On SAT I got a 1940 overall with scores in
Reading: 680
Math: 570
Writing: 690
On the ACT I got a 27 overall which is a lower score but my scores were
Reading: 33
Math: 24
Science: 24
English: 27
By some reports I’ve heard my Act is a 1300 but I’m not sure while my Sat is deffnitley a 1250 combined. My question is which score should I use for schools that require Math and Reading
To my knowledge, in the rare case that a college actually looks at 2 sections of the ACT, it’s English and Math, not Reading and Math.
By concordance, your ACT score is equivalent to an ~1220 SAT (CR+M).
https://www.act.org/aap/concordance/pdf/reference.pdf
27 ACT composite is like 1210-1240 SAT CR+M or 1800-1850 SAT CR+M+W. Your SAT scores of 1250 CR+M and 1940 CR+M+W are higher (like 28 and 29 ACT composite, respectively).
If a college creates its own ACT composite from your 33 reading and 24 math, the result will be 28 or 29, which is rather similar to what your SAT scores convert to.
the thing is that 33 READING looks really good… Id stick with the ACT
I would send the SAT only. @yoyo27 The reading score doesn’t, by itself, mean much. For the rare schools who actually value individual scores, english and math are the most important. Your SAT score––simply put––is higher. Therefore, I’d send it.
33 in reading isnt that much higher than 680. a 680 is 94th percentile while 33 is 97th. @yoyo27