<p>I had a 31 composite. 32 Eng, 31 Read, 31 Sci, 30 Math. I didn't take writing with that. Then I took the september ACT with writing. Got the results back last night (except for the writing portion). I did fairly poorly, I really ran out of time on science and reading. I only got a 31 Eng, 26 Read, 28 Sci, but improved to a 31 Math. 29 composite on that. So I went down on a lot, especially my reading and science. However, my math did get bumped up one to a 31. So when I send in my ACT scores (applying to alabama, virginia tech, vanderbilt, notre dame, and northwestern), is the fact that some of my scores and my composite dropped several points a big deal, or is that not a big deal to them? are they just going to look at my best scores? Is it actually going to be helpful since overall I bumped up my math subscore?</p>
<p>For colleges that require Writing they will only look at your last score. Only a few college superscore the ACT. Most colleges just use the composite and don’t focus on the individual subscores, so yes, a 2 point drop from a 31 could be significant, depending on the colleges to which you are applying.</p>
<p>For any Juniors reading this thread, the moral of the story is to always take the W portion, just in case.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Colleges always tell you to send all of your ACT scores though. So why would they tell you to do that if they aren’t going to look at all of your ACT scores? I understand what ACT superscoring is, but this does not sound like something that applies to that. They are simply looking at all of my composite scores, and then they will obviously look at my writing score because it is required. I don’t think I have seen one college that doesn’t require the ACT writing section in addition to the multiple choice, so i’m assuming they accept all of your scores, you just have to have taken the writing section at least once to send in as well.</p>