Should I test further and risk admission?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I took the ACT my junior year (last year) and received a score of a 29 overall. I want to apply to North Carolina State University. The college states that they accept either SAT or ACT scores and do not consider one to be of higher value, but I still feel like they do consider the SAT more valuable. I originally planned on taking both ACT and SAT and sending in both scores. Unfortunately, I missed the registration date for the SAT and the next test day isn't until October, which is when early applications start. I know of people who have had good scores GPAs in high school who, upon average or late application, have not been accepted.
I estimate my GPA to be ~3.9 unweighted and ~4.2 weighted or higher and have taken honors/AP classes throughout high school.</p>

<p>Should I take the SAT and wait to apply until after I receive scores, risking admission or wait-listing, or should I attempt to apply with the just ACT score of 29 and my GPA, classes, and school standing? Any advice or feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>

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<p>While schools, truly have no preference one way or the other, I found the SAT to be better suited to my test-taking abilities. I also took the ACT my junior year and received a 27. I was incredibly disappointed because I wanted to apply to top schools. I tried the SAT then and got a score of 2120. Now I actually stand a chance, whereas with a 27 ACT I simply didn’t. Now, that’s my personal thing, but I tend to see people who score in the high 20s get better SAT scores when they take it. You really don’t have much to lose. The SAT only takes about 2 weeks to come out, so we aren’t talking a major application disadvantage (some admissions reps take that long to get around to reviewing your app anyway!). I’d submit the rest of my application early to the college and send both my ACT and October SAT to them so thy can take the better of the two.</p>