<p>Writing doesn’t affect composite.</p>
<p>I want my scores ):</p>
<p>@taftie 12</p>
<p>Wow, solid observation, captain obvious…</p>
<p>ultra facepalm @alex32</p>
<p>haha wow…</p>
<p>Yeah, we’ll just have to see who makes more money in the long run…</p>
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<p>tenchar… i suppose</p>
<p>Now that my writing score’s in I’ll post my full scores…</p>
<p>English: 35 + 11 essay -> 34 English/Writing
Math: 31
Reading: 32
Science: 27</p>
<p>Composite: 31</p>
<p>Scores are up online now, but not all essays are scored yet. Got a 30 and veryproud of it :)</p>
<p>@Alex32: what in the world are you talking about?</p>
<p>Alex- you realize you are making no sense whatsoever?</p>
<p>I wasn’t talking to you. Go away.</p>
<p>E: 35
M: 34
R: 34
S: 31
writing: 11
composite:34</p>
<p>first time taking the test, still in shock!</p>
<p>@ alex32</p>
<p>Take a chill pill. Just cause you got a 22 doesn’t mean you need to start an argument and make wild accusations calling us liars for scoring above 30. Also, don’t comment on how much money someone has the potential to make–not only is it rude, but my guess is, whoever that was directed at, is going to make a lot. We’re on CC. We’re renowned try-hards. Docters, surgeons, engineers, etc. Basically, we’re all “Harvard” bound–in the sense that we’re intelligent and determined to make something of ourselves. Either accept that this isn’t some competetion (which is clearly not stacked in your favor) or please do not continue to make posts.</p>
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<p>Birds of a feather flock together. This is a site that tends to have the high achievers on it. My guys (I’m a parent) LIKE that they can come somewhere like this online and find academic peers who offer advice and find others who understand when they might be annoyed at getting a 33. Around here the public schools produce more than their share of the other 90%. They are out there. They just tend to not be on here as much.</p>
<p>You’re more than welcome here though and will likely find good college advice even if you aren’t looking for top of the top schools. Just don’t put yourself down by doing comparisons. There are niches out there for everyone on this planet.</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter. I’m just saying, I find it quite strange. The ACT doesn’t test your knowledge anyway. Congrats on all of your 30’s. I’ll still have fun at a state school.</p>
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<p>I disagree. While test taking skills can boost a score, it’s knowledge that gives one 90% of their score (perhaps more). When students don’t have time to finish sections they often blindly fill in some bubbles. Very few (if any) do so hot on those. What ACT/SAT scores can’t tell is whether someone with knowledge will apply themselves or not. They also aren’t great predictors of “other” fields like art or music. In general (meaning there are exceptions), those who work to get a better score than what they got “naturally” are likely to continue to apply themselves in something else they are working on. Those who take it and don’t give a hoot may also take that attitude on to other aspects of life.</p>
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<p>And many who get in the 30’s also go to state schools and have fun. I was one (many, many moons ago).</p>
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Yes, it does.
What? That high achievers are on a forum where you can find advice on making the best out of your high school and college careers in order to achieve the greatest success? What I find strange is that you are complaining about how many of us have above-average scores. College Confidential is not a representative sample of the world’s student population.
False. The ACT is an achievement test and does test your knowledge. </p>
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Many of us with 30+ will still be going to state schools anyways. I’m not sure why you’re trying to imply that state schools are for lower achievers.</p>
<p>@SeekingUni
Boom Roasted</p>
<p>I think we’re all being a little pretentious here. The ACT has no bearing on how successful one will be and/or how good of a person one is. (I would argue, even as a 34, that high scorers can often be a rotten bunch).</p>
<p>In terms of being a measure of one’s mental capacity, I do think there is a little merit, but I think that, more than intelligence, it measures how good one is at testing. The ACT, like the SAT and other standardized tests, is something that can be learned. Through hard work, I’ve been able to pull my ACT score up a large amount from what I would have gotten, only because I am fortunate enough to get extra help. I wouldn’t say that, during the time my ACT score rose, my intelligence rose as well. Sure, there’re mental barriers that max out one’s potential ACT score, but it is a lot more complex than that. How much access has one had to tutoring? Does someone struggle in a particular subject? Maybe someone is not quick enough to answer questions accurately or not a fast reader (like me) which could majorly affect one’s ACT. I know many people much more intelligent than me who have scored far lower on the ACT or the equivalent on the SAT. Last year’s valedictorian at my school was a 2000 SAT and went to MIT. I would never even try to compare my intelligence to his.</p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with a state school, an education is an education. There are many adults in my life, in fact a majority, that I look up to which have not gone to fantastic schools. In fact, the richest person I personally know did not attend college (and was not born in a rich family) and the second richest attended a state school. Granted, I don’t know that many adults from ivies, but I do know two off the top of my head. Both are outstanding, knowledgeable people (Harvard and Princeton), but they are far from rich. In any case, both of these groups of adults I know in my life are happy with varying levels of “success.”</p>
<p>In summary, I don’t think that someone’s ACT score means that they will be more or less successful than the next person, or live a happier life. I won’t be ignorant enough to say that it doesn’t matter and that it wouldn’t be a determining factor in the college that you eventually go to, but in short, ACT score does not equal happiness.</p>