Ahhh is my ACT screwed?

Applying to College
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<p>I took the April 2011 ACT test and got a 28 composite with a 10 on writing. </p>

<p>I took the June 2011 ACT test and got a 30 composite but I didn't take the writing portion.</p>

<p>Can I submit my 30 (June test score) with my 10 on writing (April score) to colleges or do I have to submit the 28?</p>

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<p>Or can I send two score reports to one college (not as a superscore)?</p>

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<p>No you cannot, they look at each test date seperately</p>

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<p>*Can I send scores from two different dates to a college as one score report?</p>

<p>No. We do not combine scores from different test dates in our reports. ACT maintains a separate record for each test date, and it is ACT’s policy to report scores only for entire test dates. In requesting a score report from ACT, you may not select test scores from different test dates to construct a new record; you must designate an entire test date record as it stands.*</p>

<p>That’s the FAQ from the ACT site. Took me about 2 minutes to find it…wondering why you couldn’t do the same…</p>

<p>But seriously though how exactly do you get a 10 on writing and still get a 28? There has to be a way you can improve on that. Just practice writing essays over the summer, take it again in Fall, and try to break a 20 on writing.</p>

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<p>@PCH340: No I meant I got a 10 on the essay portion (it’s out of 12). Like can I submit both scores to colleges and will they look at the essay from one test and the higher composite from the other?</p>

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<p>Oh wow, okay I totally misunderstood your question.
What the college looks at and considers is totally up to them, so its definitely going to change from school to school. But if you only took the writing section in April, then you would have to send the entire April test for them to consider, and they would be able to see your lower composite.</p>

<p>Now this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, because a lot of colleges will consider your highest score in one sitting which would be a 30 from June, but many would also look at the April one and see that you scored lower. </p>

<p>Is your ACT screwed? Absolutely not.</p>