29 ACT is it really enough?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>To get into Columbia.I found out on collegeboard website that 29 ACT is what 50% of the students got.So if I got 29 on ACT i can have a chance of getting into Columbia?Why im surprised is that 29 on act is like 1900-1920 on sat...</p>

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<p>I'm kind of confused by your post. If 29 on the ACT is considered to be the 50th percentile for all ACT-takers by <em>collegeboard</em>, which has nothing to do with the ACT, how does that relate to Columbia at all?</p>

<p>Columbia says on their website that "The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 31 and a 35 on the ACT."
Admission</a> Statistics | Columbia University Office of Undergraduate Admissions
29 is clearly not in there. Of course, a 29 won't automatically garner you a rejection, but you'd have to be a pretty amazing candidate in all other regards to compensate for a 29.</p>

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<p>i think he was saying that on the collegeboard website, the 50th percentile of the ACT for columbia applicants was 29. but obviously i would trust the columbia website over the collegeboard website.</p>