HL91

Hello all. I know for the SAT Cornell requires students to submit all tests taken but what about the ACT. I took the ACT twice and scored a 32 on the second try. However, on my first attempt I scored a 36 R. Should I submit both tests (if I do my overall superscore will become a 32). Thanks in advance!

ZFanatic

Score reports are cumulative, all scores will be shown.

And I believe Cornell is opting out of the score choice policy for the SAT, so there's no way to get around it.

HL91

Thank you and I realize i made a mistake...my superscore will become a 33* not a 32

usafa2011dad

All scores are not shown on the ACT unless they changed something between last year and this year.

ACT only sends whichever scores you request to be sent to each school.

I don't know if Cornell superscores the ACT/SAT or both or not. Some have said they do, but I have never seen anything official that says they do.

ZFanatic

Really? I was under the impression ACT score reports were cumulative.

Maybe not. I only took it once. Haha.

I was told that they look at your best scores and consider those as your official test scores. This is DIRECTLY from an engineering adcom member.
However, all test scores will show up, and just because you got a 790 on Math one time, that one time you ****ed up and got a 580 won't be invisible, they will see it.

ILUxpssh

I met with an Ass. Dean yesterday and asked about Score Choice. He said it was basically useless, since you're required to send all scores in. From there, their computers will sort out the best grades anyway. To quote him, "it's wasted money." They consider your highest grades even if they say they opt out of the Score Choice. If you had (hypothetically) gotten a 31 on your first try and a 29 on the second try, they'd just chuck the 29 out of their minds.

HL91

Ok thanks. Just to clarify, it would be worth sending in both scores if...

Feb:
36 R
29 E and M
23 S (LOLOLOLOL)

April:
33 R
32 S
31 E and M

chendrix

Yes. Definitely.