Is 26 a good ACT composite score?

Applying to College
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<p>Is 26 a good ACT composite score?</p>

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<p>Good for some, not good for others.</p>

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<p>Is a 25 good enough for University of Maryland-College Park, Rutgers, Boston University, and Syracuse?</p>

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<p>^ If you have other strong points on your application, it should be fair enough. Might want to make it a little higher though.</p>

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<p>in general no, but it depends where you apply</p>

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<p>Heres the ACT-SAT comparison table <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/satACT_concordance.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/satACT_concordance.pdf&lt;/a>
A 26 is about an 1180 on the old 1600 pt SAT scale</p>

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in general no, but it depends where you apply

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<p>25-26 is comfortably above average (80-85%, I believe), meaning that in general, yes! The "it depends where you apply" part is true, though, and key. Whether a score is good <em>enough</em>, on its own, to put or keep you in the running for acceptance to a particular school...that's another question altogether, and that would be true whether you'd gotten a 20 or a 30, as well. Whether it's good relative to your PSAT/SAT scores, whether it's good relative to your past performance on standardized tests...all different (and valuable) questions.</p>

<p>You should be able to find average ACT scores of admitted students via schools' webpages, USNews, Princeton Review, random other college info sites, etc.</p>

<p>Best of luck :)</p>

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<p>**For CC kids: no</p>

<p>For the national average: yes</p>

<p>Will it get you into an ivy: no</p>

<p>Will it get you in a top 100 university? Easily</p>

<p>Just my .02**</p>

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<p>radronOmega, how do you define "a CC kid"?</p>

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<p>^ people who have above a 3.8 and a 30 ACT</p>

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<p>For the vast majority of high schoolers, yes, a 26 is a good score. For CC, on the other hand, I feel rather mediocre with my 32. ;)</p>

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<p>Yeah, I wouldn't even come on CC for advice because of the sheer unrealism that exists here. Just see your counselor or talk to someone else who can help you.</p>

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<p>It wasn't enough for UMich instate with good EC's & high gpa, okay high school, this year. It was more than good enough for all the other state schools, though. I just happen to know someone in that boat this year (female).</p>

<p>There will be plenty of good schools you can get into. Apply to a safety or two, and go ahead & try for the reach.</p>

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<p>26 is a great score</p>

<p>When a couple of my friends got a 26 they were ecstatic! Its surely good enough to get into 95% of schools in the country.</p>

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<p>I think it’s a good score since 21 is the average. I somehow managed to get a 26 on a proctored practice exam as a freshman o___o</p>

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<p>Look at the original post date. The OP is probably a college junior now…</p>