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Name of College
Superscore?
ACT Writing req'd?
Track expressed interest?
Re-calc? Offer ED? Merit based awards?
Alfred University
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Y
yes
Allegheny College
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
American University
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Amherst College
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Arizona State University
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Art center college of Design
No
Ball State University
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
Bard College
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Barnard College
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Bates College
No
No
yes
Yes
Becker College
Yes
yes
Yes
Yes
EA
yes
Belmont University
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Beloit College
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Bennington College
No
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
Bentley Universtiy
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
Binghamton University
No
Yes
Yes
No
N
yes
Boston University
No
Yes
Yes
Bowdoin College
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
no
no
yes
Bowling Green State University
no
Bradley University
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Brandeis University
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Brown University
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Bucknell University
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
California College of the Arts Yes
yes
Yes
Yes
no
yes
California Institute of Technology
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
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Superscore?
ACT Writing req'd?
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Re-calc? Offer ED? Merit based awards?
California Institute of the Arts
no
Yes
no
no
yes
Calvin College
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Carleton College
No
Yes
No
No
Y
yes
Case Western Reserve
No
Yes
sometimes
yes
No
Yes
Central College
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Champlain College
Yes
No
Yes
No
Y
yes
Chapman University
NO
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
Claremont McKenna
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Clark University
Yes
No
No
Coastal Carolina University No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Coe College
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Colby College
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Colgate University
No
No
No
Yes
Y
No
College of Charleston
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Colorado College
YES
NO
YES
Colorado State University
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Columbia College (MO)
Yes
no
No
no
no
yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Columbia College Chicago
Cornell College
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Creighton University
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Dartmouth College
No
No
No
Yes
No
Davidson College
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Denison University
Yes
No
YES!!!
Yes
Yes
Yes
DePaul University
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
DePauw University
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
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Name of College
Superscore?
ACT Writing req'd?
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Re-calc? Offer ED? Merit based awards?
Dominican University
No
No
Yes
Yes - core No
academics plus
Yes Journalism
Drake College
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Drexel University
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Earlham College
Yes
Yes
No
sometimesYes
Yes
Eastman School of Music, U of
Yes
Rochester
No
Eckerd College
Yes
No
Yes - can be a plus
Yes
No
Yes
Elon University
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Emerson College
no
yes
No
no
no
yes
Emory university
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Eugnene Lang, The New School
Noof Liberal Arts
No
Yes
No
Yes
yes
Fairfield University
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Florida Atlantic University
Yes
Yes
NA
NA
No
Yes
Fordham University
No
No
Yes
Yes - core No
academic and
Yesall AP classes
Franklin & Marshall College No
No
Yes
Yes - Art History,
Yes
AP Art,
No Accounting, Business Mgmt., Journalism
Furman University
Yes
Yes
Yes
Y
yes
George Washington University
No only SAT
Yes
Yes
No
Y
yes
Georgia Tech
Yes
Yes
No
Gettysburg College
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Goucher College
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Grinnell College
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hamilton College
Yes
No
Yes
No
Y
No
Hampshire College
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
Hanover College
Yes
No
Yes
No
N
yes
Haverford
Yes
Yes
No
no
yes
No
Yes
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Name of College
Superscore?
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High Point University
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Hillsdale College
No
No
Yes
Yes - core Yes
academic subjects
Yes
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Hobart and William Smith
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
Hofstra University
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Hollins University
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
Hope College
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Illinois Institute of TechnologyYes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Illinois State University
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Indiana University
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Iowa State University
only for ACE scholarship
No
No
No
No
Yes
Ithaca College
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
yes
John Carroll University
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Johns Hopkins University
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Kalamazoo College
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Kansas State University
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
Kenyon College
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Kettering University
Yes
no
no
Yes
yes
yes
Knox College
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Lafayette College
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lake Forest College
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Lake Superior State UniversityNo
No
No
No
Lakeland College
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Lawrence Tech
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Lawrence University
Yes
no
sometimes
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Yes
Yes
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Name of College
Superscore?
Lehigh University
No
Lesley University
No
Lewis & Clark College
Lincoln College
Track expressed interest?
Re-calc? Offer ED? Merit based awards?
Yes
NA
Yes
Yes
Yes - recalc
Noon a 4.0 scale
Yes then consider AP & Honors - Art History, AP
No
No
Yes
Yes
N
yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Loyola Marymount UniversityNo
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Loyola University Chicago
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Loyola University Maryland Yes
Yes
No
Yes
N
yes
Loyola University New Orleans
Yes
No
No
NA
NA
NA
Luther College
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Lynn University
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Marquette University
no
no
No
Yes
no
yes
McGill University
no
no
No
Yes
no
yes
Miami University
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Michigan State University
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
Michigan Technological University
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Millikin University
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Monmouth College
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Montana State University
YES
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
Mount Holyoke College
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Muhlenberg College
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
New England Conservatory No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Northeastern University
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Northern IL University
No
No
No
No
N
yes
Northern Michigan Universityno
no
No
Yes
no
yes
NYU- Abu Dhabi
Yes
No
no
yes
Yes
no
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NA
NA
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Name of College
Superscore?
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NYU Polytechnic Institute
YES
No
no
yes
Yes
yes
Oakton Community College NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Oberlin College
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Occidental College
No
No (preferred)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes top 15% app. pool
Ohio Northern University
only for scholarships
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Ohio State University
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Ohio University
No
No, recommended
No
Yes
N
Yes
Ohio Wesleyan University
Yes
No
No
?
Yes
Yes
Otterbein University
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Pace University
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Penn State University
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes - limited
Pepperdine University
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Pitzer College
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Pomona College
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Princeton University
No
Yes
No
Yes
N
No
Providence College
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Queens University
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Quinnipiac University
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Regis University
Yes
no
No
no
no
Yes
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
NO
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Rhodes College
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ringling C. Art & Design
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Ripon College
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
Roanoke College
No
No
Yes
yes
Yes
Yes
Rollins College
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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Name of College
Superscore?
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Rose-Hulman Institute
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Rynerson University
No
No
No
No
Y
yes
Saint Joseph's University
No
No
Yes
No
EA
Yes
Saint Louis University
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Saint Mary's C. of ND
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Saint Mary's U. of MN
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Samford University
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
San Diego State University
YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
yes
Santa Clara University
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Sarah Lawrence College
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
Scripps College
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SIU Edwardsville
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
SIU-carbondale
no
no
No
Yes
no
yes
Skidmore College
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Smith College
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Southern Methodist University
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
ST. Ambrose University
no
no
No
Yes
no
yes
St. John's College
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
St. Lawrence University
No
NA
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
St. Louis College of PharmacyNo
Yes
Yes
no
yes
yes
St. Norbert College
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
St. Olaf College
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stonehill College
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
y
yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Susquehanna University
Syracuse University
No
Yes
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Name of College
Superscore?
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Taubman College of Architecture-Univ
no
of Michigan
yes
No
Temple University
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
The Catholic University of America
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
The College of Wooster
No
no
yes
yes
Yes
The Evergreen State College No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
The University of Montana no
yes
No
Yes
no
yes
Transylvania University
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Trinity University
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
Tufts
Yes
Yes
Yes - face to face
No
Yes
No
UCLA
No
Yes
No
Yes
N
yes
Univ of IL - Springfield
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
Univ of Massuchusetts, AM YES
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Univ of Miami-School of mUsic
no
No
University of Alabama
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
University of Alabama-Birmingham
no
no
No
no
no
yes
University of Arizona
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
University of British Columbia
yes
No
no
University of California/DavisNo
Yes
Yes
Yes
University of Cincinnati
NO
YES
YES
YES
University of Colorado Boulder
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
University of Connecticut
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
University of Dayton
Yes
No
Yes
NA
No
Yes
University of Delaware
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
no
Yes
University of Denver
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
YES
University of Evansville
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
NO
No for Musicyes
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Yes
YES
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University of Illinois at Chicago
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
University of Iowa
No
No
No
No
Nursing
Yes
University of Kansas
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
University of Minnesota
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
University of Missouri
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
University of North Carolina Chapel
Yes Hill
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
University of Northern Iowa No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
University of Notre Dame
No
No
No, but if deferred - yes
University of Oregon
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
University of Pennsylvania
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
University of Puget Sound
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
University of Rochester
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
University of San Diego
no
Yes
Yes
Yes
no
yes
University of San Francisco Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
University of So. California
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
University of St. Andrews
Yes
No
noted on Common App and Direct App
University of Toronto
Yes
yes
No
Yes
no
yes
University of Tulsa
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
University of Vermont
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
University of Washington
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
University of WI Madison
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Valparaiso
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
Vassar College
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Villanova University
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
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Name of College
Superscore?
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Virginia Commonwealth University
No
No
No
only for scholarships
No
Yes
Wabash College
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Wagner College
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
Wake Forest University
Yes
No
Yes
No
Y
yes
Washington & Jefferson College
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
Washington & Lee UniversityNo
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Webster University
No
No
Yes
No
N
yes
Wellesley College
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Wesleyan University
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Western Illinois University
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Western Michigan UniversityNo
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Western State Colorado University
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Westminster College
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Whitman College
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Willamette University
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
William & Mary
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Williams College
Yes
Yes
No
NA
NA
NA
Wittenberg University
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Yes
no
Yes
no
no
yes
Xavier University
Yes
No
Yes for nursing no for others No
No
Yale University
No
Yes
No
N
Willamette University
No
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