<p>Okay so with no prep whatsoever I got 31 ACT (34 English, 33 grammar, 30 math, 25 science) and on the SAT i got 2110 (with prep for sat) (700 Math, 680 CR, 730 Writing)</p>
<p>I'm looking at the top 25 schools but I don't know if I should bother retaking in October before I apply early some where which im hoping to do</p>
<p>but should I really waste time prepping and taking the tests again- will it really benefit me? thanks</p>
<p>if you think you can do better, go for it.</p>
<p>I am in the exact same situation. I got a 2100 on June SAT and I have no idea if I should retake or not. I got a 700 Math and 680 CR. (haha opposite of u)
The pickiest schools i am looking at are Brown adn Rice which both have like 2150s as there averages. SO i think i should. But i honestly dont think i will have all that much time to prepare and stuff. And i would want to do significantly better if i were to retake. I am thinking that i am just going to write AMAZING essays and really work at getting my ECs into tip top shape.
if you have sufficient time to prepare go for it. However...i wouldnt go into it without significant preparation.</p>
<p>Well, I would recommend retaking one of the tests after at least some meaningful degree of preparation, especially in reading it seems. Don't worry too hard about the test scores, though. It doesn't really matter either way. I got a 34/2250 on my ACT/SAT and got waitlisted at Washington U in St. Louis, but I know someone else who got a 29 on the ACT and got in. I'm still not exactly sure why they saw him as more fit than me. But the point is that there are numerous factors that are taken into consideration when the admissions committee reviews your application. Good luck.</p>
<p>okay thanks for the help- anyone else?</p>
<p>retake....get the ACT up</p>
<p>Retaket the ACT again, especially because you had no prep the first time you took it. It can only help to retake the ACT.</p>
<p>Why don't you retake in October? You will feel better knowing that you tried and did your best.</p>
<p>The colleges (that use the ACT) usually give out academic scholarships based on this grouping of the ACT:</p>
<p>36
34-35
32-33
30-31
28-29</p>
<p>I had a college counselor tell me this. When my older daughter went through this process - she got almost exactly 1/2 at some very good schools (Furman, Rhodes, Sewanee) with a 32 on her ACT and a 2000 on SAT. The college counselor told me that 32 is a cutoff for many schools for scholarships. Auburn University (if you want to go to a state school) has a cutoff of 32, also. If you want to go to an out-of-state state school, the same applies to out-of-state tuition waivers. Different schools have different cutoffs but the grouping is probably still valid.</p>
<p>okay thanks- anyone know a good way or good book to learn the science for the ACT besides just doing practice tests. thanks</p>
<p>My daughter took a prep class at a local tutoring business. That helped her a ton. I think it is all about learning how to get a rhythm for taking the test and getting through it. You are so close - she also took it in December of her senior year and I think that all AP courses helped with the critical thinking you need for those tests.</p>