Which Test Scores to Send?

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<p>Hi everyone, my friend and I have been debating over which test scores she should send into Yale since Yale requires either ALL of the SATs and SATII OR ALL of the ACT scores.</p>

<p>Her SATs:
First Time - 2000 (660CR, 700M, 640W)
Second Time -2020 (690CR, 720M, 610W)
Her SAT Subject Tests:
770 Chem, 760 World History, 750 Math, 650 Physics</p>

<p>Should she sne dall of these OR......?</p>

<p>Her ACTs:
First Time - 33 (34E, 35M, 34R, 29S)
Second Time - 33(31E, 34M, 36R, 32S)</p>

<p>And advice is really apprecitated!!!</p>

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<p>send* all* Any*</p>

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<p>She should send the ACT scores in my opinion since the 33 is within Yale’s 25/75 percentiles where as all of her SAT scores are outside of it. Make sure the ACT was with Writing as this is the only version Yale accepts in place of the SAT and SAT II’s.</p>

<p>[Application</a> Instructions & Components | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/instructions]Application”>Application Instructions & Components | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

<p>^^^scroll down to test scores.</p>

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<p>Agree that she should send ACT scores since they’re much better, see this concordance table:</p>

<p><a href=“http://research.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/publications/2012/7/researchnote-2009-40-act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf[/url]”>http://research.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/publications/2012/7/researchnote-2009-40-act-sat-concordance-tables.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Her Subject tests are mostly good, but the SAT is low.</p>

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<p>Ok, I told her to just send her ACT scores. Can she still put down ehr SATIIs on the common app, though? (Or should she just avoid it all together?)</p>

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<p>They don’t allow score choice, so I don’t think you have that option.</p>

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<p>Your friend should send them all. They don’t allow Score Choice at Yale AFAIK</p>

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<p>No Score Choice is permitted within the SAT or ACT, but that’s not the same as requiring all scores for all tests ever taken.</p>

<p>If your friend wants Y to consider her Subject test scores, then she needs to report and send ALL SAT scores. ALL SAT or ALL ACT, that’s the deal. If you read the Admissions website about Standardized Testing and the FAQs, their policy is very clear.</p>

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<p>This is a no-brainer: send the ACTs, not the SATs.</p>

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<p>I still remain confused. The website made us feel like ds needs to send all his scores, but when we asked a rep at an info session she said no. With that info, I feel like I can sleep at night not sending them all, but I don’t want ds to get dinged for trying to get over.</p>

<p>He took a Subject Test after sophomore year and scored really well (750+). He took the SAT one time, in January of junior year, and made 750+ on all sections. The problem is that he took two more STs after junior year (applying to G’town and needed three) and did well on one test and horribly on another. Because Yale only requires two STs, can he not send that third, unrequired ST?</p>

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<p>This page makes it clear that you must submit all SAT scores OR all ACT scores:
[Standardized</a> Testing for Freshman Applicants | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.yale.edu/standardized-testing]Standardized”>Standardized Testing Requirements & Policies | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)
Yale does not participate in score choice, so you do not have the option of sending only some SAT scores.</p>

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<p>In addition to the page Hunt gives, read FAQ #6 here:</p>

<p>[Frequently</a> Asked Questions - Standardized Testing | Yale College Admissions](<a href=“Standardized Testing | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions”>Standardized Testing | Yale College Undergraduate Admissions)</p>

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<p>I know, I know. The adcom just told us something different. :)</p>

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<p>^An admissions officer may be new to the job and not well-versed on every single policy. When in doubt, trust the information on the admissions website.</p>

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<p>The adcom may have given a truthful answer to a question he thought you were asking, but not to the one you actually did ask.</p>