Can we start an official list of colleges, which superscore the ACT?

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<p>It appears that Duke does the same sort of superscoring as MIT. From Duke’s website:</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>[Duke</a> University Admissions: Standardized Testing Requirements](<a href=“http://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/apply_testing.html]Duke”>http://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/applying/apply_testing.html)</p>

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<p>wow so many schools superscore.
not sure if this is a good thing…</p>

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<p>So many!!! NOT MANY AT ALL!!!</p>

<p>Very very few superscore the ACT, whereas I have yet to come across a university who does NOT superscore the SAT.</p>

<p>4 highly prestigious schools superscore, and only half recalculate the composite. Duke & Cornell do not recalculate, whereas Amherst + WUSTL do.</p>

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<p>update re: NYU…they do superscore the ACT now and did put it in writing on their admissions forum.</p>

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<p>A lot of public universities don’t superscore the SAT, including many of the top ones like Michigan and UC Berkeley. These schools use the best single-sitting SAT score. But almost all private colleges and universities superscore the SAT.</p>

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<p>Do you guys know if Vassar superscores the ACT?</p>

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<p>Brown?
Cornell?
CMU?</p>

<p>Confirm/deny</p>

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<p>Cornell engineering superscores the ACT. I don’t know whether the rest of Cornell has the same policy.</p>

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<p>I found this thread and I think it will be very helpful for next years applicants and maybe even this year to get a final idea about our chances before the upcoming decisions this week/next week!</p>

<p>Here’s the list copied from page 15. I added Boston College. </p>

<p>List of universities that superscore:
Amherst College</p>

<p>University of Arkansas – Fayetteville</p>

<p>Beloit College</p>

<p>Birmingham Southern College</p>

<p>Boston College</p>

<p>Butler University</p>

<p>California State University System</p>

<p>University of Colorado – Boulder</p>

<p>Cornell University</p>

<p>University of Dayton</p>

<p>DePauw University</p>

<p>Eckerd College</p>

<p>Elon University</p>

<p>Florida State University</p>

<p>University of Georgia</p>

<p>Georgia Tech</p>

<p>Hawaii Pacific University</p>

<p>Hendrix College</p>

<p>University of Illinois</p>

<p>Kalamazoo College</p>

<p>Kenyon College</p>

<p>Lawrence University</p>

<p>University of Louisiana – Lafayette</p>

<p>MIT *</p>

<p>University of Miami</p>

<p>Millsaps College</p>

<p>NCAA Clearinghouse</p>

<p>Northeastern University</p>

<p>Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering</p>

<p>Pepperdine University</p>

<p>University of Puget Sound</p>

<p>Regis University</p>

<p>Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology</p>

<p>Spring Hill College</p>

<p>Trinity College</p>

<p>University of Denver</p>

<p>University of San Diego</p>

<p>University of South Florida</p>

<p>University of Tennessee – Knoxville</p>

<p>Washington and Lee University</p>

<p>Washington State University</p>

<p>Washington University – St. Louis</p>

<p>Xavier University</p>

<p>*MIT uses the best subscores from each section of the ACT but does not use a composite score. So effect is same benefit as superscoring.</p>

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<p>The admissions representative in the Wheaton (Illinois) info session last week said that Wheaton superscores the ACT.</p>

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<p>U of Kentucky superscores I think…their pharmacy college is 5th in the nation…wow.</p>

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<p>Here is another a more extensive list by NACAC members.
[College</a> Admissions | EDvantage Consulting | College Admissions Guidance | College Admission Help | Admission Process | Admissions Guidance](<a href=“http://www.edvantageconsulting.com/press-articles.asp?i=82]College”>http://www.edvantageconsulting.com/press-articles.asp?i=82)</p>

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<p>wait… what does “superscore” mean?</p>

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<p>They add the best scores on each section of your ACT’s and recalculate your composite score.</p>

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<p>Carnegie Mellon Superscored my ACT score.</p>

<p>List of universities that superscore:
Amherst College</p>

<p>University of Arkansas – Fayetteville</p>

<p>Beloit College</p>

<p>Birmingham Southern College</p>

<p>Boston College</p>

<p>Butler University</p>

<p>California State University System</p>

<p>Carnegie Mellon University</p>

<p>University of Colorado – Boulder</p>

<p>Cornell University</p>

<p>University of Dayton</p>

<p>DePauw University</p>

<p>Eckerd College</p>

<p>Elon University</p>

<p>Florida State University</p>

<p>University of Georgia</p>

<p>Georgia Tech</p>

<p>Hawaii Pacific University</p>

<p>Hendrix College</p>

<p>University of Illinois</p>

<p>Kalamazoo College</p>

<p>Kenyon College</p>

<p>Lawrence University</p>

<p>University of Louisiana – Lafayette</p>

<p>MIT *</p>

<p>University of Miami</p>

<p>Millsaps College</p>

<p>NCAA Clearinghouse</p>

<p>Northeastern University</p>

<p>Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering</p>

<p>Pepperdine University</p>

<p>University of Puget Sound</p>

<p>Regis University</p>

<p>Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology</p>

<p>Spring Hill College</p>

<p>Trinity College</p>

<p>University of Denver</p>

<p>University of San Diego</p>

<p>University of South Florida</p>

<p>University of Tennessee – Knoxville</p>

<p>Washington and Lee University</p>

<p>Washington State University</p>

<p>Washington University – St. Louis</p>

<p>Xavier University</p>

<p>*MIT uses the best subscores from each section of the ACT but does not use a composite score. So effect is same benefit as superscoring.</p>

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<p>does Pitt superscore ACT???</p>

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<p>BUmp**** any others?</p>

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<p>Can we have an updated list for everyone applying this fall? I heard that USC and Columbia now may be superscoring?</p>

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<p>bump? </p>

<p>can we get an updated list for fall 2010 applicants?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>10char</p>