I am a senior in high school and this was my first time to take the ACT. I will be going to a community college to get my degree, and I have no idea if this would be a good score. I am in the top 10% of my class, but I feel like this was a low score. I am stressing out and I don’t know if I should be stressing out.
That’s above average, but do you really need to worry about that for Community College admissions?
The national average ACT score is a 21. You are above average. I don’t think community colleges require ACT scores for admissions, I may be wrong, but it’s fine to send them to the school if you wish.
I’m a community college teacher. Depending on the state, your ACT score may be used to place you into classes. In your case, your score most likely means that you’ll be able to avoid having to take non-credit developmental English and math classes, and will place into a slightly higher level of college math than most cc students. So don’t stress; you did well.
No offense, but jusy saying it’s above average does not mean it’s great. Admittedly, it isn’t. But again, it is viewed differently according to each type of college. IF c.c., then it’s doable. However, big state & privates ones are just dreams.
Given the OP’s goal–CC,not a big state or private college—a 22 is a great score for class placement. Why is it that sentences that start with “No offense” are pretty much always offensive?
@classicalmama Again, post #1 already answered the OP. I just like him to aim higher and achieve better as there is nothing wrong with that.
@BeCambridge Post 1 didn’t answer the question because ACTs often DO matter at community colleges. And this is off topic,but as a CC instructor, I have a fair share of extremely bright students who aim high and achieve their professional and educational goals. They choose to start at CC because it’s affordable and because they feel they get a better education in the first two years from CC faculty who have masters degrees and doctorates vs. from the grad. students largely teaching those introductory level general ed. classes at big states and many privates. Sure. some underachievers show up at CC as well, but OP is clearly not one of them.
@classicalmama Ma’am, I am not in the place of arguing. The point was clarified as clearly as possible already and by Post 1 (if you can read anyway), “That’s above average, but do you really need to worry about that for Community College admissions?” In addition, it might as well support my point when I said that he needs a better score yet you scorned that as a usual contradicter.I have not said that CC students are by any means underachievers. What I meant is that the staggering majority of the undergrads in the United States are in four-year universities and they go on to have their degrees as satisfied. Already did I tell the OP to aim higher and live his dreams. If his plans was to attend two years then go to 4-year, perfect. Finish undergrad then go to a 4-year, not less than a perfect. I just do not want the misconception to spread that 4-year universities are not worth it and instead make people go to CCs when their merits are more worthy. It’s also about reputation, because a Kansas community college does and will never equal Harvard. OP, stay on your course.
@Classicalmama sorry if I insulted you though. It sounded a bit thrashing.
@BeCambridge; I see your point about encouraging people to reach for the highest goals they can; you and i are just making different assumptions about why OP is choosing 2-year college.
I’m a bit puzzled by “Finish undergrad and then go to a 4-year, not less than a perfect.” The sentence itself is a confusing, but if you mean that it’s not ideal to go to CC for a bachelor’s degree, community colleges don’t grant 4-year degrees. It’s possible to leave a CC with a “final,” degree, but it is an associate’s degree, one that can be earned in two years, though many students who must work to pay their way through college do take longer. At any rate, students looking for a 4-year degree will need to transfer to a college or university that grants bachelor’s degrees.
Preparing students to transfer to the 4-year college of their choice is a goal of most community colleges–as this Kansas community college’s website shows. http://www.kckcc.edu/home. I have known many students who transferred from CC to state flagships like the University of Virginia and to top private universities as well–most recently, a student from our very small school matriculated at Notre Dame; another won a national-level scholarship to complete her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. So I still take exception to the notion that CC’s are not “worthy” of the notice of excellent students. As I pointed out before, for some high-achieving students, CC’s are the best way to afford the overall costs of their college education while completing their general education and introductory level coursework under experienced faculty well qualified to teach those classes.