Which ACT score is better? please help..

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<p>This is my first thread, still working out kinks with this site, sorry if this is in the wrong section but thank you for taking time to check this out anyway :)</p>

<p>I've taken the ACT four times, and gotten 26 (ouch), 31, 31, and 30
I'm a little stuck between which of my two 31's is better</p>

<p>First 31:
English - 36
Math - 28
Reading - 31
Science - 28
Essay - 9</p>

<p>Second 31:
English - 33
Math - 31
Reading - 33
Science - 25
Essay - 10</p>

<p>I'm thinking the first score, but I'm hesitant since most of the weight is being pulled by the english score, which is something I've never shown any interest in, plus the other has a better essay.</p>

<p>I know colleges don't generally look past the composite score, but... just in case...</p>

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<p>Most colleges use the ACT Composite score, in addition to the ACT Combined English/Writing Score, which you did not list. As both composite scores are the same, I would send the one with the highest Combined English/Writing Score. See ACT Concordance tables below:</p>

<p>[ACT-SAT</a> Concordance](<a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/index.html]ACT-SAT”>http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/index.html)</p>

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<p>thanks so much, that really helps</p>

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<p>If you are willing to pay for it, you could always send them both. We sent both my D’s ACT scores, 33 & 35, because the 33 had a 35 science score which was higher than the science score in the 35 composite. Also, keep in mind that some school, for instance MIT, superscore the ACT. For a school that super scores, you would have a 36, 31, 33, 28 for a 32 composite. So you may want to do some research and submit accordingly on a school by school basis. If you conclude that you are only sending one set, then I would follow Gibby’s advice.</p>

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<p>You were 1 point away for the top test.</p>

<p>That always sucks.</p>

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<p>I would send both and let the college choose the one it likes better; many colleges give more weight to the math and English scores than other subscores. In fact some use only the math and English score for admission and not the the composite or other section scores – Gtech and Rose Hulman are two which do that (yes, those two engineering schools ignore the science score).</p>

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<p>Send both. I sent both of my ACT scores, a 28 and a 29 composite, which superscored turned out to be a 31, and did fine in my college acceptances.</p>