<p>I'm hoping to apply for the first ED deadline for NYU, but I'm taking the ACT one last time in October and spoke to the ACT company today and they told that the soonest a score would go out afterwards is November 4 (at least that's what he said to me), while the ED I deadline is November 1. Does anyone have any info on this or any recommendations? I'm also taking the ACT tomorrow but don't foresee a very improved score.</p>
<p>Too many retakes of a standardized test are not looked favorably upon. Generally they look at your highest score but, (I’m not sure if NYU requires submission of all the scores you received of the test you’re submitting) if they see all the scores and you have say… 1 high score and 2 or 3 lower scores, then the high score is the outlier (meaning that the the other 2 or 3 takes are seen as the accurate scores). If however NYU does not require submission of all scores, they will still see how many times you have taken the test and as was previously stated, schools do not like to see multiple retakes. </p>
<p>If you don’t think you’re ready for the upcoming sitting of the ACT, then don’t sit for it. Be prepared for any standardized test you’re about to take - namely the ACT in this case. Otherwise you’re just sitting for a test you feel ill prepared for. That’s both a waste of your time and reflects poorly on you.</p>
<p>“If you have taken the SAT or ACT more than once, or if you have SAT Subject Test or Advanced Placement (AP) Test scores that you wish to submit in support of your application, we recommend that you send us all of your scores. Using our requirement options above, we will use the combination of scores that best presents your candidacy. (Our policy has always been to consider an applicants best scores, using the higher of the SAT or the ACT if we had both, and using the higher score from different test dates, so we are used to doing this.)”</p>
<p>Indeed, NYU expects all test scores to be submitted. While the policy is technically ‘the highest’, they will see all of them; and of course that matters. It’s like when a lawyer says something in court, an objection is made and the judge tells the jury to disregard X statement. The damage of the statement has already been done; the lawyer doesn’t care if it was ‘stricken from the record’ or ‘disregarded’. Take the test as few times as possible and be as prepared as possible.</p>
<p>NYU recommends that you send all scores, but they are not requiring you to do so. You do have the option of taking the test a few times and sending the scores you want them to see.</p>