<p>i had sum qs...
i took the act once as a freshman, once as a sophomore, and twice as a junior. will colleges see all my scores? i also took the sat once as a freshman. will colleges see that?</p>
<p>another question...what is the main difference between the sat and act? (too late for me but lil bro wants to know)</p>
<p>also, can very good ecs make up for a slightly lower gpa (3.7-3.8) at ivy leagues?</p>
<p>can colleges in the ivy league or other top colleges REQUIRE me to send ALL of my ACT scores?</p>
<p>cummon guys, pls help meeeeee! (and others who read this thread :) )</p>
<p>ACT: Send only the score you want. They see only the scores you send their way. (But beware, some high schools put whatever is sent their way on your transcript.)</p>
<p>The two tests are just different. All students should try both. ACT: You need to be quick, there's the science section which throws some younger testers, you are not penalized for wrong answers. SAT: I don't really know this test because my son didn't take it (ACT score was much higher than PSAT predicted for SAT), you are penalized for wrong answers. </p>
<p>Hope that helps. Polk around the threads here in CC and you'll learn more than you ever wanted to know about SAT, ACT, AP, GPA and many more acronyms!</p>
<p>thanks for the response!!!!! :)</p>
<p>so does that absolutely NO schools (HYPMS etc.) can make me send all the ACT tests I took? also, what science classes should i have completed to succeed on the science section? and are students ever looked down upon for only taking the ACT?</p>
<p>thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Of course a school can "make" you send all the scores. They have their own admissions criteria. If they require all the scores, and you don't send them, they don't consider your application. And if they do consider it, not knowing that your app was incomplete, and that you lied about it (when you sign an application, you certify that it is true and complete), you can be kicked out. They can make you send in whatever they want. </p>
<p>The difference is that ACT doesn't automatically send all the scores for you. You must request that each score be sent.</p>
<p>do you where i can find the list of schools that require and don't require you send all your act scores?</p>
<p>I have never heard of a school that requires you send all your ACTs. Not sure such a thing exists, but I'm willing to learn something new!</p>
<p>You can choose which ACTs to send. You choose them by test dates, though, not subsection scores. That is, you can't send your high math subscore you took one year, combined with your high science score from another time you took it. You need to pick the date where you did the best overall.</p>
<p>I don't know about your science prep question. Perhaps someone else will. My kids did SAT.</p>
<p>SAT is generally considered a "reasoning" test as opposed to ACT which is more of a content-based test, i.e., it reflects what you've actually learned rather than your basic powers of reason. I'm not sure how true those characterizations are, but it's what you hear a lot. Some kids do better on one than the other.</p>
<p>The ACT has a reputation for being more straightforward, the SAT more inclined to try to trick you into the wrong answer.</p>
<p>Around here almost everyone does SAT so we just went with that.</p>