<p>I was at a information session at Duke, and the admissions officer said they take the highest score from each section on both the ACT and the SAT...but I have heard differently from other people.</p>
<p>What are your thoughts?</p>
<p>I got a 31 on a single test date, but if you superscore, I have a combined composite of a 32.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>1.) The difference between a 31 and 32 is negligible. They won't care and it certainly won't make the difference between an acceptance and rejection. They'll see all the scores anyways.</p>
<p>2.) I was told they do NOT superscore the ACT.</p>
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<p>That's all you need to know; well said, bluedog. Time to focus on the other aspects of your application.</p>
<p>No, as far as I know (but I do have read about this on CC in some other topics, a small proportion of students seems to have heard that they do)</p>
<p>But as for top 25 schools, WashU is the only one that superscores the ACT.</p>
<p>Amherst as well</p>
<p>When I applied to Duke I didn't know if they would superscore or not so I just sent my top two ACTs in. One was a 32, the other a 33, superscored to 34. I got accepted and now when I log into my student account I can see the tests that they have on record for me, and both of my ACTs are on there. So I'd say even if they don't "officially" superscore...they consider (and keep) all the data they're given.</p>
<p>I also agree that the difference between a 31 and 32 is negligible. In my case, my 32 was my ACT w/ writing so I had to submit that one while the 33 didn't have writing. Therefore my "swing" by sending both was actually 2 points. I'm still not sure it mattered, though, but I'm sure it didn't hurt.</p>
<p>I'd say send them both. They actually use ACT subscores for placement sometimes (i.e. my math class) so you'll want to have your top scores on record either way.</p>
<p>thanks guys.</p>
<p>Do you think a 31 is an ok score for Duke (assuming they do not superscore)? I have never been a good standardized test taker, so I knew from the beginning I would not be receiving like a 36, I just needed a score that will not defer or reject me. Do you agree/disagree that a 31 is a safe score?</p>
<p>31 is on the lower side of the accepted range...doing better could help your chances.</p>
<p>31 is not a safe score. You would need serious EC/grade offsets.</p>
<p>Well, someone from my school got in this year with 29 on the WL, and he is literally retarded, just a lot of EC.</p>
<p>31 is a fine score for Duke and in Trinity's range of accepted students of 30-34 (note that matriculating students' range is a bit lower). It's obviously not "safe" as in it won't guarantee an acceptance. On the other hand, it most definitely will NOT be the reason they reject you. You certainly need to excel in other parts of your application, but I don't think you should worry about taking the ACT again unless you are very confident you can raise it. Even if you raise it to a 33, I don't think it will make much difference. I think time spent raising your ACT might be better served by working on your essay. The score is good enough to get into Duke, but not good enough to guarantee acceptance (as no score is good enough to guarantee acceptance).</p>
<p>i contacted many admissions offices like carnegie mellon, mit, caltech, unc, duke etc. and ALL have told me that they superscore the ACT...albeit they never give a flat "YES" as an answer but they always say they take the highest scores for each individual sections. although with wake forest dropping sat and basically its growing insignificance i wouldn't put too much (if any) emphasis into raising ur score even by a few points</p>