<p>You can also try the ACT, which is different enough that some do much better on it than the SAT (and vice-versa), but is accepted as being equivalent to the SAT for admissions to colleges and universities.</p>
<p>[Berklee</a> College of Music Admissions Information - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=134]Berklee”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=134) indicates that Berklee College of Music lists standardized tests as “considered”, while rigor of secondary school record and academic GPA are “important” and interview and particular talent/ability (presumably music) are “very important”.</p>
<p>Even among other schools that are not test-optional, many give lower priority to standardized tests than high school academic record.</p>