<p>I took ACT in December and scored 27 (31 / 26 / 27 / 25). I retook it in February (I am an international student so I had to make a little trip to US as Feb test date isn’t available outside of US), and scored 32! (31 / 36 / 33 / 26). I raised my math score by 10, as I really panicked on the last one.</p>
<p>Now while I understand that only Harvard and Yale accept february ACT result, do you think I should email (or fax) other schools I am applying to and “self-report” my ACT score? Even so, should I email H and Y as well, maybe to have them reconsider my application if they already threw it away? I certainly hope the rest of my application is outstanding enough to have a shot, it was just this ACT score that I blew up.</p>
<p>First, I don’t think they will accept an email. You probably need to send it from the ACT website so they know there is no alterations. Pretty much every college wants it direct. If any of these other schools are announcing in march, you are probably too late. Plus why should they take it past the deadline just for you, that is not fair to the other applicants who followed their rules.i would call them and ask if they will accept it. I would not get my hopes up though. You should be proud of yourself, that was a nice improvement. </p>
<p>Thank you for the replies, but that’s not exactly what I meant. </p>
<p>I have listed all my schools as recipients, so they should receive reports during the next few days. I previously emailed Stanford and asked them about february ACT, and their reply was that usually, the official reports don’t make it in time for them to consider. Hence the question: it’s not even March yet; I have my results; wouldn’t it be worth it to email them to let them know that there was an improvement, and that they will hopefully receive my report in time for them to consider it?</p>
<p>Harvard actually allows students to input new test scores in their application portal, so I won’t be emailing them. </p>
<p>1) As you know, colleges won’t accept self-reported scores. If you send an email/fax I would word it to say that you have improved your test results to whatever the new scores are, to please be aware that the official report from ACT will be forthcoming, and that you hope these new grades can be considered with your application.
2) I think there is a way to expedite the ACT sending official results with a priority report (it does cost more money) so maybe look into that as well.</p>
<p>First of all, fax/e-mail does not mean anything. They will neglect it. Second, when a school says they accept Feb score, it usually means you need to submit the score directly to them. You need to add the school to the free score report list. It would not wait for you to send it the score later. It is not the time of the test that matter, it is the time that they receive the score. In any case, you should submit the official score anyway and hope for the best even it is late. If you have put the schools on the free report list, they may even receive the scores earlier than you.</p>
<p>That’s exactly what I did earlier. I already received a reply from Princeton, saying that they have received my scores and they will consider it :)</p>