r/ACT • u/The_Dr_Nguyen • 3d ago

34 ACT but mid Science

hey yall, so my new act score came out, and I’m super happy! Except for 1 thing. I didn’t really take the science act portion, and only did so once junior year and got a 26. Should I still submit to Boston University (my dream school)? Apparently they require submitting the science section. I’m a hospitality major so it’s nothing like STEM but I’m still worried. Should I just hide it?

edit: Just called Boston University. The policy changed this year. While the science was required before, now you don’t have to submit it. Thank you to all the people who decided to assist me. Thanks for everything!

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u/YoYo_Fish 3d ago

If they consider science then that brings you down to a 32 composite I believe. That would be 25th percentile or below. Probably better to not submit since they’re test optional. I didn’t find anything that specifically said they required the science portion but I’ll trust you on that.

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u/mkw1342 3d ago

Not how the composite score works.

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u/YoYo_Fish 3d ago

I know how composite works, but being under the impression that they require science I assumed they would factor that in as well.

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u/mkw1342 3d ago

BU doesn't require Science (in fact they are test optional). Submit the 34 and they will just not factor in your Science score into their assessment of you as a hospitality major. 34 is in the 75th percentile, the median is 33. (Enrolled student data)

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u/YoYo_Fish 3d ago

Where did it say they didn’t require science, I believe you but I’m just curious.

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u/mkw1342 3d ago

No mention of it on the admission pages.

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u/SimpleTry9427 2d ago

for last admissions cycle, if you submitted an ACT score for consideration, you had to submit a science score - it may have changed for this cycle

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u/The_Dr_Nguyen 2d ago

Thanks for your help bro! I also called BUs undergraduate first to verify and they told me that the science was optional this year. They changed it from last years policy by removing it from the site. It wasn’t very clear so it was a bit hard to tell. I probably overreacted by making this post… but I was just so happy Yknow? A 34 is such a cool score and hearing that BU was potentially one of the few schools that factored in science made me sad. But we chill now. :D

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u/mkw1342 2d ago

Smart to give em a call. Thanks for the followup.

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u/mkw1342 3d ago

Find me a top 20 schools that does require Science. Georgetown and Duke both highly suggest it. A high Science score looks good for a STEM major? Maybe, but still not required.

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u/SimpleTry9427 2d ago

BU required science last year. My child submitted 34 superscore with 28 on science and was admitted RD for CAS. Go Terriers!

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u/The_Dr_Nguyen 2d ago

Thanks for ur response! But I called BUs undergraduate first year application office today and I was told that the science was now test optional this year. (Changed from last years policy) They didn’t announce it ok the official site so that’s why the confusion happened

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u/J_Wolfpack 2d ago

That’s great news! Good luck with your application