How will Penn view my ACT score?

WaitingGirl
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:13:16 +0000

I applied ED to Penn, and I just realized that I have to send ALL of my test scores to Penn. I have taken the ACT and the SAT each once, but I have only sent my SAT score. Is it too late to send in my ACT score now?

Also, I am an international student who currently attends HS in America. When I took the ACT last June, I had 25 in Reading, 36 in Math, 33 in English, 35 in Science, and 8 in Writing. The ACT composite is 32. I wasn’t satisfied with my reading score(English is my second language), so I took the SAT in this October. My SAT has 760 in Reading, 770 in Writing (9 in the essay), and 780 in math, with a total of 2310.

I thought I only needed to send my highest score. But now if it is not late to send my ACT to Penn, how will the admissions view my scores? Will the 25 in ACT reading hurt me, or will they think I have worked hard in reading and writing and my reading improved in 4 months?

Thanks for any opinions in advance!