<p>Would submitting as many tests as possible - assuming that you have high scores on everything - maximize one's chances? I mean, the SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests, TOEFL (for non-native speakers).</p>
<p>Should I give you the long answer or the short answer? I think I'll give you the short answer...</p>
<p>NO!</p>
<p>That is all.</p>
<p>Your post would have portrayed you as more educated if you would've at least managed to back your absolute answer by one argument. </p>
<p>More standardized tests give adcoms more review factors and, hence, familiarize them better with the applicant.</p>
<p>"Your post would have portrayed you as more educated if you would've at least managed to back your absolute answer by one argument. "</p>
<p>hey at least HeavenWood posted and was courteous enough to reply. and i thought a simple no was a good answer. it gets the point across and you don't have to read a bunch of stuff. some ppl are so rude on here. if you have an opinion then put it down. don't put down others.</p>
<p>but definately submit alll test scores. then the colleges know you care too</p>
<p>I ment no offence towards him/her and I didn't intend to put anyone down. It's just that he/she said it like there is no other way.</p>
<p>i feel like if u take the SAT once and get a 2400, it would look better than if you took it 9 times, and got like 2370+ EVERY TIME and 2400 composite.</p>
<p>I see your point. Don't schools supposedly consider one's highest score though?</p>
<p>I'm not clear on what you mean. Do you mean taking the SAT, a lot of SAT II' and the ACT; or do you mean taking these same tests multiple and many times?</p>
<p>i think he means alot of SAT II's.</p>
<p>No, no, no. You can take anything as many times as you want. I'm saying is it beneficial to send in your individual results - assuming that you've scored high on all of the respective tests - from, for example, the CollegeBoard(SAT), from ACT, and from ETS (TOEFL), instead of just sending your results from the CollegeBoard(SAT) and ignoring the rest of your scores?</p>
<p>If you send everything, logically, adcoms will have more review factors that are consistent - the scores are high on all the tests - , and, therefore, you'll have more chances of asmission.</p>
<p>It's what I think.</p>
<p>SATII's are included, yes.</p>
<p>If all the scores are high, it wouldn't hurt to send them all. However, they are probably just going to take the highest and write it down or enter it into the database.</p>
<p>There are issues about the ACT versus the SAT:</p>
<p>Most colleges will use a combined SAT score even though they are not from the same sitting. This doesn't happen with the ACT. You can select which ACT score is sent while the CB report shows all SAT and SAT II scores taken and graded so far. There used to be something called "Score Choice" but CB did away with it a few years ago. </p>
<p>Colleges that take the ACT in addition to the SAT may still require SAT II's. They may not since the ACT will sometimes substitute for both the SAT and SAT II's. However, if they need the SAT II's along with the ACT, the SAT I scores will also be on the CB report. </p>
<p>Some large public universities won't look at the SAT II's even if you supply them.</p>
<p>The number of SAT II's required (and what they are) depends on the college. A lot of colleges that used to require 3 SAT II's now only require 2 since the New SAT includes what used to be the SAT II Writing test.</p>
<p>Right, but is it beneficial and more advantagous in terms of admission to send in scores from the SAT I (even if it includes SAT2s), ACT ,and TOEFL rather than just send in SATs?</p>
<p>The requirements are obviously satisfied. These are "additional review factors".</p>
<p>If you are aiming for the very top universities, standardized tests will only take you so far. Besides getting obscenely high scores on a lot of SAT II Subject Tests, I don't think sending a high ACT AND a high SAT will be much better than sending a high SAT. Both would look the same and help your application to a degree. Just make sure you satisfy all the testing requirements for your colleges.</p>
<p>The TOEFL is required for you or it is not. The only thing they will probably care about it is whether or not you have a passing score. Sending the ACT when it doesn't do anything but verify the SAT score probably won't help, but it wouldn't hurt. Maybe it seems that you are putting too much emphasis on the standardized test scores. They care more about your curriculum, grades and rank than they do about the standardized test scores. Then after you qualify on academic measures, they care about your EC's, essays and recs. (Large public universities are more numbers driven.)</p>
<p>I don't know, I just feel as though a very high ACT score would confirm my SAT and show them that the SAT wasn't luck. It's sort of like making long shot in basketball twice. I don't know a lot about basketball, but they call it somehow. I'm a non-native speaker of English and my SAT already satisfies the English-proficiency requirement, but I know that I can tear apart that TOEFL and send in another great score. </p>
<p>I think sending in all the stuff would show strong interest in the university and also that I care which is obviously true.</p>
<p>I've herd that on the East cost, universities don't like the ACT. Is this a myth? The ACT is actually kind of harder than SAT.</p>
<p>It isn't that the East Coast school prefer the SAT, but it is more common in that part of the country for people to take. The SAT is more popular on the East and West coasts while the ACT is more popular in the middle part of the US. It just depends on which test people from your high school and your part of the country generally take. The reason for this is historical.</p>
<p>The colleges always say that they don't give preference to one test or the other. I believe this. The following is a website showing conversion between the two tests.</p>
<p>The SAT is harder for some people and the ACT is harder for others. The admissions guides suggest to people that if they don't do well on one test, then to try the other one. The SAT is probably more of test that measures your test-taking ability. The ACT is probably a better test for measuring actual knowledge.</p>
<p>There is a difficulty concerning financial aid for international in the US. Very few colleges are need-blind for internationals. However, the colleges that are tend to be the super-prestigious ones.</p>
<p>TOEFL doesnt even come into play. If u need to take Toefl, take it else dont waste time.. I</p>
<p>If ur SAT is good, then dont take ACt as they look at the better of the two..</p>
<p>I took 5 SAT II's ... that way, they have a choice and u can apply to different majors. Also, take Math 1 and 2 cause if they look at both (and not only 2) a good percentile in math 2 helps... cause 800 Math II is only 85 percentile... 5 SAT 2's helped... i scored 750+ in all thankfully...</p>
<p>OK here's my opinion, I didn't read every post though. If you take the SAT and do extremely well (like you don't think you can do better on the ACT), submitting high ACT scores in addition to them would not help you. I think it would make you look a little silly to the colleges if you like got a 1600/2400 and then took ACTs...now if you think you can improve your score, by all means retake and try ACTs, and then it's fine to send both scores.</p>
<p>As for SATIIs, most schools only look at the highest 2 or 3. So you can take a bunch of them untill you get an 800 on 3 of them. Past that, there is not point.</p>