College Confidential - View Single Post - Honestly, though, is the ACT weighed the same as the SAT?

Unoriginal · 07-04-2009, 12:00 AM

I took the SAT once in my sophomore year (stupid, I know, I know.) and received an 1100/1600. I took it once this year (Junior year) and received a 1210/1600. If I take it again and only go up a few points, I'd feel very displeased, and that would be the third time I'd be taking it. I like my ACT score right now; it's a 29. Would my 29 really be viewed as equal in weight to what is considered an equivalent SAT score? Would being from NY, a predominantly SAT-based area, look bad if I only submitted my ACT score? I'm getting worried, especially when I see on Collegeboard that some school don't report ACT scores to CB (Villanova, etc). Any insight?

07-04-2009, 12:00 AM	#1
Unoriginal Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Loserville, New York Posts: 526	Honestly, though, is the ACT weighed the same as the SAT? I took the SAT once in my sophomore year (stupid, I know, I know.) and received an 1100/1600. I took it once this year (Junior year) and received a 1210/1600. If I take it again and only go up a few points, I'd feel very displeased, and that would be the third time I'd be taking it. I like my ACT score right now; it's a 29. Would my 29 really be viewed as equal in weight to what is considered an equivalent SAT score? Would being from NY, a predominantly SAT-based area, look bad if I only submitted my ACT score? I'm getting worried, especially when I see on Collegeboard that some school don't report ACT scores to CB (Villanova, etc). Any insight?
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