<p>ok so i’ve recently stumbled across macalester college and it seems like a good university thats in my range… but they require my entire testing history.
so my acts are pretty good: 30 and 31
subject tests: USH 760
LIT 650
MATH 1 610 (pathetic… i dont like math)
and here comes the really awful thing that could completely screw me over
SAT: 1780</p>
<p>^^that score DOES NOT match my high school performance, but since macalester requires all tests, will that completely hurt my chances even though i performed far better on the ACTs? any input good and bad is appreciated!</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. Some people perform better with the SAT and others with the ACT (like you). Your ACT is really good (in my opinion ), so that should help! At this point, maybe retake everything? But i think that’s a waste of time and money. Just apply there and see what happens! Good luck!!</p>
<p>Based on the rest of your application…if they want you they will use the ACT score to justify it when reporting their own stats on the Common Data Set</p>
<p>how many times did you take the SAT? If only once, then all it means is that you performed below your normal standard on one 4 hour morning.</p>
<p>Schools aren’t looking for a reason to not take you, they’re looking for a reason TO take you, and performing better on the ACT than the SAT is neither of those!</p>
<p>Concentrate on other aspects of your application, particularly the section that allows you to explain why you think Macalester is a good fit for you. That matters a LOT to LACs and smaller Unis.</p>
Where did you read this? College Board notes only that Macalester opts out of score choice (in other words, you either send all SAT scores or none). Macalester itself notes that it needs one or the other and not both.</p>
<p>werblersrule86 is right. If you send them the ACT, you don’t need to send your SAT. It’s only if you send the SAT that they want to see all your scores. But like most schools, they don’t even require that your send all your ACT scores, because the ACT requires you to pay for each set of scores sent, while the SAT is a singl;e set fee no matter how many sets of scores you include.</p>
), so that should help! At this point, maybe retake everything? But i think that’s a waste of time and money. Just apply there and see what happens! Good luck!!</p>