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

redsox2002 · 07-04-2009, 02:26 PM

Some people have said that east and west coast colleges do look a little higher on the SAT compared to the ACT. While in the midwest and south, colleges have a little bit of a preference to the ACT. Maybe that's because high schools in the east and west practice the PSAT while southern and midwestern high schools practice the EXPLORE and PLAN tests.

I don't know the truth, but Unoriginal, whatever test you take, submit the score that is higher. If you score higher on the SAT, submit that or vice versa for the ACT. Any decent school will not look just at standardized tests, they want to see the entire package. So, in my opinion, they are weighed about the same. If you submit a 2400 SAT to Harvard, that certainly does not guarantee you admissions. Someone with a 33 on the ACT might get accepted instead of that 2400 because they had better ECs, leadership positions, etc.

07-04-2009, 02:26 PM	#15
redsox2002 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 125	Some people have said that east and west coast colleges do look a little higher on the SAT compared to the ACT. While in the midwest and south, colleges have a little bit of a preference to the ACT. Maybe that's because high schools in the east and west practice the PSAT while southern and midwestern high schools practice the EXPLORE and PLAN tests. I don't know the truth, but Unoriginal, whatever test you take, submit the score that is higher. If you score higher on the SAT, submit that or vice versa for the ACT. Any decent school will not look just at standardized tests, they want to see the entire package. So, in my opinion, they are weighed about the same. If you submit a 2400 SAT to Harvard, that certainly does not guarantee you admissions. Someone with a 33 on the ACT might get accepted instead of that 2400 because they had better ECs, leadership positions, etc.
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