hi for background, I want to declare my major as CS.
I took the ACT three times:
1, C- 31
E- 35 R- 31 M- 32 W- 11/12
2, C- 33
E- 35 M- 33 R- 36 S- 28 W- 10/12
3 C-34
M- 34 S- 33 E- 35 R- 32 W- 9
So my 2nd score set has a 36 in reading (idek how i did it lol) which would bring me up to a 35 superscore if combined with my 3rd set of scores.
The problem here is that my 2nd set of scores has a very low science score (28) and a lower math score (33) which would hinder the fact that I want to go into computer science. Additionally, if i were just to send my 3rd set of scores, that has the lowest writing component (9) out of all of them.
So in all, should I just send my 3rd score report or should I superscore my 2nd and 3rd? Thanks!
First, most schools do not superscore ACT. For schools that do superscore ACT, you need to submit both score report (with a fee for each one). For schools that do not superscore, you may just send in your best composite from the 3rd attempt. Below is a list of schools that superscore ACT.
https://www.princetonreview.com/cms-content/SuperscoreDownloadablePDF.pdf
^ what Bill said. Also, YOU don’t superscore, the school does (or doesn’t). If you know a school does, send all the high scores.
If a school superscores, the admissions folks generally only see the highest subsection scores…or so it went at my kid’s school.
There are also schools that do not superscore but may still look for certain highest section score, for instance, UMich CoE will look for the best Math section score if multiple score reports submitted even they do not superscore ACT.