Should I put my ACT Score on the Common App? + Ivy League Question

[Darksand99]

<p>1.) I took the ACT once and got a:</p>

<p>Composite Score: 17 out of 36</p>

<p>English: 14 out of 36</p>

<p>Mathematics: 16 out of 36</p>

<p>Reading: 19 out of 36</p>

<p>Science: 20 out of 36</p>

<p>Writing: 10 out of 12 </p>

<p>Combined English & Writing: 18 out of 36</p>

<p>I only planned on taking it once because I am aware that only certain schools take the ACT but i wanna know if I should add this HORRIBLE SCORE. I don’t want to take it again because I got a 1880 on my SATs. </p>

<p>So should I add this ACT Score to the Common App?</p>

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<p>2.) Also, Does anyone know what the lowest SAT cut off score is for any of the Ivy league colleges? </p>

<p>I know they don’t release the scores individually but I just wanted to know what is the lowest SAT score a student can possible get in order for an ivy to still accept them.</p>

<p>For example if someone had a 1350 out of 2400 on the SAT, would the Ivy’s immediately say no or will other factors like extracurricular, community service, GPA, AP, interviews, and Teacher Recs. play a part at all in influencing their decision and maybe overlook the poor SAT score? Not everyone’s a good test taker. </p>

<p>And I’m talking about Ivy’s like:</p>

<p>MIT</p>

<p>Stanford</p>

<p>Cornell</p>

<p>Princeton etc. </p>

[arwarw]

<p>No, I would not list your ACT score if not required.</p>

<p>The absolute minimum scores for Ivy League athletes is discussed here:</p>

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At Least 3.0 and 1,140</p>

<p>Perhaps the most talked about goal of the A.I. is the academic credential minimum it establishes, a number below which virtually no Ivy League recruit can be admitted. This summer, that floor was raised from an Academic Index of 171 to 176, which roughly translates to a B student (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) with a score of 1140 on the old two-part SAT.

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/sports/before-athletic-recruiting-in-the-ivy-league-some-math.html?pagewanted=2”>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/sports/before-athletic-recruiting-in-the-ivy-league-some-math.html?pagewanted=2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>MIT and Standford are not in the Ivy League athletic conference.</p>

<p>An SAT score of 1350/2400 would preclude an applicant from serious consideration for the schools you have listed, regardless of all other factors. </p>