<p>The composite of my first ACT wasn't too bad at 32, and I got a perfect 36 on the English portion, while I got 32's for Reading and Science and only a 28 on Math. Are colleges going to look at the lack of balance in these scores poorly? Is the perfect English score going to be an advantage? Or do AdComs mostly just look at composite scores? I'll be applying undecided, by the way, so it's not like I'll have a major that coordinates with any particular scores.</p>
<p>Balanced section scores are better as it would indicate you have no weakness in certain area. However, 28 in Math section score is not too bad for a 32 composite score if you are not going for a STEM major. Different schools would have different way to look at the scores, but the reading and math scores are usually the more important ones.</p>
<p>Yes, it depends on the school. There’s no generic answer. Some colleges admit by school/major, and some don’t. Of those that admit by major, you can expect Engineering to care more about your math and science score and Journalism to care less about your math score, for example.</p>