Standardized Testing Requirements (EXTRA! PLEASE HELP!)

[yaleboola2xmkc]

<p>So, on the website, it reads </p>

<p>"As long as you provide a complete set of score reports from one testing agency (either the College Board or ACT, Inc.), you are not required to report scores from both. You can choose to report either all of your SAT results (both SAT and SAT Subject Tests) or all of your ACT results. If you want us to have any scores from both the College Board and ACT, Inc., you must report all scores from both testing agencies."</p>

<p>What if I took my SAT reasoning test a few months ago and got a LOW SCORE and I took the ACT recently and got a HIGH SCORE... and I plan on taking TWO SAT Subject tests next month...</p>

<p>Granting I get good SAT Subject test scores, is it possible for me to submit ALL my ACT scores and ALL my SAT history/score record only for MY SAT SUBJECT TESTS and NOT SHOW my SAT Scores... ??</p>

<p>Basically, I don't get what they mean by reporting ALL SAT results? When they say ALL does that mean ALL PER TEST or ALL SATs (whether or not it was the reasoning or subject test)... Because I plan on submitting my ACT and subject tests only I DO NOT WANT THEM TO SEE my SAT reasoning... is that possible?</p>

[IxnayBob]

<p>No, it is not possible to do and still stick to Yale’s rules. </p>

<p>I think the tipoff was “all of your SAT results (both SAT and SAT Subject Tests).”</p>

<p>You could, of course, retake the SAT and improve your score (Yale will in effect superstore for you), or not report any SAT II scores. </p>

<p>Eta: you will notice that there is no mention of test date in the rule. </p>

[gibby]

<p>See: <a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing”>http://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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You must submit scores from either:</p>

<p>The SAT and any two SAT Subject Tests </p>

<p>** - or -**</p>

<p>The ACT Plus Writing Test

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<p>If you do well on the ACT, you DO NOT have to submit any SAT scores or SAT Subject test scores, even if you have taken them. In other words, the ACT = SAT + SAT Subject Test scores. The FAQ section provides more details:</p>

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QUESTION: If I have taken the SAT and at least two SAT Subject Tests, and the ACT with Writing, must I report all scores from both testing agencies? Can I send only the SAT test scores or only the ACT test scores provided that I fulfill Yale’s testing requirement?</p>

<p>ANSWER: Yes. As long as you provide a complete set of score reports from one testing agency (either the College Board or ACT, Inc.), you are not required to report scores from both. You can choose to report either all of your SAT results (both SAT and SAT Subject Tests) or all of your ACT results. If you want us to have any scores from both the College Board and ACT, Inc., you must report all scores from both testing agencies.

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<p>In addition, Admissions notes;</p>

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QUESTION: Some colleges will consider only my highest scores. Why does Yale require a full testing history?</p>

<p>ANSWER: An applicant’s testing history provides useful contextual information to the admissions committee. With a full testing history, the committee is able to look at a student’s highest officially reported score on each section of the SAT, the highest individual SAT Subject Tests, and/or the highest ACT Plus Writing composite score.

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<p>Yale doesn’t say it, but their wording suggests they superscore the SAT, but not the ACT.</p>

[yaleboola2xmkc]

<p>The reason why i wanted to also take 2 extra SAT subject tests is that I feel like my ACT isn’t enough. most people are sending in 3 tests, while I’m only sending in one. I feel like it looks bad on me. Does submitting the ACT really suffice or fulfill the requirement? Does it look alright? Also, I’m an international applicant</p>

[gibby]

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Does submitting the ACT really suffice or fulfill the requirement?

Some kids, like mine, went to “test happy” schools where if you didn’t take an AP class and the AP test, you were required to take the SAT Subject Test in that subject. So, my kids ended up applying to college with 8 AP’s and 6 SAT Subject tests – but they didn’t do it because everyone else was submitting three or more tests. Many, many students submit just the ACT test and are accepted. Yale doesn’t break down their stats on the Common Data Set, but Harvard does. In 2011-2012, 10% of accepted students at Harvard just submitted the ACT. Given that more students are taking the ACT today than the SAT, I imagine those numbers are greater for the Class of 2018. So yes, just submitting the ACT fulfill’s the requirement!</p>