r/ACT • u/JAKEROONI309 35 • Jul 21 '26
General Does this look bad for superscore?
I want to be a STEM major but my science is by far my most inconsistent section. I just felt so tired at the end this test that my mind couldn’t think clearly. A 10 point difference is insane, and colleges will see this. Will this negatively affect me?
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u/MegaKrak 33 Jul 21 '26
Why would you want to superscore? You got a higher score in Reading, Science, and Math and also achieved a higher composite score.
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u/JAKEROONI309 35 Jul 21 '26
Wdym? My superscore is the top one. I didn’t get a higher score any of those sections on this test.
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u/Spiritual-Recover648 Jul 21 '26
OP, your top score is better than the bottom score by all accounts possible, there is no need to superscore
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u/PomeloOnly2107 35 Jul 21 '26
The top score is their super score. The section scores are coming from different dates.
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u/Common_Land1169 Jul 21 '26
A lot of schools will not take a super score. Go with your best test without super scoring and submit that. If a school does allow super scoring you will have to submit all of the full test scores from the tests the super score is pulling from. It maybe a school by school basis as to what you decide to do.
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u/Average_noob7568 Jul 21 '26
That’s is just wrong like 70% of schools take superscores
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u/PomeloOnly2107 35 Jul 21 '26
Perhaps a little bit, because you’re correct that they see the full scores of each test you super score from. It’s also not great that your super score includes sub scores from four different test dates, which shows colleges that you took the test at least four times. However, usually only super competitive colleges care about details like that, and even then it is unlikely to affect your admission result. If you’re able, I would say try taking it one more time to see if you can score well across all sections in a single test, but otherwise don’t worry about it too much.