Colleges may want to consider superscoring given the results of a recent study conducted by ACT. The findings indicate that superscores were more predictive of how students would perform in their college courses than other scoring methods.
In addition to being supported by research, a great benefit of superscoring is that it allows students to put their best foot forward for college applications and scholarship eligibility.
Another reason a college should consider superscoring the ACT is if they are already superscoring the SAT. Whatever score-use policy an institution chooses, that policy should be applied consistently to all applicants. Concerns of fairness arise if one score-use policy (most recent score) is applied to some groups of applicants (e.g., females, ACT test takers) and a different score use policy (superscore) is applied to other groups of applicants (e.g., males, SAT test takers).