If a school’s website says, “we consider your highest composite and highest sub sections if you submit multiple test scores (for the ACT),” does that mean that they super score?
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@T26E4 thanks for the quick response!
Because the ACT is harder to superscore than the SAT (it’s an algorithm rather than just simple addition), most colleges won’t superscore it. Basically what a college is saying when it says what you quoted above is that we look at which date you got the highest composite (lets say you got a 32 on one testing date) but on another date you got a 34 on English and on another date you got a 34 on the math. They won’t superscore it for a new composite, but they acknowledge your highest scores in each section.
It means that they are being deliberately vague if they say this like “We will consider” or “We will focus on.” So in theory, they are saying that they super score, without being locked into actually saying it, for reasons known only to them. If a college even alludes to super scoring ACT, consider yourself lucky, since many colleges do not.
Regardless, the college policies fall into the category “It is what it is.” You can’t do anything about it, so it’s best not to spend too much time thinking about it.
Many schools are no longer requiring the writing section, but in the past many schools would not superscore an administration where the student did not take the writing section. Are any schools still doing this, and if so, which ones? (Adding) would like to know for both SAT and ACT. Will colleges now superscore with administrations where the student did not do the writing section?