and I figured, why not? Now I’m just wondering whether it’s worth reporting both if one is quite lower than the other based on the comparison scale.</p>

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<p>Should I still take the ACT on Saturday or just skip it?</p>

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<p>It probably won’t do anything for you once you have the 2360 SAT. I wouldn’t retake it, and I would submit both, or just the SAT. Just my two cents.</p>

<p>However, if you don’t mind me asking, what was your breakdown in each area of the tests? If you were strong in one area on one test but weak in that same area in the other, then you might consider submitting both. For example - my lowest SAT section was math, but math was also my highest section on the ACT (weird, I know…). That’ll make a difference.</p>