Quick Survey: Did you submit SAT or ACT?

[hahalolk]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 9
Both: 7</p>

[vivawasabi]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 9
Both: 8</p>

[quomodo]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 10
Both: 8</p>

[fledgling]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 11
Both: 8</p>

[useyourname]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 12
Both: 8</p>

[Jersey13]

<p>

Ok I realize that it has only been 23 responses but seriously this is nowhere near the claimed 4%. And yes, I know there are biases for asking on college confidential but as far as we’re concerned, this is about 43% off from collegeboard and that can’t be solely because this poll is on collegeconfidential.

Are you really drawing conclusions from 23 responses on CC? 23? And CC?

Unless the next 192 people specifically vote SAT over ACT this thread will not reach the 96% vs. 4% that collegeboard claims.</p>

<p>I think the truth is obvious enough. I’m not accusing collegeboard of lying, I’m sure that statistic is 100% true in the obscure context that they are failing to tell us and I don’t blame them. If I was the president of a “nonprofit” organization called collegeboard (take note of the quotes), I too would use any statistic to make incoming test takers believe that they will alienate themselves on a stranded ACT Island if they choose to not pay for my “nonprofit” testing services and opt for my rival. It’s called monopolizing, people. I’m sure Harvard applicants know this already.

According to College Board, roughly 30% of matriculating students do in fact report the ACT, though ~25% of them also report the SAT, which sounds quite reasonable to me. Most of the class is composed of New England/Mid Atlantic/Texas/California kids, and those areas are SAT-centric. And while Harvard explicitly says that they value both the ACT and the SAT the same, most students still hold the assumption that elite Northeastern colleges prefer the SAT.</p>

[Pianodude]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 13 (<– I’m just that unlucky)
Both: 8</p>

[Omicron]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 13
Both: 9</p>

[jsungoh]

<p>ACT: 8
SAT: 14
Both: 9</p>

[LoremIpsum]

<p>ACT: 9
SAT: 14
Both: 9</p>

[jgraider]

<p>Where did the 4% come from? It says 29% [url=&lt;a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”&gt;College Search - BigFuture | College Board]here[/url</a>]</p>

[adchang]

<p>ACT: 9
SAT: 14
Both: 10 <– I got approximately the same on both, 2340 super and a 35 (was 1 off a 36) so I figured I’d send both.</p>

[lullinatalk]

<p>ACT: 9
SAT: 14
Both: 11</p>

[via]

<p>ACT: 9
SAT: 15
Both: 11</p>

[glassesarechic]

<p>ACT: 9
SAT: 16
Both: 11</p>

[Jersey13]

<p>Response to jgraider @ post 51. </p>

<p>Yes, the link shows 29% of students submit the ACT. However, only 4% of students don’t submit the SAT, so it follows that the maximum percentage of matriculating students that submitted only the ACT is roughly 4.</p>

[sunnycali]

<p>I submitted SAT and ACT scores.</p>

[physicsnut1]

<p>Both as well (and added sunnycali)</p>

<p>ACT: 9
SAT: 16
Both: 13</p>