“While I believe schools when they say they will only consider the scores that put the app in the best light, why send low(er) ones?”
Indeed, as one admissions rep said to us, “when we say put your best scores only, do that. While we do take the best into account, if you add in a poor score, we can’t un-see it”.
And +1 on seeing what the ACT score is like. It may be the one to focus on for some colleges.