ACT Score "Dilemma"

emshadez
Tue, 09 Dec 2014 04:45:53 +0000

Hello, I am currently a high school senior and have applied to all of my colleges. My top choice is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and this question refers specifically to that university:

UIUC does not “super-score” but considers the highest sub-scores from each test (superscore without a new composite) as it is not necessary to make a new composite. I have taken the ACT 3 times (scores below), and have send #2 and #3 as they are better than the first. However, as I have applied to engineering, the Math sub-score is quite important. My other sub-scores are fine, but excelling in Math would help me stand out. The problem is that with the first ACT, the reading and science are not so good. Even though they only consider the highest sub-scores, won’t my previous (bad) sub-scores in reading and science look bad?

ACT #1: C: 29 (E: 31 M: 35 R: 25 S: 23) - Should I submit? Good English Score + Excellent Math Score
ACT #2: C: 30 (E: 31 M: 31 R: 29 S: 29) - Submitted
ACT #3: C: 30 (E: 30 M: 32 R: 26 S: 31) - Submitted

Thank you very much.