The Age-Old Dilema: Which Score To Send?

Applying to College
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<p>This is a fairly simple situation</p>

<p>ACT Composite: 34
English: 34
Math: 34
Reading: 32
Science: 35
Essay: 10</p>

<p>SAT Total: 2170
Writing: 710
Math: 790
Reading: 670
Essay: 9</p>

<p>I am definitely sending my ACT scores. Should I also send my SAT because of the 790 math score?</p>

2

<p>I wouldn’t bother. A 34 Math ACT is fine.</p>

3

<p>Okay but I need every little advantage that I can get.</p>

<p>Would sending the SATs be at all beneficial? or could it even be detrimental seeing as how the score is lower?</p>

4

<p>Probably depends where you are applying. In the Northeast, I really dont care wat other people on these forums say…the SAT is the most common test submitted and thus is the one most admissions officers are familiar with and I would say prefer.</p>

5

<p>I am applying to Cornell, however they get so many thousand of applications that I doubt they could be unfamiliar with the ACT</p>

6

<p>I think you’d be fine submitting both, but if you look at conversion charts, a 34 of the ACT is higher than a 2170 on the SAT. The SAT score is fine for submission though, and I think the score breakdowns show your strengths in different areas. So I’d send both.</p>