Sent out a mediocre ACT score

Applying to College
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So back when I took the ACT last June I got a 29.
I thought that score was going to be around the best I could do so I sent it to 3 schools. I did think I was smarter than a 29 but blamed it on not being good at beating the test.

ASU (No longer interested in them)
Digipen (Hecka not interested in them)
MSU (Probably not)
UW Seattle (Yes, I am trying to get into CS as a freshmen so I need all the help I can get)

At the time I thought this was a good move.

I took the October test trying some stress relief things that I figured would hurt my score (I was expecting a 25)… turns out I got a 33! You can imagine how elated I am.

If I had known that I would get such a different score I probably would not have sent the 29 to different schools and would have destroyed it.

That appears to be no longer an option.

How bad is this? Will UW still look at my 29 and maybe think my 33 was a fluke despite how hard I worked for it? If I destroyed the 29 now would another school like consult with one of the schools I sent it to and find out that I destroyed a score? Are schools allowed to share scores you send them with other schools?

I am taking it again in October and hopefully I will get a higher score to prove that it was not just a fluke. If its lower then 33 it is going to get deleted.

BTW: For those of you trying to increase your ACT score I attribute it to 2 things.

  1. I started treating the test like separate sections. I took practice tests as 4 sections and graded and analyzed right after I finished a section. If one section was weaker than the others I took more of that section until I had it up.
  2. Prep Scholar online ACT prep. I am not so sure if it was the quality (as I have only completed like 10% of it), but its “4 points or your money back” guarantee seems to have pushed me to a 4 point score increase. I think a lot of how you score is in your head.

Good luck!

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Having a prior 29 is not a problem. Relax.

And WHY are you retaking a 33 unless you’re vying for some super merit scholarship? Other schools you’ve mentioned in your posting history will do flips over an applicant with a 33.

3

Congratulations on your 33! Most schools look at your highest score. I assume you have better things to do than take endless standardized tests. I wouldn’t retake a 33.

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Schools will be more than happy to ignore the 29 and just look at the 33. Don’t worry that you sent it.

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Im retaking it in October just because I signed up for it before taking the September one. I was trying a strategy that I thought would actually hurt my score so I figured I would have to retake it. I suppose at this point it cant hurt.

Thanks for the encouragement!