Submitting my ACT Scores

<p>Hi, I am a High School Senior and I took the ACT in November and didn't do as well as I thought I would, I got a 26. I am applying to several schools before I retake the ACT in December and I was just wondering, in regards to applying to college should I apply with the bad score and send in the higher score from the December ACT later or should I just wait and send in the higher score from the December ACT?</p>

<p>And will applying with a bad ACT score at first and sending in a higher ACT score later affect my application in any way?</p>