<p>Not including the Duke TIP thing in middle school, I've taken the ACT twice, both as a junior this year.
I scored higher the second time (which was w/o writing) than the first time (which was w/ writing).</p>
<p>I wouldn't have taken it the second time, and especially not w/o writing, but I was required to take it as a public school student. All the schools I'm looking at require SAT I & II's or the ACT w/ writing, but what I'm wondering is whether top colleges will even consider my higher ACT score since it isn't w/ writing. I will have already fulfilled the SAT I & II's requirement, fyi.</p>
<p>This is a question that few colleges have expressly addressed: if you submit one ACT w/writing, and thus satisfy the school’s ACT w/writing requirement, and a second ACT w/o writing, will the college consider the scores of that second one? I don’t know the answer except for one college, Illinois, which requires ACT w/writing (or an SAT) – if that second ACT w/o writing is higher it will use it for admission. I was told Yale answered the question no by someone who actually called to find out.</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids
I’m not planning on retaking either test. My ACT w/o writing score > SAT I > ACT w/ writing, but they’re all small differences. Anyhoo, are you insinuating by saying that I should retake the ACT w/ writing that the ACT w/o writing would not even be considered? </p>
<p>@drusba
Someone who already met the requirements with the SAT or ACT w/ writing asked if Yale would consider his/her ACT w/o writing, and they said no? That’s distressing! I am planning on applying to Yale. How certain are you that they do not consider it?</p>
<p>Bump.
Do colleges that require [ACT w/ writing or SAT I/II’s] consider one’s ACT w/o writing score(s), provided one has already fulfilled one of the two requirements?</p>
<p>^^^^There are a couple admission reps who pop in and out, but it is mostly parents and students who can only offer you their personal opinions and ideas. This is why you should always contact the school directly for critical questions.</p>
<p>My daughter was told by a Duke rep she needed to submit the ACT w/writing for it to be considered. She did very well on the writing her first go-round and was going to just take the ACT again and skip the writing portion. She was told not to do this as the writing was required for the test to be considered. Seems sort of silly to me, but she took it again Saturday, with writing.</p>
<p>“For students who choose to submit the ACT with writing, Duke will consider the highest composite score and highest sub scores on each section, regardless of test date, but will not recalculate the composite score.”</p>
<p>This is what I could find on the Duke site regarding the ACT and seems pretty vague to me. I spoke with a mom yesterday whose son is at Duke and she said that he submitted one ACT wth writing and one without. The one without writing had a composite score that was two points higher than the first one with writing. She didn’t know how they considered the scores. I would definitely give them a call. The same mom told me they got different answers to the same question when asked of different indiviuals. Their situation might be a little different, her son was a recruited athlete.</p>
<p>Ok, so I just spoke with my Duke regional officer for Tennessee a moment ago, and she said they will consider scores from the ACT w/o writing; however, one must still fulfill the standardized testing requirement by sending in the SAT I&II’s or the ACT w/ writing.</p>
<p>Also, I found out something interesting for those interested in applying to the Pratt School of Engineering: according to the TN regional officer, if you fulfill the standardized testing requirement with the ACT, you are not required to take the SAT II Math level 1 or 2.</p>
<p>“For students who choose to submit the ACT with writing, Duke will consider the highest composite score and highest sub scores on each section, regardless of test date, but will not recalculate the composite score.”</p>
<p>So that would mean they consider only the highest subsections as well? I took the ACT the first time and scored a 31, but it was at school and without writing. I took it again for the writing section and received a 29 because I screwed up my science section pretty bad (from a 31 to a 24:/). Somehow though, I raised 3 of my subscores, and it’d be great if they looked at those from both tests.</p>