<p>Does Northwestern superscore the SAT? meaning they take the best score from each section during mutiple sittings.</p>
<p>no clue, just call the ad. office and ask</p>
<p>yes, i'm 99.9% sure they do. they also look at the writing score, but so far don't hold it up to any standard because they're still tracking how the scores fall over the next couple years.</p>
<p>emailed admissions office. they said they don't. :(</p>
<p>Really? That's odd...</p>
<p>That IS odd. That is not what we were told during a Q & A with an admissions officer last fall. The speaker said they consider the highest scores.</p>
<p>We were also told what juliusmonky said re: the written portion. The guy said that if the written score is outstanding, they notice, but if it's not, it's not a deal breaker if the rest of the application is what they are looking for.</p>
<p>They can pretty much pick and choose each freshman class because it has gotten so competitive. It's going to get harder to get into NU, not easier.</p>
<p>word for word in their email to me:
"In regards to your question, we take the
highest composite score in a single sitting, but we do not ignore any
other scores you may submit."</p>
<p>That sucks. They don't ignore the other lower scores?! I hate that.</p>
<p>that is really wierd. when we went to an info session at northwestern, they told us that they take the highest in each subject for the SAT, but not for the ACT.</p>
<p>yea, i'm 99.999% sure they only take a single-test composite for the ACT. I'm actually really surprised they dont superscore the SAT. i know the OP emailed the adcoms but i still find myself confused.</p>
<p>NU's admissions office has always looked at superscored SATs and single best sitting composite ACTs in a manner consistent with virtually all other private universities. It is very unlikely this policy has suddenly changed.</p>
<p>I suspect the response you received either reflected some misunderstanding that you were referring to the ACT or a junior office worker responding to the usual flood of E mails made a simple mistake. You could try calling or E mailing (anonymously, if you prefer) or ask your HS counselor to place a call to clarify policy.</p>