ACT scoring question

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<p>I got a 31 composite on my ACT in April with no studying or familiarization with the test format. My subscores were:</p>

<p>English: 31
Math: 28
Reading: 33
Science: 33</p>

<p>I have taken 2 full length practice tests since then. My latest score was a 33 composite (E:34, M:33, R: 36, S: 28). Basically I believe that my official Science score was a serendipitous occurance and is very unlikley to happen again. I am retaking in September and am wondering if colleges "super score" the ACT like they do with the SAT. I'm expecting a 34 composite in September with subscores like such: E- 35-36, M- 34-35, R- 36, S- 27-30. Would colleges consider my first score of 33 on science? If they did I would probably have a 35 "super score" composite assuming I meet my goals everywhere else.</p>

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<p>Some colleges do superscore the ACT. Here is a list of some that I found on another thread.</p>

<p>List of universities that superscore:
Amherst College</p>

<p>University of Arkansas – Fayetteville</p>

<p>Beloit College</p>

<p>Birmingham Southern College</p>

<p>Boston College</p>

<p>Butler University</p>

<p>California State University System</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon University</p>

<p>University of Colorado – Boulder</p>

<p>Cornell University</p>

<p>University of Dayton</p>

<p>DePauw University</p>

<p>Eckerd College</p>

<p>Elon University</p>

<p>Florida State University</p>

<p>University of Georgia</p>

<p>Georgia Tech</p>

<p>Hawaii Pacific University</p>

<p>Hendrix College</p>

<p>University of Illinois</p>

<p>Kalamazoo College</p>

<p>Kenyon College</p>

<p>Lawrence University</p>

<p>University of Louisiana – Lafayette</p>

<p>MIT *</p>

<p>University of Miami</p>

<p>Millsaps College</p>

<p>NCAA Clearinghouse</p>

<p>Northeastern University</p>

<p>Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering</p>

<p>Pepperdine University</p>

<p>University of Puget Sound</p>

<p>Regis University</p>

<p>Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology</p>

<p>Spring Hill College</p>

<p>Trinity College</p>

<p>University of Denver</p>

<p>University of San Diego</p>

<p>University of South Florida</p>

<p>University of Tennessee – Knoxville</p>

<p>Washington and Lee University</p>

<p>Washington State University</p>

<p>Washington University – St. Louis</p>

<p>Xavier University</p>

<p>*MIT uses the best subscores from each section of the ACT but does not use a composite score. So effect is same benefit as superscoring.</p>

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<p>Alright thanks. I am probably appying to a couple colleges on that list so that is good.</p>