<p>Alright so I took the ACT today. It did not go very well, I simply was not feeling well and I feel like I did terribly. I am junior and I did not select any colleges to send my scores to. However, I would like to cancel this score so that it would be as if I had never taken it. I know that I can retake and send only the score(s) I choose to send, but won't colleges know that I had taken it this time? In other words, I have taken it once before (sophomore year), once today, and I will retake probably once more in the future. I would like to cancel the score so it would be as if I have only taken the test two times in total, instead of the three times it would be if I decided to not cancel this score. Is this possible? Also any advice as to what I SHOULD do?
Also, how would I go about cancelling this score? the ACT website is a little vague. Should I call, email? I heard of a 3-4 deadline as well.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>dont cancel your scores. even if you did bad no one will see your scores if you dont send them. even if you get them and they are bad, if you dont send them then it will still be as if you had never taken it</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback canderson. But won’t college know the number of times you have taken it regardless of whether you send them all? I mean how else could they distinguish between someone who has only taken it once and someone who has taken it 9 times? I’m fairly sure they wouldn’t treat them the same.</p>
<p>ACT does not report scores unless you authorize it. they won’t do it no matter what. I have heard a couple people say if you do take it, like you said, some 9 odd times and you report your scores to your score, they may put it on your transcript. I have seen people say that on the thread a few times but no one has ever come out and said that their school showed their college choice all their scores. if you take it like 4 times and don’t report your scores no one will see them unless you want them to</p>
<p>Thanks, but I understand that they won’t see the scores themselves. However, will they know that I have TAKEN the test if I cancel the scores? Say person A took the test only one time and sent that score in. Say person B took the test 9 times and his highest score was the same as that of person A, and he sent that in. The college would only see that both person got the same score. BUT, would they know that person took it 9 times? and that person A only took it once?</p>
<p>they wouldnt</p>
<p>I’ve actually heard that if a top tier college (not sure which) wants to see all your scores, they will ask for you to send all scores on the application. Then, it’s up to you whether you send just the one you like or all of your scores. I’ve also heard that if they are seriously considering you as an applicant, they can actually go through ACT to find out if you are telling the truth when you send only one of your best scores. And if they find out you are lying… well then that will be very very bad. But of course, I’m not entirely sure about this, so if someone knows please inform us</p>
<p>Alright, so two things. First of all, I thought I bombed my ACT in December. I was sick - had a sinus infection - and still had to take it because it was the last possible date so I didn’t do well. The science and reading sections were a blur and for the science section I put down C for the last 10 questions. I guessed on many others as well.</p>
<p>Well, I got my score back and I got a 29. Much better than like an 18 that I expected. Because it’s the day of the test, you’re blowing it way out of proportion. I thought I did so bad that I was just going to leave and ask the proctor to not score my exam. You probably didn’t do as bad as you think. Also, the general consensus is that this was one of the hardest exams. In other words, you didn’t do as bad as you think relative to others. My breakdown for that ACT was 35E 30M 27R 25S. I missed over half on science and reading and still got a 27/25. It’s because those sections were notoriously hard last time.</p>
<p>No need to stress. And yes, top tier colleges will see your scores but rarely anyone does perfect their first time taking the ACT. Maybe on the SAT. But the ACT is more a matter of learning the timing and finishing the questions. It will improve your second time. I took the ACT yesterday and I know I did really well because I was used to the process. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks to canderson, kjiggy, and nizzle for the feedback. Again I do appreciate it. However, is was NOT my first time taking the ACT. And when I say I did terribly, I mean it. I was simply not feeling well. I could absolutely NOT concentrate on the reading and if I remember correctly I only answered about 20 questions, the rest I basically skimmed and filled in bubbles. Afterwards, I figured I basically failed the reading, so I didn’t have the motivation to try hard on science, so I bsed that as well. Even if my english and math were high, my EXTREMELY low reading and science will make my score terrible, to my standards.
I took the ACT once about a year ago and scored a 32. I took a few practice tests in the past few months and have been scoring in the 33-35 range. I seriously feel this score will be in the high 20s; I simply do not want colleges to see this score. And like I said before I am an junior and I did NOT select any colleges to send it to. What I am worried about is IF a top tier college (which I hope to apply to) asks for all of my scores, or IF they see this score. This is why I am considering cancelling this score. Of course I would still like to receive my scores to see how I did, but if it may negatively affect me in the application process, I would very much like to cancel it. And my other question was, if I DID cancel it, would the colleges be able to see that I had cancelled a test?</p>
<p>Nope. That’s basically the point of cancelling: so that colleges don’t see that score. I’m curious though, are you still allowed to cancel now? (I’m pretty new to ACT as well)</p>
<p>I am pretty sure you have until the noon on the thursday after the exam. If I am not mistaken. Someone want to clarify for me?</p>
<p>Say I choose not to cancel my scores and receive them, is there a chance that colleges may see them? I hoping to apply to high-caliber schools by the way, Ivy Leagues, Uchic, Caltech, etc. And please keep in mind that my scores were most like TERRIBLE. Like I said I was feeling terribly and only answered about half of the reading section and half of the science section, I simply could not focus on the rest and I filled in random bubbles. I scored a 32 about a year ago, and I was expecting 34-35 this time, based on my practice. I would be lucky if I scored even close to my first 32. Any feedback is again greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>I have less than a day to cancel if I choose to which is why I must know this information! If someone could please answer the question I posed in the post right above this one, I would greatly appreciate it!</p>
<p>Although colleges like to know all the tests you take, but it is not required for you to report them. You only report what you like them to see. They do not know how many times you take the test. Colleges do not contact ACT to find out how many times you take the test. If I am right, they can only verify what you send them is true or not and it is unlikely they will do that becuase they receive test score directly from ACT. Therefore, there is no need to verify your score so it is not necessary to cancel your test.</p>