<p>Do SAT/ACT scores count for a majority of application?
I'm very involved at and outside of school. I have maintained a 4.0GPA throughout my entire high-school career. I've also introduced a Private Member's Bill to Parliament and have been involved in several charity and leadership sponsored activities. I also play the violin, etc. I'm also fixed on completing high school at 16. Basically, I consider myself to be a well-rounded person and a good candidate for an Ivy-League.
Until, that is, I realized I had to take either the SAT/ACT. I'm hoping to take the ACT because I am too lazy to memorize the SAT vocabulary. However, the science portion of the ACT is completely aosdifjaos and everytime I do it, I end up with a 23/40 or something similar to that. My question is, if I don't do as well on the science portion of the ACT but fairly well on the other sections, will I still have a fighting chance of getting into the schools of my dreams?
Thanks :D</p>
<p>I am going to give you a hint on how to do the science section. It is not a science section at all. It is a how good are you at reading charts, graphs and tables section. You barely have to read the paragraph. The topics could be on jellybeans it won’t matter. </p>
<p>Try a practice test with only reading the first few sentences so you know what the topic is then don’t read the rest of the paragraph. Just jump into answering the questions. You will find that only a couple of questions require you go back to the paragraph to scan for the answer.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>ACT/SAT scores don’t measure intelligence, nor do they make/break an applicant. Instead, they simply provide universities with a baseline comparison between you and other applicants. It’s a measuring stick, basically. But they know there are several flaws in standardized tests, so if your application has several strengths, then it shouldn’t be a concern.</p>