What should I do????

Chance Me / Match Me!
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So I have these two ACT scores

April:
Composite:32
English-34
Math-36
Reading-24
Science-35

September:
Composite:32
English-33
Math-35
Reading-31
Science-30

If you superscore, you get a score of 34…

And notice how both of these tests have a composite score of 32

I want to apply to one of the competitive private colleges just for early action/decision… And I am aware that if some of the top colleges like MIT, Cornell, and Caltech allow superscoring (which I will do for them either in early or regular)… But I was wondering… For the very competitive schools that don’t accept superscoring (like Princeton or Yale or Harvard or UofPenn), should I still send both of these scores to the college for early action/decision? Clearly, there is no particular pattern from these two scores to infer that I’m excelling in one particular area… And since admissions are done holistically, the admissions officer will be able to look at both of these scores… Could I get some feedback on what I should do? Thank you

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On another note, I will keep the college that I will apply to for early confidential (lol get it?) And yes, I did write the writing section (lol get that one too?) and I forgot to mention those scores, but whatever, I’ll keep them confidential (lol) too

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I have the same exact scores and superscores as you haha. UPenn actually DOES super score the ACT. I’m sending both of my scores everywhere so they snow what my highest sub-categories are.

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@ap012199 Oh haha Do you think it’s alright to even bother sending applications to like the Ivies and Stanford, MIT, Caltech, etc. with these two scores (and just assume that I have all the other stuff)?

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Since some Ivies and the latter schools you mention super score the ACT, you’ll be considered for admission with a 34. I don’t know anything else about the rest of your app, but if you have a strong GPA you won’t be denied for these stats.

Also your low scores are in reading and science which are the sections that
“Count the least” so to speak.