if you are on the lowest end of the 25-75% range for testing...

Applying to College
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<p>So I've noticed that almost everywhere a 30 on the ACT is at the very bottom of the 25-75% range for all the super elites. Does that basically mean you are screwed, or does that mean you still have a chance? I know obviously the higher the better, and that a lot of those underneath are athletes and such, but they still must have a fair amount of people underneath it, and besides, no school has 25% of its population based on athletes, especially for the super elites since most are privates. I'd guess that at the very most, 15-17% of these types of schools are athletes, and even that is fairly generous. So would you say that if I can make up for it in other ways (ie being top 10%, having leadership positions, good recs, writing really good essays) that I can still have a shot at my dream schools?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>It's harder to get in, but obviously people do it because someone has to be in the 25th percentile.</p>

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<p>Someone just asked this question actually:</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=314184%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=314184&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Just be as competitive as possible - don't ponder on the specifics now. People * can and do * get in (that's why IT'S IN THEIR AVERAGES!!!), but you will of course be more competitive with higher scores.</p>

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<p>yeah...that was me LOL. I was trying to disguise my question so that I could get more replies, but you guys caught me LOL</p>