Is my ACT Score good for these schools?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi</p>

<p>No need to bring up ECS, essays, grades, etc because I've posted a thread similar to this about two weeks ago. That being said - I retook the ACT and got the following score:</p>

<p>Composite: 29
English: 33
Math: 26 (on my september ACT it was a 28)
Reading: 26
Science: 31</p>

<p>Just based ON MY ACT SCORE do I have a shot at schools like:</p>

<p>Boston University, Boston College, University of Florida, Florida State University, Rice, NYU, UNC Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech, Emory (and many more)</p>

<p>I'm trying to narrow down my list of colleges. Any help is appreciated. Thank you so much.</p>

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<p>I know for sure it’s not quite good for Rice, NYU, UNC Chapel Hill (especially if you’re out of state), Georgia Tech, and Emory</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech has a 55% acceptance rate and I know quite a handful of people who have gotten in with a 29 composite, what are you basing it on?’</p>

<p>Also, are you saying that I should not apply then? </p>

<p>Everything else is right on point… does the ACT really matter THAT much?</p>

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<p>If your IN STATE, then you’ll be fine, I too want to got to UNC Chapel hill and got a composite of 30. I think you’ll be fine for Georgia Tech, UNC and NYU. I dont know anything about the other colleges.</p>

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<p>For most of them it is a little below average. It should be good for the Florida schools right now, but try to get it to 30 or 31 for most of the other schools. Also, Rice is going to be difficult without a 32 or 33. Please chance me back! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1577151-please-chance-my-list-colleges-i-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1577151-please-chance-my-list-colleges-i-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Cappex has a wonderful scattergram which shows kids with their GPA plotted agaisnt ACT/SAT, Accepted vs. Rejected, etc. (although be wary, some points there are bogus, like a 2.0/900 getting into MIT, but I digress…)</p>

<p>Boston University: About 4/5 of rejected are <29
Boston College: About 2/3 rejected are <29
Florida: About 7/8 rejected are <29
Florida State: Almost all rejected (>9/10) are <29
Rice: About 1/2 rejected are <29
NYU: About 4/5 rejected are <29
Chapel Hill: About 4/5 rejected are <29
Georgia Tech: About 9/10 rejected are <29 (although a suitable # of waitlists are >29)
Emory: About 4/5 rejected are <29 (once again, a lot of waitlists >29)</p>

<p>Going solely off of ACT:</p>

<p>Safety: FSU, Georgia Tech, Florida,
Low Match: Boston U, Chapel Hill, NYU
High Match: Boston College, Emory
Reach: Rice</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1577108-chances-so-far-ee-high-school-junior.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1577108-chances-so-far-ee-high-school-junior.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^quite inaccurate assessments right there</p>

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<p>Meh culpa? I’m going solely of of numbers on the website. Yes, some look strange, but he said based only off of ACT’s.</p>

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<p>It’s better to go off of the middle 50% range rather than scattergrams that only take into account the people who actually registered on Cappex and inputted their data. </p>

<p>It is very very difficult for out of state students applying to UNC and just as difficult for anyone getting into NYU and Emory, making them Low Reaches/Reaches. </p>

<p>And there is no way GTech is a safety – it’s a school geared toward engineering and technology and OP has a poor ACT math score by their standards.</p>

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<p>College Admissions departments weigh factors differently. For a school like Emory, your ACT is fine, but your grades and resume will matter more. Some schools highly prefer in state grads and others love the money that comes from out of state. For GA Tech, it will depend upon what major for which you are applying. Engineering will tend towards high ACT scores, while you are well in the ball park for other majors. </p>

<p>If I may ask, is money an issue here? Also, what majors are you considering?</p>

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<p>BU: yes
BC: no
UF: yes in state, maybe oos
FSU: yes
Rice: no
NYU: no
UNC: maybe in state, no oos
Georgia Tech: see UF, if engineering, no regardless of residence
Emory: no</p>