How will colleges evaluate my ACT scores?

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<p>Today, I was awfully disappointed with the results of my ACT scores mainly for how unbalanced my subscores were. </p>

<p>W: 34
R: 31
M: 28
S: 23
Composite: 29</p>

<p>It is quite obvious that I bombed the science section. For some reason, I ran out of time faster than usual and found the science section to be a bit more difficult that usual. However, I did get a 27 on the science section the first time I took the ACT in December. My question is: Do most colleges look at just your composite score or do they look closely at your subscores? Also, would it be better to send in both tests (I got a 27 composite in December) or just risk sending in an ACT test with the horrible science score of 23. By the way, science is a subject I may be interested in pursuing in college... do colleges really care about how well you do on the ACT science section? I am taking the AP Bio test and the SAT II Bio this coming month and plan on doing well in those... I have an unweighted GPA of 3.9 and I am 1/4 hispanic. </p>

<p>By the way, I would love to get into schools such as Trinity, Connecticut College, Middlebury, Vassar, Duke, Kenyon, Emory, Tufts</p>

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Depends on the school and your major. Colleges usually look at the math score for engineering.

Here are the colleges that will superscore ACT. [Colleges</a> that superscore the ACT » College Admissions Counseling](<a href=“http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-testing/colleges-superscore-act/]Colleges”>Colleges that superscore the ACT - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners) It won’t help at other places.

That’s a good question. I would think it would be weighted less than math and reading but it will also probably vary by college.</p>