Superscoring for admissions?

[touhou]

<p>I was wondering how this exactly works. I heard that Cornell and Chicago superscore both the ACT and SAT, and I was wondering if I simply submit the tests that I have the highest scores in.</p>

<p>I would be submitting 3 ACT's, if that means anything.</p>

[drusba]

<p>For Cornell if you submit any ACT test scores, you must submit all ACT scores you have (that is one of its “all scores” rules) so you have to send official scores for all of them. For Chicago you can send whatever ACTs you want to send. Both will then use for admission the highest subscores from the multiple tests (in other words, the superscore). Example, you have 30M, 30 E, 30R, and 30 science on one test, and 32M, 32E, 25R and 25 science on another; score used for admission is 32M, 32E, 30R and 30 science.</p>

[cjgone]

<p>

For Cornell if you submit any ACT test scores, you must submit all ACT scores you have (that is one of its “all scores” rules) so you have to send official scores for all of them.

No, on their website, Cornell only asks for an ACT composite.
As stated:

Standardized Testing Requirements
All applicants should submit either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT
with Writing. In addition, each undergraduate college/school has specific
requirements for the SAT Subject Tests (see requirements below). It is your
responsibility to make sure that you have taken the appropriate Subject
Tests and have the scores officially reported to Cornell from the testing
agency by the application deadline.
Please note that Cornell requires students to submit all scores from SAT
tests taken and does not participate in the College Board’s Score Choice.

No where does it ask for all ACT scores.</p>

<p>

I was wondering how this exactly works. I heard that Cornell and Chicago superscore both the ACT and SAT, and I was wondering if I simply submit the tests that I have the highest scores in.

Cornell does not superscore composites, only subscores (so you will still have the highest composite, same as Carnegie Mellon). Chicago does superscore though.</p>