<p>ACT: Math: 36, Reading:36, Science: 35, English: 34 Composite: 35</p>
<p>I missed a perfect composite score by no more than ONE question.</p>
<p>Will any college look higher on a 36 over a 35 on the ACT, also merit money is big for me, so has anyone heard of any merit scholarships awarded to only perfect scores? Would it be worth to retake to try to get a 36?</p>
<p>I've heard over and over that there is essentially no difference from a 34 to a 36 in college admissions' eyes for the ACT, but I wanted to ask anyway</p>
<p>No, colleges won't care if you got a 36 or 35. Really, after you pass 34, it really doesn't matter. I know it must be frustrating to miss the almighty 36 (I know how you feel - I made 2 dumb mistakes on the science section and instead of getting 36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 36 S, I got 36 E, 36 M, 34 R, 34 S). I wouldn't worry about it at all. These higher up colleges do care about standardized test scores, yes, but they also choose you based on your ECs, leaderships roles, and anything that makes you stand out from everyone else. So if you make a 33 on the ACT but did some amazing national thing, you have a good chance to go to Harvard, but if you make a 35 or 36 but have just an average EC record, then the guy with the 33 will probably beat you out. So I wouldn't worry about the ACT any more; that score is where you want it to be now (you could take it again if you wanted just to see if you could get a 36 - just don't put any score reports down if you do just in case you don't get a 36). But, I wouldn't worry about it.</p>