Who would colleges admit?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Lets say a VERY good college/university accepted both the ACT and the SAT without preference to one and where SAT II’s are not required…</p>

<p>Would this VERY good school accept Bob who is ranked number 1 in a school of 1000 , all AP classes with 5’s, flawless extracurricular activities, and everything near perfect and a 35 or a 36 on an ACT</p>

<p>Or</p>

<p>Phil…who is the same race and still number 1 out of 1000 with the same exact resume except a 2300 or 2400 on the SAT…</p>

<p>would the VERY good college take Bob or Phil?</p>

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<p>Depends. Is Phil Dr. Phil? Is Bob Spongebob?</p>

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<p>both ?</p>

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<p>I personally think that most schools prefer the SAT over the ACT, if that’s what your asking.</p>

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<p>No. Most of the top schools (and most schools in general) treat the ACT and SAT equally.</p>

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<p>I tend to agree with lithium on this one.</p>

<p>It is widely believed, both inside and outside admissions offices, that the ACT is in fact “easier” than the SAT. The occurances of high ACT scores outdoes those of high SAT scores. Also, one who does very well on the ACT often does not do as well on the SAT, and it is less common to find the opposite effect.</p>

<p>Also, by looking at the statistics of competitive LACs/universities, the percentage of people admitted who only submitted the ACT is often less than 10%.</p>

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<p>I don’t know if it’s easier or not, but I would think more people would take the ACT because it’s not a gabillion hours long like the SAT is. And also, because the CollegeBoard doesn’t get money if you take the ACT. Yays!</p>

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<p>Here’s a good link I found about the SAT vs. ACT:
<a href=“http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14325062/site/newsweek/[/url]”>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14325062/site/newsweek/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Who is to say that the colleges wouldn’t admit BOTH applicants, since both seem equally as strong?</p>