Advice on SAT and ACT scores

molliebatmit
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:23:05 +0000

You know, I never really understood the connection between science ability and the ACT science section – I took the ACT in eighth grade for a talent search and again in eleventh grade for college, and my science score actually went down three points. Go figure…

Anyway, it’s really to your advantage to submit any and all scores you have – MIT will look only at the scores that present you in the best light.

In his [testing FAQ](http://matt.mitblogs.com/archives/2005/08/testing_require.html), [url=http://matt.mitblogs.com]Matt[/url] said

Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT?

A. We honestly have no preference. If you submit both, we will use whichever scores that makes you look best.