High Grades, Low Test Scores, What Now?

<p>I think I have a fairly strong transcript with straight a's my junior year with five AP classes. I also have weighted gpa of 4.5. However, after three taking the ACT three times I cannot get about a thirty. The highest I have gotten is a 29. If you super score I would have a 31. How will this impact my admissions chances?</p>

<p>Depends where you want to go! Could you still retake it? Gooood luck!</p>

<p>From what happened to me this year you are probably going to see a ton of waitlists. It’s really unfortunate how you work for 4 years and based on one test you don’t get accepted.</p>

<p>As already said, it depends on where you want to go. Your scores are not so low that you are out of the running of the vast, vast majority of schools. It’s only the very top schools where your test scores will put you into the lower quarter.</p>

<p>My son had much lower ACTs with lower grades, and used the Fairtest option for a number of schools that participate was accepted to all of those. Actually, he did as well as his peers with much higher test scores in terms of acceptances with only one rejection and one waitlist. But he also did not apply to the most selective schools.</p>

<p>I’m the same way! Your scores are honestly fine. A 29 can get you into the majority of schools. If you are really worried, Connecticut College, Drew University, Colby, Bates…etc…don’t require test scores if your GPA is high enough.</p>

<p>Thanks, it is so frustrating especially when i see other students with gpas substantially lower getting scores higher than mine. I’m looking at competitive schools like UChicago, UMich, Rice, and WashU. Is this score gonna kill me></p>

<p>My advice to you is if you have time, take the test over again. Get a test prep book–they helped me a lot. </p>

<p>If you don’t have time, that 29 will definitely not get you into those schools, sad to say. Unless you really have a stellar essay and communicate with the admissions dept. Speaking from experience, I had a 30 and the best school that I got into, and really my “good fit” school, was BC, which is where I go. Even if you did get the 30, you might not have gotten those schools–everyone applying there has a stellar GPA and resume, etc. </p>

<p>Make sure you have good schools just a bit below those that you will most likely get into–like Wake Forest, Villanova, etc. </p>

<p>If you really want to get to those schools, do well first semester of college and try to transfer!</p>

<p>Good luck. Unfortunate system we have, huh.</p>