Which scores to send?!?!

Test Preparation
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Hi everyone,

I’m a senior in high school and I took the old SATs in January of my junior year. The scores from that are the ones I have been sending to colleges so far (2240: 740 M, 700 CR, 800 W).

I also took the ACTs this September and October. I just got my October scores back and they are 35 E, 29 M, 35 R, 32 S (Composite: 33). So I’m wondering if I should also send these to colleges as well… The 35 on reading is a lot better than my 700 on SAT reading, but I do not want the 29 on math to hurt my chances of getting in anywhere…

And if I do end up sending my October ACT scores, should I send my September ACT scores too? I’m not as happy with those but a couple of the sections are higher–the composite is 32 and the subsections are 36 E, 30 M, 31 R, and 31 S. The superscore across the two is a 33 though, so it wouldn’t help except for having slightly higher English and Math sections.

I’m applying to some highly selective colleges and I plan on majoring in computer science, so I do not want my math score–or any scores in general–to hurt my chances. Thanks in advance for your advice!

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bump

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2240 = 33 so it’s a toss up. If you are looking to Comp Sci, a strong math score is probably more important than a strong CR score, so I’d send the SAT.

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2240 in SAT is 34 in ACT, and 33 in ACT is 2180 in SAT, so you gotta send 2240 SAT

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SAT is enough. Don’t open the door by showing a 29 in Math. Your SAT scores are strong enough to get the check box at elite universities in that category. Now work on your essays!