<p>Hi! My son got a 30 with writing on the ACT in December but took it again in April with his class and scored a 31. Unfortunately, the state did not allow them to take the writing portion. Will UT Austin consider both scores even though he only has the writing score on one report?</p>
<p>Hi, 3anddone,</p>
<p>Reading these two sections together, it seems they will likely consider only his December scores, as that testing included writing. What’s your interpretation? </p>
<p>ACT and the Writing test
To be official, any ACT score you submit must include a score for the ACT Optional Writing Test taken on the same day as the ACT Exam. If you’ve taken the ACT exam but not the writing exam, you’ll need to retake the ACT exam and be sure to register for the Optional Writing Exam on the same day as the date you register to retake the ACT exam.</p>
<p>Multiple score reports and how we use them
You may submit as many score reports as you like. If you submit more than one score report, we will use the score from a single test date that will benefit you the most when your application is reviewed. We will not, however, combine scores from different test dates (a critical reading score from one test date with a mathematics score from another test date, for example) to come up with a better score.</p>
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