ACT stress

Applying to College
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<p>I took the ACT last Saturday and I think I bombed. I was planning to un-send my scores to the colleges I'd listed (HYPS) but forgot. I'm devastated. Will a bad ACT score reflect too poorly on me? I'm afraid it will negate my 2300 SAT and make it look like my high score was a fluke. I'm tearing my hair out over this. Help!</p>

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<p>Bump</p>

<p>Come on, has anybody else been in this situation??</p>

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<p>I wouldn't stress too much. All of us CCers need to learn to chill out once in a while!</p>

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<p>Woah woah woah, if you already got a 2300 on the SAT, do NOT send your ACT scores unless you know they are 35/36.</p>

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<p>lol TruthSmoker...I agree</p>

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<p>Here's a tip for next time... wait 'till you get your scores online/ in the mail before you send the ACT scores. You'll have to pay their fee, but at least you will have the option to send them or not.</p>

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<p>According to the ACT threads..I think we all bombed it. Thus, making a better CURVE!!!!!! :)</p>

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<p>@excel...which threads are you talking about...i took that act last saturday...and i thought that i did pretty good.....</p>

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<p>I actually meant that the science section was tough....besides that it was average.</p>

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<p>Well, I checked my scores and i got a 33. Not too shabby, eh? (Excel, I got a 36 on science, surprisingly. I thought it was hard too.)</p>

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<p>lol... see you worried for nothing. i thought i bombed it as well, was sick during the test, nearly lost consciousness, and had to guess in almost a quarter of a section... but surprisingly i got 33 too. maybe the trick is to think you bombed the test for an auto 33</p>

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<p>Maybe that is the trick -- I did the same thing with the SAT. And my AP tests. I think I have some kind of complex about test-taking. But if it ain't broke, don't fix it. LOL</p>

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<p>they'll compare the two and pick the highest and unless your reallllly unlucky and they make a mistake (which happened to a friend of mine) u'll be fine. they selection board won't even see the scores not picked (like SAT II's)</p>

<p>But isnt it a little late to be fretting over applications right now as decisions have been made already?</p>

<p>oh and a 33 is a realllly good score but ur 2300 SAT is still even better :)</p>