<p>Ok well I’m a senior in high school and I have taken the SAT two times already. My first time I got a low score less than 1500 and in the second time (2 days ago) I didn’t really feel confident and probably got a 1700.
I talked with my counselor today on what I can do to apply to U penn or another ivy league and she suggests I take the ACT.
I have never seen the ACT before in my life nor even studied for it.
So I have come up with an alternate method:
- I should cancel this most recent SAT score (so the colleges that require you to send all SAT scores don’t see my medium score).
And
- Take another SAT in November 5.</p>
<p>So in conclusion, should I leave my medium Sat score alone and take the ACT in December. (Counselor suggestion)
or
Should I cancel my most recent SAT score and devote almost all my time to studying for the SAT in November.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Hey there.</p>
<p>I scored a 1600 my first SAT and took it for the third time a few days ago (hoping its an 1890+)</p>
<p>I also took the ACT in september. All i prepped with was 2 official practice tests from the ACT Red Book.</p>
<p>I got a 26 composite (30 E, 27 M, 26 R, 20 S) [8 essay]</p>
<p>Thats equivalent to about an 1800.</p>
<p>I suggest you take the ACT, since most people do better on it by a few hundred points in SAT terms. As you can see, I went up about 200 points from my first score. I dont think UPenn would accept a 26-28…they’d consider a 29, but only look for 30> . Take the ACT in october, and the SAT in november. See how you do, and perhaps change Upenn…</p>
<p>Have you thought about reconsidering your choice in schools? Unless your SAT/ACT is your only weak point, I think it would be in your best interested to aim for something more probable. </p>
<p>As herozero said, you should take the ACT as well. I assume you would aim for 2000+ or 30 on your ACT. With only about a month left til the November test, a 200-300 point increase is highly unlikely. So unless you do well on the ACT, my advice would be to reconsider schools.</p>