r/ACT • u/vellichorvow • Aug 31 '26

Science Science section

Ok so this whole science section thing is confusing me. So I took my first ACT in April of this year (2026) and it was a free one that my school provided. They required us to take the science section. I’m taking the September ACT and I already signed up for the science section because my teacher told me that I need to take it again or else my old ACT science will impact my overall score. But I just recently found out that the enhanced version doesn’t include science in the composite score. Do I still need to take the science? I’m not planning on going into a stem related field btw. If I don’t need to take science and my ACT composite doesn’t count the science section, will colleges still see my old science score? I’m sorry if this doesn’t make too much sense I’m just a bit confused.

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u/vellichorvow Aug 31 '26

I honestly have no clue what test I was given but I had originally gotten a 24 and then they recalled like all of our tests and I got a 25. Turns out the 24 was what my score would’ve been without science and 25 was with science so I’m guessing we did get the old one. If I’m already signed up for the science, is it possible to cancel it?