I’m a senior and just took the ACT for the first time in September and scored a 31. I completely miscalculated the time during the reading section and scored a 21 !!!. Other scores : Math (36), English (35), Science (33), STEM (35). I’m scheduled to retake the ACT on October 28th. Is that too late for Vassar’s November 15th ED1 deadline? Is it too risky for me to send the new score without me seeing it first? I don’t know if I can get another 36 in Math, so do I send my first ACT score and have it superscored…or will they see a 21 in reading and just reject me?
Not an expert, but here are my thoughts:
The ACT scores come out within a couple of weeks of taking the test so it will be very close to the November 15 ED1 deadline. However, it could still work. November 15 does not mean they are reading apps that evening and making decisions the next day 
So I would imagine they could still get the score report and review when they look at your application. Best to do the following: call the admissions office to confirm. Also, ask if they “superscore” – meaning they take the highest score from each section. More schools are starting to do that. And I wouldn’t worry if you score lower on the other sections. If they see an improvement from the 21 in reading, that would be good. If you send both reports, they will see how well you did in the other sections for the first test date.
Best of luck.