Will colleges superscore the ACT writing?

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<p>I remember a Northwestern admissions rep saying that Northwestern doesn't superscore the ACT, but only looks at the highest Composite score. But later he said that they take best the writing score with the best Composite score.</p>

<p>This means if you get Composite 34, writing 8; and Composite 32, and writing 10; then it looks like Composite 34, writing 10.</p>

<p>Does anyone know if this is what other schools will do? I know most schools don't superscore the ACT subscores.</p>

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<p>BUMP… anyone please?</p>

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<p>i’m going to bump this question…</p>

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<p>Most schools disregard the essay grade anyway (assuming your score is 8+). But generally, no. The vast majority of elite schools don’t superscore the ACT at all, so I doubt they superscore only the essay/writing.</p>

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<p>If a school superscores the ACT they probably take the highest of the writing scores submitted.</p>

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<p>I don’t think most schools superstore the act</p>

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<p>The best way to find out is to check or contact the admissions offices of the colleges you’re interested in. Ironically, there is no standard school policy for standardized tests, so you must check individually with every school you plan on applying to.</p>

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<p>@Sharmika: Actually, a lot of schools do superscore the ACT, including Cornell, Brown, UC Berkeley, NYU, etc.</p>

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<p>Why is it so difficult for schools to superscore the ACT? If they do it for the SAT, then they are, whether or not they admit it, favoring the SAT.</p>

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None of those schools superscore the ACT except for NYU.</p>

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Scores can be canceled on the ACT at any point so it’s completely fair not to superscore the ACT.</p>