Does Brown superscore the ACT?

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I’ve seen many conflicting answers…

If I get a 34,34,34,34 first try

then a 32 32 35 35 the second time (for example)

what would my ACT composite score be for Brown for the college admission officers to see?

Just want to question clarified once and for all!

Thanks!

2

Google is your friend!

We accept Score Choice. We will super score within both current and redesigned SAT, but will not super score using results from both versions of the test. For the ACT, we consider the highest scores submitted for each section; however, we do not calculate a super scored ACT Composite score.

https://www.brown.edu/admission/undergraduate/ask?faq_category=11

3

thanks @fenwaypark ! Unfortunately, I had already saw that, and wanted some further clarifications from the confusing wording. Do you know what it means when it says “we do not calculate a super-scored ACT Composite score”? Thanks again!

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The way I read it, if

1+2+3+4= 3 composite

and

4+3+2+1= 3 composite

then they will superscore each section to

4+3+3+4

but will not superscore the composite based on the superscored sections to a possible 4.

Grateful for others’ advice on how to read, “For the ACT, we consider the highest scores submitted for each section; however, we do not calculate a super scored ACT Composite score.”

5

Thats interesting, If that were the case, would the colleges read it as 3.5, or round down to a 3? If it were 3.75, would it round up?

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I don’t know about “colleges”, but the language provided by Brown, applicable to Brown, seems pretty clear that they will “concentrate” on your highest composite and not compute a superscored composite based on superscored sections.

But look at the bigger picture here. If you are looking for a school whose admissions policy makes a big distinction between a hypothetical 33.5 ACT rounded-composite vs 33 ACT or 34 ACT superscored composite, then I am not sure that Brown fits that profile.

Is your issue that you will not apply with a 33 composite, but you would apply with a 34 if Brown were to superscore the composite based on superscored sections? I wouldn’t make a decision that way, but I should not project my reasoning onto others.