<p>I have taken the SAT once and the ACT twice. The second time I took the ACT, I scored higher than I had the first time, but my second ACT session was a state-mandated one that did not include the Writing section.</p>
<p>I know that Harvard requires scores from the SAT and/or ACT with Writing, but would Harvard consider ACT (No Writing) scores in the admissions process if they were submitted along with SAT and/or ACT with Writing scores?</p>
<p>I don’t know of any college that specifically addresses this issue, other than to say “We require the ACT with writing.” </p>
<p>The state of Illinois, which requires all students in public schools to take the ACT WITHOUT writing (because it costs too much to hire readers to correct the essay) says the test DOES NOT count for selective schools that require the test WITH writing: [ACT</a> Exam’s Writing Section Absent From Public School Testing This Spring, Prompting College Admission Changes](<a href=“HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost”>ACT Exam's Writing Section Absent From Public School Testing This Spring, Prompting College Admission Changes | HuffPost Chicago)</p>
<p>My best advice would be to CALL (not email) the Harvard Admissions Office (and all other Admissions Office’s at colleges you are interested in) to find out what they say about the issue, as I imagine the response might vary from college to college. </p>
<p>Unless Harvard’s Admissions Office says otherwise, your ACT without writing does not meet Harvard’s requirements (or the requirements of YPSM and the like), even though you took the writing section with the other test. </p>
<p>One issue would be if Harvard (or any college) super-scores the ACT. Most college’s that super-score the SAT, take the highest individual sections and put them all together creating a new higher-score, but they DO NOT do same thing for the ACT.</p>
<p>I have the exact same problem, OP. And gibby also helped to answer my question. But after emailing with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Princeton (which, as far as I’ve seen from both websites, has the same policy as Harvard), I was assured that my higher ACT test would be considered, as “[Princeton] considers everything you send [them].” </p>
<p>I wouldn’t sit back, though. You may want to call or email Harvard’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions to make sure. Oh, and the woman from Princeton said “we still need your ACT with writing.” What I take away from it is that they need the ACT with writing to be “official,” while they’ll still look at and take into consideration your higher ACT score, even without the writing section. </p>
<p>But again, don’t take my word for it. That’s my experience with Princeton in the past 24 hours, and may not be the same at all at Harvard. Call or email if you’re still questioning (as you should be; even I’m not entirely convinced).</p>