<p>Hey CC,</p>
<p>I'm sure this has been asked before, but I wanted to get a more personal answer so that I make an appropriate decision.</p>
<p>I was fortunate enough to receive a 36 on the ACT this September, and wanted to know if I should only submit this score for college applications (provided the colleges in question allow score choice). While I'm happy with the score thus far (writing hasn't come in yet), I have heard that some colleges prefer the SAT over the ACT since it is easier to distinguish students with on a 2400 point scale than a 36 point scale or something along those lines. However, my SAT was relatively weak; I have a 2240 / 2270 superscored. Should I send both my SAT and ACT scores, or just my ACT? I will most likely not write another ACT/SAT.</p>
<p>I also heard that colleges like to see an upward trend in test scores. I took an ACT this June and got a 34, should I send this in too to show my score increase? Or should I stop being silly, keep it simple, and just send in my 36?</p>
<p>ACT score breakdown; most recent to least recent:
Comp 36: 36 E, 35 M, 36 R, 36 S; writing not yet in (expected 7-11, although I'm pretty horrendous at predicting scores)
Comp 34: 36 E, 33 M, 35 R, 32 S, 10W (34 combined E/W)</p>
<p>SAT score breakdown; most recent to least recent:
Comp 2240: 710 CR, 760 M, 800 W (10 Essay)
Comp 2240: 710 CR, 760 M, 770 W (10 Essay)</p>
<p>College list: HYSM, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UChicago, Caltech, UT Austin</p>
<p>Side note: Sorry if I sound overly naïve; I'm the first member of my family to attend school in the US so this whole college apps thing can get really confusing. I'm talking to my counselor about this too; however, my school is freaking enormous so I have to wait a couple days before I can get a meeting with her - so I thought I'd ask you guys first :) . </p>