<p>(I wasn’t sure where to post this so I’ve put it here as well as in the College Admissions Forum.)</p>
<p>My son is trying to decide which test scores to submit with his application to Brown. Here are the details:</p>
<p>SAT I - 2160
Critical Reading -740
Math -680
Writing - 740</p>
<p>SAT II Chem - 710
SAT II Bio E - 740
SAT II U.S. History - waiting for score</p>
<p>ACT Composite 34, Writing 7</p>
<p>Our H.S. guidance counselor is suggesting going with the ACT numbers, even with the Writing score of 7. By the way, the 7 is an unexpected surprise and factors in to some of our hesitation with submitting just the ACT scores.</p>
<p>So, the questions boil down to:</p>
<ul>
<li>would you suggest submitting the SAT I + 2 SAT Subjects or the ACT?</li>
<li>for Brown, could we submit <em>all</em> of the scores? Or is that a bad idea? (This is our first time through the process…)</li>
</ul>
<p>i went to an info session for brown. however, it was between choosing 2 out of 3 subject tests one might have taken. She said to send all 3. i don’t know if this helps at all but i guess you might as wells end everything</p>
<p>Boy, that’s tough. If it wasn’t for that ACT writing I would advise you to submit the ACT.</p>
<p>The SAT scores are really strong, with the exception of the math – which could hurt him. I would think the 680 math could hurt more than the 7, so my inclination is the ACT. </p>
<p>Can he get a recommendation from an English teacher, who could say good things about his writing skills?</p>
<p>Seeme25: Thanks for the insight on the Subject Tests, that’s helpful.</p>
<p>fireandrain: Thanks for the response. Yes, the ACT writing score does throw a bit of a wrench in the works. Also, here is some additional info: Today I checked out the SAT essay score (I didn’t realize that was out there - I should have). Anyway, the SAT essay score was an 8 (4 + 4) which I think is pretty comparable to the ACT Writing of 7. So, things appear to be consistently “low” in that regard which I did not realize. Overall, as you suggested, this seems to favor the ACT.</p>
<p>As for your suggestion on the English teacher, the good news is my son already did that and fortunately the letter is very, very positive. This is a teacher that he had for 2 years and he’s at a very strong, well-regarded public H.S. so hopefully that will be a plus.</p>