<p>I see your point, QM. It’s not an absolute slam dunk either way. I don’t think, though, that it’s unusual for a kid with a 36 ACT to opt out of SAT I. Less common for a 36 ACT to opt out of SAT IIs, since so many selective schools require them in addition to ACT. Geography may affect whether the college thinks the student is trying to game the system, although supposedly there is no longer any institutional bias against ACT, no matter what part of the country the applicant is from. I still would not send the SATs were I the OP, but of course, we can’t know what goes on at the admissions table.</p>