How necessary would the ACT be for these schools?

Test Preparation
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<p>I already took the SAT and received a 2270: 770 Math, 770 CR, 730 Writing</p>

<p>One concern of mine is that my writing was horrible, I received a 730 only because I missed one on the multiple choice (but got a 7/12 on the essay… yeah I know that sucks). And maybe I should take the ACT with its writing section to make sure the 7/12 on the SAT doesn’t become a hindering factor?</p>

<p>In the past, I have taken ACT practice tests, I do very well on all the sections except for its reading section which I always run out of time on, dropping my composite down to a low 30.</p>

<p>My top schools are:</p>

<p>Wash U
U Mich
Stanford
Duke
Rice</p>

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<p>Are you joking? :slight_smile: I wouldn’t worry about it at all. Your scores are fine. I just looked up the SAT ranges for Duke for another thread, so I’ll repost them here.</p>

<p>Verbal 690-770
Math 690-780
Writing 680-780 </p>

<p>As you can see, your scores are sitting very comfortably in their range. I suggest you spend your time working on your essays rather than worrying about retaking the SAT.</p>

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<p>and realize that the writing score might still be weighed less than the other two scores next year.</p>

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<p>thankyou all for your replies,</p>

<p>but should I take the ACT for the sake of submitting an ACT score to these colleges?</p>

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<p>don’t stress, it’s fine.</p>