Is it common to only send in your ACT scores? I wish to retake mine in Sept. ( Texas allows the test during that month), I have taken it once in June, with a 31 Reading, 32 Writing, 32 Science, and for some odd reason a 25 in math. When I took the test, my calculator broke. My composite score was a 30. I think that it is okay, but I can do better. About what category of colleges would that put me in? The score sheet said highly selective, but I was wondering if that is where it would really put me.
<p>If you know you can do better, you should definately retake. Having a higher score can only help you.</p>
<p>30 will pretty much put you in the range of all but Ivies & Ivie-calibur unis & top LACs.</p>
<p>YOu can get into an ivy/ivy caliber school with a 30. Look at their ACT ranges. Most fall UNDER 30 for the bottom 25%. If your calculator broke, I am sure you can own the math section and do better. You're fine.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help you guys, I hope that it doesn't look bad that I had to take it again, but I just can't stop thinking about how I could have improved my score if I had just brought a backup calculator. Collegeboundjen, what score would you say would be ivy league material? Not that I can ever afford it, but I am just wondering.</p>
<p>Don't worry about taking it more than once. You can take the ACT as many times as you like, but only send in the one with the highest composite score. This "luxury" of choice is one thing that distinguishes the ACT from the SAT. It's interesting how some students find one test so much easier than the other. My own son's ACT score (a 32) was considerably higher than his SATs.</p>
<p>That's because the ACT is a much better, more comprehensive test than the SAT.</p>
<p>You need to get that number in the teens in order to apply for special ed.</p>