<p>On the September ACT I got a 33, and I retook it in October (today). I don't think I improved that much because I screwed up the reading section, so I probably ended up with 33 or 34 composite.
I really want to shoot for a 35 because I'm applying to top tier colleges, but I'm afraid that for colleges that require entire testing histories, taking the ACT four times would affect me negatively. (or make me look obsessed), so I don't know if I should retake it.
Any suggestions much appreciated! :)</p>
<p>Most schools only require you send them all test scores from the SAT. It doesn’t say anything about giving up your “score choice” rights for the ACT. There’s no way they would know if you didn’t send them an extra score. Go right ahead…</p>
<p>This is for Yale:
Please note: Yale does not participate in Score Choice. Therefore, you need to report to Yale the results of all SAT and SAT Subject Tests or all ACT tests that you have taken. For more information, please review the Standardized Testing FAQs.</p>
<p>So bear in mind that some schools may actually require you to send all ACT scores.</p>
<p>^^ so silly; how the heck is a school going to know if you send all ACT’s when the act.org doesn’t even allow you to send all scores on the same report…</p>
<p>If you send two dates, you are fine in fulfilling your requirement. </p>
<p>Until someone tells me that a school like Yale can strong arm act.org to tell them who has taken the test how many times, I stand my ground and instruct my students accordingly. </p>
<p>Mind you, I feel differently about the SAT…</p>
<p>@rodney, that’s exactly what I mean. They cannot tell. They are not going to spend their time nitpicking every student’s ACT scores at Yale, sorry. They have much better things to do with their time, and surely, they know most of their applicants don’t follow that rule anyway.</p>
<p>Dittto. If you think you can do better, go for it. Just don’t stress out about it and enjoy your senior year.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input!</p>