Will Sending SAT Score Negatively Impact Admissions?

Applying to College
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<p>My child has ACT score of 36 and SAT score of 2310 (RC:780, Math:730, Wrt: 800). Now the question becomes:</p>

<p>1) Will sending ACT score ALONE + SAT Subjects hurts admissions?
2) Will sending Both SAT AND ACT in this case help anything at all?
3) As long as you know, do some colleges prefer SAT over ACT? If that is the case, will sending SAT alone or both of them be better?</p>

<p>Targeted colleges are: Stanford, UNC CH, UPenn, USC, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance greatly for your advice! </p>

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<p>Is the SAT superscored? What are the SAT subject scores? Was the ACT with writing? Your child has excellent scores, but the ACT stands out. The SAT score corresponds to an ACT 34. Without knowing specifics to your schools, most schools accept both. I’d be inclined to send the ACT and SAT subject scores.</p>

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<p>NJProParent: Thanks for the question and comments. SAT was in one seating and ACT was with writing. The SAT Subjecs: Math, Bio, and Chem, all 800. </p>

<p>So if I ask the question from a different angle: Will sending SAT scores benefit anything in this situation? The school targeted are mostly at top 30.</p>

<p>Thanks again!</p>

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<p>Sending the higher one is better. In fact, with ACT 36, any school would love your son(assuming he’s a great writer and has a good school grade)</p>

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<p>I’d just send all scores. Sending the SAT score will not hurt his admissions. Its a very high score. </p>

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<p>If the school is not a score-choice participant, just send ACT with SATIIs, but if it is, you have no choice but to send all the scores. </p>

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<p>I wouldn’t send the SATs for sheer sake it’s a waste of money and time. With a 36 ACT, Stanford et.al. (unless some of the target colleges require SATIIs) have all they need as far test scores go.</p>

<p>Congrats</p>

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<p>@NJproparent an sat score of 2310 correlates to a 35 on the ACT, not 34. </p>

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<p>@vodslak ehhh, it is more like a high 34 (unrounded average) or low 34 (rounded)</p>

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<p>@‌sallymeno11 <a href=“http://www.ncsu.edu/park_scholarships/pdf/act.pdf”>http://www.ncsu.edu/park_scholarships/pdf/act.pdf&lt;/a&gt; pg 2</p>

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<p>@T26E4‌ wouldn’t it not cost more money if they’re sending the SATIIs? Aren’t those the same score report (if you mark the selection online as such)?</p>

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<p>I’m pretty sure Stanford requires you send all scores (they used to), so it’s a moot point. And I think your SAT is over 99th percentile anyway. Save money where you can, but sending both would certainly not hurt. Great scores!</p>

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<p>Colleges do not prefer one test over the other.</p>

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<p>I think that unless money isn’t a big problem, I would recommend sending ACT 36 and subject tests even if they cost a bit more.</p>

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<p>@vodlsak, thanks; we are both correct. The ACT and College Board converts the SAT to ACT 2310 (CR+M+W) to a 35; the SAT to ACT converts a1510 (CR+M) to a 34, which is what some schools consider. Stanford requires all SAT scores to be sent. <a href=“http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/compare-act-sat/”>http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/compare-act-sat/&lt;/a&gt;
Regardless, impressive stats, especially when put together with the perfect SAT IIs. </p>

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<p>You may have seen my thread on a similar situation, but if not, here’s the link:</p>

<p><a href=“Reporting SAT subject test scores on Common App but not sending - Applying to College - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1684707-reporting-sat-subject-test-scores-on-common-app-but-not-sending-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Stanford requires all tests, so you have no choice there. Your situation is very similar to the one I dealt with, and I finally ended up sending everyone everything, even schools where I could have sent just the ACT and the SAT IIs. I was told by a very high-up admissions official that all the scores were great and that there was no reason to withhold the SAT I, even though the ACT was a bit higher percentile-wise. On the other hand, an admissions rep from another top school had strongly advised me to just send the ACT. But I worried that they would wonder why I hadn’t sent the SAT I, and the most important section in the SAT I, for me, was better percentile-wise than the comparable section of the ACT, even though the ACT composite was better. It may be just six of one, half a dozen of the other, but I feel your pain! It’s a tough call. The good news is that at this level, it may make no difference ultimately–they’ll be looking at other factors.</p>