<p>I took the ACT June 9, and I got a composite 36 with the following subscores:</p>
<p>Math: 36
Science: 36
Reading:36
English: 35</p>
<p>The interesting part is that I got an 18 in both of the subscores for the English section. It seems like those subscores would vary more than the overall score, since they should point out where you made a mistake. Anyone seen something like this before or have a good explanation?</p>
<p>i have the same composite and subscores as you!! werd</p>
<p>If you missed 1 from both section it's possible to have 18s in subscore and a 35 for the total I believe...</p>
<p>I think you should just accept the 35.75 and go on with life.</p>
<p>But really, I don't have an answer for your question...I thought there were only 18 questions in each English section so getting 18 right in each would be a 36 I would think...apparently I'm missing something</p>
<p>English has 75 questions. My D had 18s in both subscores in the April test and had a 35 also. I was curious how that can happen so looked at the test prep booklet on the ACT web site. It on page 64 that an 18 subscore in UM is 39 - 40 correct and an 18 in Rhetorical skills is 35 correct so you can get a perfect 18 in UM with one wrong but cannot get any wrong for Rhetorical skills. But for the total English (page 63) a 36 is 75 out of 75 correct. while 1 wrong will get a 35. It varies from test to test but that sort of shows how this happens. It is odd though.</p>
<p>guess ill just do it again, i just think itd make for sense if they would have the sub-subscores be more restrictive</p>
<p>You're going to take the test again, even after getting a composite of 36???? :o</p>
<p>you're not alone, I just checked mine and I also got 18/18 for a 35. I'm guessing I got one wrong. Didn't get a 36C though :P</p>
<p>you gotta be kidding me....</p>
<p>why would you take again???
no school will care about that 35.5, or whatever it is, if the composite is 36. your scores are more likely to go down, it looks far better to send it this way.</p>
<p>i have a similar problem, my friend got sub scores of 18, 18, 16 in math and got a 36. i got the same sub scores, yet got a 35. should i call or just accept it? if its a mistake and they give me that extra point, i move up a composite point.</p>
<p><em>rolls eyes</em></p>
<p>I think he's just saying he'll retake to make us mad/jealous. Chances are you won't get a 36 again.</p>
<p>it was more to make a joke; i wouldnt want to make anyone mad/jealous. im completely happy with the score, i just thought it was weird that subscores could be less specific than the composite. i think the explanation lies in the complexity of the curving and scoring system.</p>