<p>I took the SAT twice and got a 2230 as my super score, with 1510 (710 CR, 800 Math) as the CR + math only score. </p>
<p>My school counselor said i should try for the ACT, so i just decided to take it and i got a 35. HOWEVER! the individual math and CR were a bit low, the breakdown was:</p>
<p>35 English
34 Math
34 CR
36 Science</p>
<p>I'm applying to Upenn, who really likes to see solid math...so i'm a bit worried that they'll see my 34 in Math on the ACT and get the wrong idea. Though i DID get an 800 on the SAT II Math 2 C. So do you think I should just send in my ACT score + SAT II scores? Does a top school like Penn prefer SAT over ACT? Or is it even now? Because my composite score is certainly higher than my SAT super score.</p>
<p>From Penn’s admission rules: “Penn requires that applicants submit all testing results from each administration of the ACT, SAT, and SAT Subject Tests.” In other words, it rejects score choice and you are required to send all scores. Penn does not prefer SAT over ACT. For admission it will use that test it believes is higher. Moreover, your ACT scores, including math, are higher than Penn’s average ACT score.</p>
<p>Ah, i was under the impression that I could choose not to send my SAT score at ALL. I thought that if you were going to send just ONE SAT score, you didn’t have the option, and that you’d have to send ALL your SAT scores. I guess this means that i’ll have to submit all 3.</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification, i appreciate it.</p>
<p>Would be bad if i made an error at this point lol…don’t want my hardwork to be thrown out the window :X.</p>
<p>I think you should probably submit both the ACT and SAT scores.</p>
<p>I have a related question about this. How do they know how many times you took each test? For the SAT you can choose to send all scores rather than use “score choice” correct? So that makes sense. BUT for the ACT you have to send each individual date separately. If my daughter did much better on her second ACT attempt, but some schools request “all test results” sent, how would they even know she took the ACT before? Can we just send the second try? They don’t combine results on one report. Her school no longer includes test results on their transcripts. I’d have to pay twice-- to send the lower scores from her first try and then to send the second try results. That doesn’t seem necessary, but am I missing something? Can they somehow check and find out she took the ACT on an earlier date?</p>
<p>I believe it’s on an “honor system” right now. After reading that Penn wants all, i’d just play it safe and send it all. I mean, i believe the college has the right to deny you the acceptance IF they find out after accepting you that you DID not report your scores.</p>
<p>I don’t think they have an official way of knowing, but i believe it’s on the “honor system”, so you’re really gambling with the school.</p>
<p>Plus, sure you might have to spend a little bit extra money, but think of it as further proof to the college that your daughter is trying to improve her scores (which she did).</p>
<p>Neither testing company reveals to colleges whether you have taken tests not sent. However, the colleges that reject score choice require you to send all scores and it is essentially an honor system. However, your intentional failure to send all scores, if the college later learns of the fact, would be deemed a misreprentation made as part of your application, for which they can deny admission, withdraw admission, or, if they feel like it, kick you out in senior year in college if they find out about the misrepresentation then. </p>
<p>You should also check with your high school to see what it puts on your high school transcript. A large number put all your test scores on your transcript. </p>
<p>For the OP, you are being overly concerned about nothing. All your scores, ACT/SAT, are well within Penn’s range. You are not going to be rejected because of test scores but having such good scores still means only that you have a chance of admission and no one should assume it is ever a high chance regardless of stellar scores and grades.</p>