<p>So my Common App is officially sent...no changes can be made.
Here's the question:</p>
<p>In December 2009, I took the ACT. I received a C: 30 with E: 30 (8E), M:30, R: 33, and S: 27.
In September 2010, I took it again. I received a C: 33 with E: 36 (10E), M: 33, R: 30, and S: 32.</p>
<p>So I put on my Common App, obviously, my highest scores across the board. As you can see, my R in December was a lot higher than my R in September, so I put that down. </p>
<p>I'm applying ED to Duke (sent out the EA to Case Western Reserve last weekend though) and the ACT said that I have to send both score reports. So will Case Western, or any college I'm applying to through the Common App, see my C: 30 from December? Or will they just throw out all the lower scores and ignore them? The Score Choice thing sounded great...but when you have to send in all your scores it doesn't feel to good.</p>
<p>If school requires all scores, send both; if not send one. They will likely learn of the other anyway because high schools often put all your scores on your high school transcript, but it does not mean anything since the schools you list and most others use that ACT score with highest composite to determine admission. What the common app tells you do is not what most colleges do with the ACT. Moreover, they go by official scores sent by ACT not what you put on app.</p>
<p>All of the schools I am applying to use Score Choice (I actually took it once in June 2010, but it wasn’t worth submitting). My concern is that I had to send in my WHOLE December score because of the 33 Reading…I just want to know if the colleges will see the C: 30 associated with it and base my admission off that (you never know…).</p>
<p>Just went to a college lecture that addressed this exact issue last night. Send in everything and DONT worry. They will use your highest scores over both tests. This came from a guy that was an admissions director at a number of top colleges and is now in private sector but keeps his contacts. He was from the New York area so I felt like he really knew his stuff. He said the schools want to report high numbers for their stats and that is the main reason they want you to send everything. He felt it was a mistake not to do this whether required or not. Good luck!</p>
<p>More than likely they will only ‘see’ the highest subsections. It’s usually automatic via computer where your highest score simply drops down. Squiggly is right, they want those high numbers to send to USN&WR to keep their rankings up! Some schools want to see all test scores because they want to see who’s taking the exams nine times to get the scores.</p>
<p>People are way too paranoid… These universities are not out there to get you. They realize we have to WORK to get the scores we have. A 30 is a perfectly fine score. If anything they’ll see how you improved and be very pleased. </p>
<p>People need to stop worrying about test scores so much… if you just leave this website you’ll see that the colleges STATE that the scores aren’t having a huge weight in admissions anymore.</p>