Will December ACT scores be ready for Regular Apps?

<p>I might decide this super late to take the ACT on December 11th to see how it will match up to my SAT scores. If I take it then, will I have enough time to check to see if it stacks up better and still send in my applications by January first smoothly? Also, will there be a difference in when I get my scores if I take the writing as well?</p>

<p>hmm I know you could send the score to colleges for RD on time, I don’t think you’ll be able to see your score before sending it.</p>

<p>Or even, if I sent in both my current SAT scores and then the december ACT scores, would the college only look at the best one, even though they’re different tests?</p>