Act flagged my score!?!

Test Preparation
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<p>Okay so i took the ACT in June 2013 and they sent me a letter in the mail "flagging" my ACT score in NOVEMBER. 6 MONTHS AFTER I TOOK THE TEST. i guess i can understand why it was flagged because i jumped from a 21 to a 32. But when i took the 21, i did not do any prepping at all, i was coming off of a virus and was not focused at all. So after that test i took extensive tutoring for math and english, which is what my scores jumped the highest. They said my answers were similar to someone in neighboring seat, but if anyone scores higher than a 30, they will have similar answers, and they could've cheated off me? I already sent my scores to 6 schools and i should here back from purdue (Which is my top choice) by the 13th of december, but the ACT expects me to choose one of the 3 options by the 10th. The 3 options are:
Cancel my score</p>

<p>Retake the Test</p>

<p>Provide a justification of why you go that score.</p>

<p>I really just dont have time to cancel my score or retake the test, because i hear back from schools very soon.</p>

<p>If they cancel my score, i will have to stick with the 21 and reapply to all of my schools. HELP ME. I AM STRESSING OUT</p>

<p>BTW i have a 3.2 gpa</p>

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<p>You might want to send them proof of your extensive tutoring. I’m sorry this happened to you.</p>

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<p>Man this sucks! I would follow TinnyT’s advice: send them proof of the tutoring and maybe attach letters of recommendation from the tutor and/or your teachers who can justify your honesty?</p>

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<p>Wow thats rough… I agree with DigitalKing, send proof from your tutor and teachers to show that your improvement was legitimate. I would also attach a letter hinting legal action. No one likes having their reputation tainted with a lawsuit so I’d be surprised if they didn’t back off at that point.</p>

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<p>^Strongly disagree with the above post. I don’t think threatening the ACT is going to help your case at all.</p>

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<p>Yeah… I wouldn’t hint at threatening them unless all other methods fail. It could easily backfire…</p>

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<p>Kids who cheat are probably the most likely to give up without a fight. Just the fact that you try to provide justification will say a lot about your innocence. So do that, even if you can’t prove it. If you can prove it, so much the better, but don’t give up if proof is hard to come by. Just tell them how you improved. Be honest.</p>

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<p>Can you please not keep re-posting the thread, i replied to a similar thread few days ago.
And do you really need help deciding which out of the 3 options suit you best?</p>

<p>When someone pulls a gun on you, you don’t cry and give up, you pull a bigger gun or do one of the 149 other things. So stop wasting time stressing out and make your case with the Administrators. I don’t think that you would like to choose first 2 options…</p>

<p>In any case, if you are telling the truth, you shouldn’t be afraid.</p>

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<p>If you didn’t cheat—don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll be able to prove it.</p>

<p>Secondly, if you threaten them with legal action, the fact that they waited 6 months to flag your score will definitely help your case. I wouldn’t threaten legal action though unless they become completely unreasonable.</p>

<p>Don’t back down though—if you got that score, you’re entitled to it.</p>

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<p>I agree with the other posters about showing them proof of the tutoring, a transcript and also writing a letter explaining that you were very sick that day (if you went to a doctor, send records as well).</p>

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<p>Wait, so ACT allowed you to send your 32… so if the college got your 32, how will ACT rescind it, damn, if a college has already made a decision… that is a horrible situation. Do you have an SAT score to fall back on? Definitely go out and prove that you went through extensive tutoring. </p>

<p>However, if a college denies you because of this, and there is no way to reverse the decision of that college, you should sue ACT for defamation or something.</p>

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<p>That was so unreasonable. They could have flagged it sooner! Not 6 months later; it give you barely any time to take any course of action. Don’t give up.</p>

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<p>mike1783 what happened to your ACT scores? Did they cancel or you had to retake? Did you contact colleges. Please let me know as my son is going through the same thing when he never cheated. He too ACT three times and scored 19, 30 and 28. They are doubting for 30 and 28.</p>

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<p>Didn’t they give your son three options? Retake the test, cancel score or provide evidence to demonstrate the reason for the jump? </p>

<p>If you ignore their letter they cancel the score and notify the schools it was sent yo. Happen to a student in my school. </p>

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<p>This happened to 36er in a school nearby from me; he took the act and had a sudden jump from a low score to a 36 with a similar case. And, what was that, similar answers? From what I know, all of the forms in a single room are the same, correct?</p>