<p>Im a junior and am planning to apply for U of Michigan, NYU, BROWN, UCLA, and U of Washington.
I have had really good GPAs since freshmen year.
Now I have 4.31 with 2 AP classes.
Say I have pretty decent extra curriculars.(Especially the sports)
my ACT: composite of 27 (E22,M27,R31,S26,W8)
Is my ACT score too low?
I took the ACT again but got a lower score, so I think 27 is my best possible score.
Do colleges care more about my GPA or ACT score?
Is there any chance?
Please tell me guys!</p>
<p>It’s pretty low for Brown (but not impossible), but it should get you into UMich. I don’t know about the others off the top of my head.</p>
<p>A good indicator is whether your score fits into the middle 50%, which you can usually look up online for each school.</p>
<p>How many APs does your school offer? If they have more, you should take more.</p>
<p>Colleges emphasize your transcript and accompanying GPA over your ACT score BY FAR. Academic performance over four years is much more important than performance on a four-hour test (which is important, but less so).</p>
<p>my school does not offer many AP classes, so basically i’ll be taking almost every single ap class that my school offeres by senior year.
so are you saying overall GPA is more important than ACT?</p>
<p>I think they’re a bit low, for Michigan, Brown and NYU (I’m not sure about the others) I would definitely try retaking them again. GPA is not more important than SAT/ACT scores, it’s a combination of everything. What is your class rank? That can actually be more important than GPA, as grading policies vary from school to school</p>
<p>Nice GPA for sure, that’s definitely good enough.</p>
<p>However, if your ACT doesn’t follow they will mostly assume you try very hard but aren’t actually capable of doing well on testing (I don’t know if that’s the case, that’s just how they may see it)</p>
<p>I know a LOT of people personally that have made it into or that have been rejected from UofM, and I’d say if you can get a 30 you’d have much better chances. Not too many 27s get in.</p>
<p>That said, there’s always a chance. Do early admission for sure. It varies though, I had a friend with a 3.7 (unweighted) and a 33 on the ACT with all honors/AP, and he didn’t make it in. Then another with a 30 and a 3.8 did make it in. They’re very random and it’s definitely one of the harder schools.</p>
<p>Brown is a definite reach, others Idk</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think you would get into any of those schools with a 27. You should study none stop and try to shoot for a 30+</p>
<p>@Gabby: While admissions is indeed a combination of everything, some things are more important than others.</p>
<p>Your high school transcript as a whole (not just the number that is your GPA, but also the courses you took and the grades in each specific course) is considered by most schools to be more important than ACT or SAT scores, often with the explanation that they care more about what you did in four years than what you did in four hours on a Saturday morning.</p>
<p>@NotCloseToFour: An otherwise strong applicant to UMich can get in with a 27. UMich’s 25th percentile ACT in 2010 was a 28 composite, meaning that 25% of admitted students scored 28 or below.</p>
<p>I think you need a higher score than a 27 for Brown and UCLA.</p>
<p>@RedSeven: Unlikely</p>
<p>if the OP is OOS for UMich, I would imagine a 29 or 30 would be the bottom they would have to shoot for…the stats you post are for ALL students in-state and out…and while I totally agree that GPA rules for UMich admissions, I still think they have a threshold for ACT/SAT for OOS students…same for NYU, UCLA, UWash…</p>
<p>Brown is not happening with a 27 (sorry)</p>
<p>Thanks guys for helping!</p>
<p>I would also suggest you try the SAT, bcd. Nothing to lose but the fee and the testing time, and some people score better on the SAT than the ACT (and vice versa). Worth a shot, don’t you think?</p>
<p>As things stand, everyone is essentially right. The low ACT score is dragging you down, making your odds at the schools you mention very slim.</p>
<p>I think its worth it to retake. I got a 27 on my first try and then jumped to a 31 with little/no preparation in between.</p>
<p>yeah, do alot of prep and retake 1/ 2 times… for those schools you need at least a 32 to be competitive</p>