<p>*I’m signed up for the test in June, and would taking it in September/October be recommended? if need be? </p>
<p>Would a thirty cut it? or would 31-32 make things much more certain? </p>
<p>And do you have any advice for schools in IL? </p>
<p>I really don’t want to end up at depaul or UIC (where most of my school’s graduating seniors who go to college go) *</p>
<p>A 30 would be better…a 32 would even be better. you also need to take the SAT because many schools just use the M+CR sections so if you study those two and do well, you can get good merit that way.</p>
<p>If you major in engineering or Comp Sci at Bama, then you only need a 30 and a 3.5 to get free tuition plus the 2500 (eng’g bumps an ACT 30 to full tuition and gives the 2500 per year). </p>
<p>If you don’t major in Eng’g, then you’d need an ACT 32 and the 3.5 for free tuition. You have to apply before Dec 1st and the app goes live in July.</p>
<p>Publics in Illinois are often pretty bad about merit scholarships. Some of the privates (DePaul and Loyola) might give some merit for “tuition reduction” but your remaining costs will still be high.</p>