<p>When students take the SAT multiple times, most colleges consider the best scores for the math and verbal sections, rather than the best one-time sitting scores. Do colleges do the same for the various sections of the ACT?</p>
<p>No, they only look at the best overall score from each sitting. However, they might take a glance a the subscores (without recalculating the overall score again which is unlike what they do for the SAT).</p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>No problem.</p>
<p>Unless you choose to submit scores from multiple sittings or your high school reports all standardized testing as part of the transcript, colleges will only see the ACT score you choose to submit. The score report is about each individual test - it is not cumulative like the SAT report.</p>
<p>I don't think that is correct...at least with all colleges. I know for a fact that some colleges take the highest scores of each section on the ACT and average a new composite. I was told and saw a report from a state university in Florida that did this. I think you should ask the admissions office of the specific school in question. And yes, you have to send score reports of each ACT to the college so they can calculate the average.</p>
<p>ktwofish is correct. </p>
<p>Some colleges will "superscore" the ACT just as k2f described.</p>