<p>I took the ACT 3 times. The first time was during my sophmore year. I got a composite score of 30 with an 8 on my reading. I took it again just after Junior year this last June. I did better, but unfortunately I lost my calculator before the day of the test and bombed the math section. I got a 32 composite and another 8 on reading. I knew that colleges require an ACT with writing, but I was unaware that they required it for the consideration of ACT scores. I signed up for the Sept ACT, took it, and got 34's in all subjects, with a composite of 34. I called Stanford's admissions office today and asked a question about the SAT's, and he mentioned the ACT with writing rule. Apparently, Stanford, and from what I gather, most other prestigious universities only consider ACT scores that include a writing section. Does this make my 34 useless? Do I have any chance of getting in to a top school with a 32 and an unofficial 34? </p>
<p>To answer your question very simply, yes. However, I know that many places superscore, so maybe they’d accept your 34 composite, with an 8 on writing? (Not really sure how that would work though…)</p>
<p>IMO, this is a question for the school in question’s Admissions Office!</p>
<p>Most schools don’t care about the writing much, but still require it (to make it equivalent to the SAT with required writing)… weird huh?</p>
<p>If you have the 32 with writing, I think you’re fine</p>