<p>So I've been looking at ACT subscore policies for a lot of colleges recently after I got my ACT scores a few weeks back -- I got a 31 composite with a 33 in English, a 26 <em>shudder</em> in math, a 34 in reading, a 31 in science and a 10 on my essay giving me a 32 for writing-- and I've noticed that some colleges seem to be emphasizing the composite score a lot more than the subscores unlike the SAT where they seem to focus more on the breakdown in each section. My first choice, Georgetown, doesn't even publish their math English etc. scores and doesn't consider the writing; so I was wondering, does that mean that its okay that I got a 26? Georgetown's 25th percentile for the ACT was a 29 so that puts me in the 50s, so about average. Can someone please clarify this for me?</p>
<p>Most, if not all, schools only publish the stat with ACT composite scores. However, different schools would have emphasis in different sections. The composite is important, but they will go beyond that. It is like evaluating GPA of candidates, it is not just the number in 4.0 scale, they will look into which classes you took and how you did on them.</p>