<p>So, as my junior year comes to a close I've been doing a ton of researching and reading on my top choice schools, one of which is Penn. </p>
<p>On their Required Testing page (Penn</a> Admissions: Required Tests), it states that you may submit either the SAT and two SAT IIs OR the ACT with writing which is where my questions start.</p>
<p>Which testing track is better? I know that there technically isn't a preference, but I ask because the area I live in(Alabama) focuses a lot more on the ACT than the SAT, and I've only taken the SAT once rather than the ACT which I've taken 4 times since freshman year. </p>
<p>The school I attend required me to take the ACT in my freshman year to be admitted and I made a 26 with only pre-algebra as my highest math taken(at the time I took the test) and they also encourage us to take the ACT at least once each subsequent year. Penn's score-use policy requires tests from all dates and at the bottom of the first section, it states:</p>
<p>"Furthermore, if the new Score-Use policy creates behavior that may be unproductive, like taking the test at an earlier stage and taking the test more than 3 times, the Admissions Committee can benefit from that information. And if students know that some schools will ask for all the tests, this behavior may be discouraged."</p>
<p>I'm planning on taking the ACT for the last time(in hopes of raising my 33 to a 35) in June, but that will bring my grand total to 5 times. Will that affect their admission decision? I've made pretty steady improvements each time I've taken the test, with no studying or test preparation(26 freshman year, 28 sophomore year, 31 and 33 junior year). </p>
<p>Also, it says they will take the highest score from each subsection from any testing date but do they recalculate the composite? </p>
<p>I think that is all the questions I have, for now. Thank you so much!</p>