<p>I took the ACT recently and made a 34.</p>
<p>English-35
Math-29
Reading-36
Science-36</p>
<p>If I reviewed the material for the math section would it be worth taking again?
I know a 34 is a good score, but would taking it again for a 35 or 36 increase my scholarships? I'm happy with my score, but I don't know ifa point or two would change things significantly.</p>
<p>Thank you SO much!</p>
<p>i was actually wondering the same exact thing. any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>If you are aiming for competitive scholarships, I think you should take it again. However, you should be confident that you can do better. If not I don't think it's worth your time. But if you're not going for scholarships, then the 34 is good enough for even the most competitive schools.</p>
<p>Well, anything 32 or over is in the 99th percentile, so a 34 is great. You sure don't need to retake it.</p>
<p>However, at my D's school, a lot of kids got 33's and 34's and few got 35's. No 36's this year (just one last year).</p>
<p>Again, you definitely don't need to retake it.</p>
<p>But if you got a 34 with no preparing at all and it is fairly convenient to retake it, I would go ahead and retake it if you have time to review some practice math sections. You might end up with a 36, which is quite noteworthy. That's what I would advise my own kid. If there is an ACT date coming up that fits into your schedule, go for it. </p>
<p>If it's not convenient to retake it, don't give it a second thought. A 34 is a GREAT score.</p>
<p>lol, math is easy and if you can get that to be what ur other scores are then you can get a36 haha</p>
<p>I would normally NOT recommend taking this over....However, there are a number of schools who look at the math/reading/writing subscores of the ACT as admissions tools.....You could definitely bring up that math and if you can't, you don't even have to send the score......</p>
<p>I got a 33 first time no prep, then had to retake it for state testing and got a 34. It really didn't do anything extra for me. </p>
<p>Rodney makes a good point though in your case... Only if you're applying to highly selective schools though.</p>
<p>My D applied for the Best Buy scholarship and they asked for 1) your highest reading or writing ACT score and 2) your highest math ACT score</p>
<p>No, do not retake the ACT as a 34 is high enough to apply to any Ivy League school. To see if you can raise your math score, try the SAT IIs for math.</p>
<p>I'll trade you my 34 math for your other sections lol</p>
<p>ok thanks guys. I don't know why but math has always been hardest for me.</p>
<p>For some reason I got a 70 math on the PSAT and low on the SAT and ACT (comparatively.)</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the advice!</p>
<p>Lol I think theres way more to life than taking a test but that's just me</p>
<p>^who in the world would think that tests = life? haha =P ur not alone</p>
<p>ya to be honest what scholarship requires over a 34? I'm pretty certain 34 is fine. But I guess you can always meet new people in the testing room</p>
<p>If you want to go to the most competitive schools it would advantageous to retake since you can probably improve your math score with a little work and there IS a difference between 35/36s and 34s.</p>
<p>Did you take it with writing? If you took it without writing then you should take again with writing.</p>
<p>Believe me I do not want to take it again, but my parents were wondering if it would make a difference. The writing scores are not up yet but I hope I did as well as the SAT (11.) </p>
<p>Thank you all so much for your advice.</p>
<p>Retake it, it won't harm anything if you'll do worse. Usually people get a better score the second time anyway.</p>
<p>I scored a 34 cold last June with the only glitch being a 9 on the writing. Up until today I figured that was it for me, but just decided that there's no downside to retaking except the wasted morning. My cousin went from a 29 to a 35 between sittings. (She just found out about the 35. I need ask her what she did to prep....)</p>
<p>You could make the same case that your math ability has improved by taking the SAT Subject Test Math Level 2.</p>