ACT: recalculated or not?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Oberlin College
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<p>I am confused as to whether Oberlin treats the ACT the same way as the SAT.</p>

<p>The Admissions website states: "For the SAT, we consider your highest scores in Critical Reading, Math and Writing, even if they were earned on different test dates."</p>

<p>Elsewhere I read:"We do require standardized test scores, from either the SAT or the ACT with writing, and we will consider your best score for each subsection if you take the test more than once." </p>

<p>It seems like the highest SAT score from a single sitting is not a factor in the admissions process. Is the highest composite ACT score from a single sitting a factor, or are only the best scores for each section of both the SAT and ACT considered?</p>

<p>Also, are the SAT and/or ACT ranges list for the middle 50th percentile of accepted students based on highest scores for a single sitting, or are they "super scored?"</p>

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<p>Okay, two things:</p>

<p>1) We don’t put a lot of weight onto standardized test scores in our admissions process, so it’s not a huge deal exactly how we handle superscoring.</p>

<p>2) It is a bit confusing. For the SAT, all scores we use and report are super scored, using the best scores from each section, no matter what sitting. For the ACT, we don’t recalculate a composite superscore. However, when we’re reviewing an application, we see the highest composite score (from a single sitting), and then we see a breakdown of the highest scores in each subject area, regardless of sitting. </p>

<p>So, both statements on the website are correct-- We superscore the SAT. We don’t superscore the ACT, exactly, but we do still consider your best score in each subsection.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the remarkably clear answer, Elizabeth.</p>