So… I just received my act score and got a bad score, 28 composite, I’ve selected some universities to send the free scores report, this scores are going to be sent anyway ? this will affect my application if I send after a higher score ?
Same happened to one of my friends, he got a 690 in physics, there is a way to cancell it ? if not, how much this is going to affect our application ?
I’m also curious. When I signed up for both the SAT and ACT, they asked me if I would like a free score report and that I had to decide now. So I just put down some colleges that I know I would apply to cause it was free. Am I locked into sending my scores now too?
@Archlion Idk, I’m want to know about that too, cause if we are…well, I just hope this 28 wont make my application look bad
If you designated colleges as ones to receive scores in your test application (either SAT or ACT), and scores have been released, then the colleges you designated already have the scores and you cannot take them back from the colleges. SAT, including subject tests, can be cancelled only if you do so before scores are released (you have until the Wednesday after the test to cancel it)… You can actually cancel ACT tests after the scores come out but it requires submitting forms via mail to ACT.org and it takes a while before it is done. Nevertheless, once the scores have been sent to colleges, it is esesntially a useles exercise since the colleges will still have the scores regardless of any after the fact cancellation…
Colleges in general claim that when you submit mutltiple SAT tests or multiple ACT tests, they do not hold lower scores against you to determine admission. Many use that trest with highest composite and many others superscore the multiple tests when determining admission, meaning they use the highest section scores from the multiple tests.
As to subject tests, those colleges that require them, require two, and, with two exceptions, they claim to use the highest two test scores (from different subjects) in derming admission if you submit more than two. The exceptions are Harvard and Princeton, which emaphasize the highest two, but state they will consider any others sent.
A number of colleges do not require subject tests but recommend them. a number of those will consider the highest two (highest three in the case of Georgetown which recommends three)) if you send more than that but others will consider any sent but usually state they will cosnider them only if they help you in the admission evaluation.
@drusba So my chances of getting in Harvard are lower now because my ACT score was sent? well, ok, I’ll probably change Harvard for other university then.
Do you know anything about MIT? they only check the higher score ?
And thanks for the answer, it was very helpful.
if you submit multiple ACT tests to Harvard, it uses that ACT test with highest composite to determine admission. MIT superscores both SAT and ACT. Thus if you submit multiple ACT tests to it, it will use the highest section scores from the multiple tests to determine admission.
@drusba oh sorry I misunderstood, only the subjects are considered in harvard na princiton ? I mean, they check all the scores sent.
A 28 isn’t a bad score at all - it’s quite good for your first time.
Colleges typically only take into account your highest score. Even if they do look at your first score, they’ll be able to see that you were able to work hard to improve that score. It won’t hurt you at all.
@dragonfly26 thanks, I’m relieved now. In fact, I had only about seven weeks to study for the act, subjects and Toefl … it was very difficult, but now I have more time for the next attempts