Would taking *both* the SAT and ACT look better on college applications?

Applying to College
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<p>So I'm a junior who is finished with the SAT (finally!) and I was considering studying for the ACT and taking it later this year (either April or June). I'm hoping to receive a good score in the ACT (hopefully 34 or above) so that I can put both test scores on my college applications this year. Would this make any difference at all or will two good scores look the same as just one? </p>

<p>Thanks in advance ;D</p>

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None whatsoever.</p>

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<p>No, but doing both gives you an additional chance to get a higher score if you are the type of person who does better on one compared to the other.</p>

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<p>Even if it wouldn’t help you competitively against your peers, it should at least bolster your own statistics and prove further to admission committees that you’re able to score consistently high across the board (IF you do, that is). And when I say that, I mean very very very minimally. I’m certainly glad I took both the SAT and ACT, but my scores were also very consistent, so it shouldn’t matter as much for me. But honestly, that’s just me. I’m a testing freak. I’ve heard that various schools place more weight on one test than the other, but I’m honestly not sure. If someone can debunk or elaborate on this, please do so.</p>

<p>It’s really up to you. Ultimately, there’s hardly any difference between submitting one or two test scores unless you bombed the SAT or something and really think you need the ACT to redeem yourself.</p>

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<p>I don’t think they care as long as you score well on one. If you do well on one, they assume you would also have a high score on the other. I would not waste your time on this unless you are unhappy with your SAT score and think you can do better on the ACT. Otherwise spend your hours beefing up your ECs or your grades.</p>

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<p>No don’t do it. Some schools make you send in both sets of scores. It’s going to cost money to send scores to a lot of schools.</p>

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<p>@DrGoogle money isn’t really an issue - I wanted to know whether it would help. I’m assuming that it won’t though, from reading these posts. =/</p>