Should I take the ACT with Writing?

imbep49
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:50:36 +0000

I originally did not plan on taking the ACT and was just going to get a decent SAT score and be done with that. However, I just realized it’s required in our state. I’m unfamiliar with the ACT Essay, have had little practice, and do not have much time the coming junior year to prep for it. I’d rather spend my time studying for AP classes, math/science competitions, etc.

However, there are some top schools (ivies, stanford, mit, etc) that require you to send both your ACT and SAT scores as long as you have taken both. In this case, would I need to send in an ACT score with writing even if I’ve already taken the SAT with writing, or can I just send in the SAT with essay and ACT without writing? Do you think I should just take ACT with writing to be safe? It will take some time to practice but I guess I could make time for it if it was really necessary.