ACT policy for schools that don't superscore

[manishk0415]

<p>Do schools that don't superscore the ACT look at individual subscores from different settings without combining them to reach a subscore?</p>

[PsychoDad10]

<p>Manish- great question, as my son took the ACT and sent his applications. Each school is different. For example UVA states that they do not superstore, but what I have read is that the ADCOM will see your highest sub scores. Duke also gives some confusing info that leads me to believe that kind of superstore by looking at your highest sub scores, but they do not recalculate a new composite score. And what is even more of a problem is that if you call a school’s admissions office, you might get two entirely different answers about super scoring. I would recommend that you see if the school you are applying to has a regional admissions officer and ask them. Good luck in your search.</p>

[bclintonk]

<p>Some do, some don’t. Or it may matter for some majors but not for others. For example, the University of Michigan says:</p>

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Michigan will only consider the best test score from one sitting and will not penalize students for taking the exam multiple times. We do encourage students to submit all test results as we may use elements of test scores to benefit a student’s application where applicable even if it’s not representative of their best sitting (for instance, a stand-out ACT-Math subscore would be a plus factor in reviewing an application to the College of Engineering).

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<p>So that’s an example of a school that says it doesn’t superscore and says it considers the best single-sitting score, but clearly would consider a higher Math subscore for an applicant to the College of Engineering, even if that best Math subscore came in the context of a lower overall (composite) score for that sitting.</p>

[lacrossemom]

<p>I sent the other score to the schools my DD really liked even if the policy was confusing.</p>