Colleges Looking at Multiple Test Scores from Both Tests...

Applying to College
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<p>If I was to send in a low SAT (I need to send in Subject Tests…so my SAT has to be a part of it…) and a high ACT, would colleges (most specifically: NYU Stern, UPenn Wharton, and Michigan) just use the high ACT and Subject Tests?</p>

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<p>Penn would for sure. In general, every college does, as every college has incentive to do so.</p>

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<p>But usually you wouldn’t need to send in Subject Tests with an ACT, right?</p>

<p>I’m thinking my son would do better on the ACT and one of the plusses I saw was not having to mess with Subject Tests.</p>

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<p>Some colleges will still require the subject tests, ACT or not. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/229607-required-sat-subjects-tests-class-2011-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/229607-required-sat-subjects-tests-class-2011-a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The only two on that listed he’s interested in don’t require Subject Tests amymore with the ACT. Unless I’m reading this wrong: [Rice</a> University | Prospective Students](<a href=“http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Standardized_Tests.asp?SnID=1718210594]Rice”>http://www.futureowls.rice.edu/futureowls/Standardized_Tests.asp?SnID=1718210594)</p>

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<p>Well, if the college doesn’t require Subject Tests, then it will readily disregard the lack of a score report from College Board. If it does require Subject Tests, but the applicant has strong ACT scores, then no harm, no foul. Either way, this isn’t a big issue to worry about.</p>