<p>My D. had the same problem, her reading score was the lowest, 7 points lower than her highest score. She decided that it is not possible to improve it and instead focused on improving her math (her strongest sabject) to compensate for low reading score. However, going without any prep is complete waste of time. D. took ACT once, got 33 which was enough for programs that she applied. She spend a week, about 1 hour/day self-preparing math, nothing else made sense to prepare in her case. Customized preparation strategy is the most efficient approach.</p>
<p>I realize going in without prep was probably a waste of time, but it provided a spring board for her. She will regisiter for June ACT and go from there. If she does really well on that test, I saw on the ACT website that you can request that a test be deleted from their records. Is that cool? If you delete that score, then do you have report all tests or just the non-deleted ones? Her reading would have been much better had she gotten to the last 10 questions…lol.</p>
<p>^Good luck! Prepare what make sense to prepare, do not waste time going without any preparation. The best for D. was just to practice taking math section and going over wrong answers. It will be different for everybody, depending on individual needs.</p>
<p>When you send ACT reports to colleges, you can select which test dates to use. If I recall correctly (how could I have forgotten already?) you have to order (and pay for) each date separately. If a school wants you to send all scores, it is up to you to decide if you are going to comply.<br>
With SAT score choice, you can pick and choose, but you will get a warning message if you are deviating from the policy of the selected school.</p>
<p>Yes, for ACT you “pick the date” you want to send and that is all that get’s sent. If you aren’t in ACT territory you don’t need to be concerned with the next statement for for others - check your high school transcripts early - our school puts all ACT scores on the transcript automatically – the state mandated ACT plus any the student signs up for and requests scores go to the school.</p>