How much of an impact does it make if I send both of my SAT/ACT scores?
My ACT score is a 36, and my SAT score is a 2300. I am deliberating sending only my ACT and my subject test scores, but does it make a difference if I send my SAT score in addition to my ACT score? I don’t plan on taking the SAT again, but I have no doubt I could score a 2350+ (my PSAT was a 236).
I know that many people say just to send my ACT score and my subject tests, but in this case, would the SAT score help me as well (I’ve heard from many peers that the SAT is considered often the stronger metric than the ACT)?
Those scores are roughly equivalent (I’m assuming subject tests were 750+) . If you are sending subject tests, iirc there’s no additional fee for sending the SAT I scores. An additional data point is fine, but you will not be accepted or rejected on the basis of those scores. Send them all; if nothing else it indicates you had at least 3 good weekends :).
@minirata, Yes. Technically you are right. IRL, they’re the same. My statement still stands: you will not be accepted or rejected from Yale because of your standardized test scores.
The difference in the scores can be due to a million tiny, tiny, factors. I’ll give you one example. My two kids took the SATs and one scored a 760 on the math and the other a 780. Using the College Board scoring report, it turns out that they had each missed one question. The 760 kid said that he missed a “count on your fingers” easy question, the other missed a harder question. The kicker is that the 760 scorer is much more advanced in math than the other (who has different virtues and skills).
Don’t overthink this. In real life, it won’t matter.
If you and your family can afford it, I would send both sets of scores. Admissions will use the 36 ACT for the purposes of calculating your academic Index, but by submitting the SAT as well you’re basically saying “I’m a fabulous test-taker no matter what test is thrown at me.” Not sure how many bonus points you get for that in the admissions process, but I would err in favor of providing more positive data points as the scores are almost equivalent.
I agree with @IxnayBob. The deciding factor in your acceptance, deferral or denial will be your teacher recommendations, guidance counselor’s Secondary School Report (SSR), interview report and essays. Your test scores prove you can do the work on campus, but they don’t attest to your character – and at a certain point, character is more important than test scores. Watch this video from a Stanford Admissions Officer. It’s the same at Yale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYhTylqC9o
I know this may sound completely ridiculous but do I have any chance at getting into yale with a 1840 or 1900-2000. Ic can’t seem to rise my sat scores, and I feel like Yale is my home. I feel like i belong there, help!!
^^ First off, what you just did is called hijacking a thread. It’s rude and obnoxious to hijack a thread. What you should have done instead was post a new thread with your own question. Please don’t hijack a thread again.
Secondly, see: Yale’s Common Data Set: http://oir.yale.edu/sites/default/files/CDS2014_2015.pdf. Specifically look at the C9 data points and Yale’s 25th percentile SAT scores of 710 CR, 700M, 710 Writing. That means that 75% of admitted students had at least one of those scores or better. While it’s true that 25% of students had lower scores, it’s unlikely that many of them had scores as low as yours. And if they did, they would be bringing something super special to the Admissions table, such as being a star football player, basketball player, hockey player, etc. What else are you bringing to the table to make up for your low scores?
