Do highly selective colleges look at individual ACT scores

anon94785555
Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:52:50 +0000

Do NOT have him retake the test. He could get a lower composite score. Frankly, I think superscoring is terrible- the best students will do well in all subjects at the same time. Your son’s 35 is excellent. Getting perfect ACT or SAT scores will not make the difference in admissions (my kid as an example). He will be in competition with those who are not STEM majors as well. There are many good reasons college admissions are not just numbers driven. He definitely needs other schools on his list. If he intends to become a physician his state flagship is an excellent choice for getting the academic rigor, saving money and getting in. Wash U is not as well ranked in many STEM fields- and far too many premed students (2 of H’s young relatives went there, it would not have been as good for math son) that fill classes instead of those truly interest in the science.

Bottom line. He is done with the ACT. He needs to figure out his goals when choosing schools. Since so many premed students do not end up in medical school he needs a major witch he enjoys and leads potentially to another career. There are far too many top students for the number of elite school places. One can get an excellent education at many flagships and other top tier schools.