34 ACT VS. 1550 SAT?

cjstudent
Wed, 12 Jul 2017 12:34:59 +0000

Hi all,

I received my June SAT scores today, which turned out pretty well (1550: 760 EBRW, 790 M, 6/6/6 Essay). I originally decided to take the SAT just for the National Merit competition, but now I’m wondering how well my SAT score stacks up against my ACT score (34 C, 36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 31 S, 10/10/10/10 Essay) for admission and scholarships. For reference, I’m looking at competitive schools (top 25 universities and liberal arts colleges).

The concordance table from College Board lists a 1550 as corresponding to a 34, but after looking at the precision percentile rankings from PrepScholar, it appears my SAT score is better (99.70 vs. 99.06). However, I’m worried that I may be at a disadvantage submitting my SAT scores at schools that superscore SAT because I have only taken it once.

I’m up to taking the SAT again to raise my EBRW score (and hopefully my math score), but I’m not sure how my score will help me stand out against the many 1600 superscorers also applying. I’ve also got a limited time to retest (since I am taking Subject Tests in August).

I’m certain that I should submit my ACT superscore (35 C, 36 E, 36 M, 36 R, 31 S, 10/10/10/10) to any school that superscores ACT over my SAT, so this question is more about which test I should submit to 1) colleges that only superscore SAT and 2) colleges that do not superscore.

Thanks!

CJ