<p>Should you report your ACT scores to your high school? We are deciding not to send any of our daughter's scores to colleges when she takes the ACT test in April and June. Should we also choose not to report the scores to the high school as well? We are trying to control which schools see which scores because we are not sure how she is going to do on the actual test, and she wants to major in engineering at a big 10 school. She's been practicing, and her scores have gone up. Her lowest score has been a 26 and her highest has been a 30. We noticed on the transcripts that there is a place on there for ACT scores, and we don't want a low score to be known to any colleges if she doesn't score that well on her first real test. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Well it depends on the school and their policies. Some scores attach ALL of your ACT scores. Some only use the one(s) that you tell them to… So, check with your daughter’s HS.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, Slnich!</p>
<p>Yeah like slnich said it depends on the school. I’m sure you already know but you can delete the ACT test scores you do not want, unlike the SAT. In essence, you can take the ACT as many times as you want without the colleges ever knowing. If the school did record those bad ACT score, I’m sure you can just ask them to delete them-- I’m sure they’d understand.</p>
<p>Thanks so much, UrAverageAzn!</p>
<p>Anytime!! Glad I could help… :)</p>
<p>Don’t send it to your school because it’s pointless.</p>
<p>Well, if you do send it to your school and, they send your scores to colleges it doesn’t cost. But, if you send them it will cost. ^^^^ So, I would say that it’s NOT pointless.</p>
<p>Dont ever send your high school a score that your not fine with and don’t want sent. I’ve heard horror stories and even had a friend who’s counselor accidentally sent all 4 of his act scores when he had asked only for 1 to be sent because the counselor “forgot”.</p>
<p>I always chose the dont report to high school option. In fact, your colleges are going to want the transcripts of your scores straight from the official act company. During your daughters senior year, you can decide which scores should be sent to the high school at that time so they show up on her high school transcript. You may even be able to print a copy from home and bring it in for your high school counselor depending on how “strict” they are and it won’t cost you a cent. Otherwise see the next paragraph.</p>
<p>The cost for that will be 10 dollars per score report you want sent to her school. I think its worth the cost so you have complete control at that time to pick and choose what score(s) the high school will receive and then post on her high school transcript.</p>
<p>Mistakes are always possible by counselors if your daughter takes the test 3 or 4 times, and the counselor forgets to take the other scores off because they also have another 50-100 students to worry about.</p>
<p>Good luck and choose the don’t send the score report to high school option. Its your safest bet no doubt.</p>
<p>My D high school records any SAT or ACT scores that are sent to them on the transcript and they are sent to the college. In our world, no scores are ever sent to high school.</p>
<p>I always get a copy of transcript prior to sending. I always get the register to remove any lower scores.</p>
<p>Worked fine with son. Will wait to see how DD scores are and that there is no need for super score options before we clean up her transcript this summer.</p>
<p>Thank you MaryAnn6, Murmur, and Lacrossemom for your replies. I want to be able to control which ACT scores go out to colleges, so I am going to stick w/my daughter’s ACT not being sent to her high school. Lacrossemom, that is a good idea to request a copy of my daughter’s transcripts before sending them out to any colleges. I hadn’t thought of that. That will ensure that they are not any mistakes on it prior to sending it out. It’s only a couple of dollars to get a transcript from the high school, and very much worth the peace of mind it will bring to make sure all the information on it is correct. Thanks so much for all the advice, everyone!</p>