<p>If I take an ACT and send that ACT score in with my admissions application, how likely is it that if I then retake the ACT at a later date that the college will instead use the later ACT score, should I decide to send it in, to decide my scholarship. Also, if the score doesn't come in time, is it possible to send in a new score after I already got my scholarship amount, and will they reevaluate it?</p>
<p>No one here knows an answer that will apply to EVERY school. You should send an email to the school’s scholarship office.</p>
<p>this is how it works at my kids’ undergrad…</p>
<p>If the student submits a higher test score from the latest acceptable testing dates (Oct ACT; Nov ACT), then the school will use that for scholarships. If the student had previously been awarded a lower scholarship for a lower score, then that would be replaced with the better scholarship.</p>
<p>^^that’s been our experience. If you are concerned with acceptance/rejection, my best guess answer is that if your application has not been reviewed yet then the later scores “catch up” into your file and are used for the review. If your application has already been reviewed then maybe it won’t make any difference. If there is a college that you are particularly concerned with, sending an e-mail to your admissions officer might be the best way to handle notifying them that you’ve sent additional scores (if the difference is significant). But at some point you simply have to roll with the dice you have in your hand for early admissions, ED applications.</p>
<p>Re: acceptance/rejection</p>
<p>Often for schools with rolling admissions, they will not reject your test scores until after the last acceptable test scores have been rec’d.</p>
<p>So, for a school with rolling admissions, if your ACT is a 23 in Sept, and you need at least a 25 for acceptance, then if the school’s application deadline is Feb 1st, the school won’t likely reject you until after the last acceptable test date has passed. Often, the school will just hold your app until you raise your scores.</p>
<p>Thank you so much everyone! I appreciate it very much!</p>