<p>Is the PLAN (Pre-ACT) "estimated ACT score" a good indicator of what someone will really score on the ACT?</p>
<p>If anyone has taken both, please tell us your estimated (from PLAN) vs. real ACT score.</p>
<p>My daughter just got PLAN results back today. She scored a 31 and it says projected ACT score of 32-36.</p>
<p>Wondering if this is a good indicator or not. Thanks!</p>
<p>31 indicates a solid potential to score very well on the ACT; that’s about all one can gather from that PLAN score.</p>
<p>I have found the PLAN test scores have been low. My daughter’s range was 28-32 and she scored a 35 on the ACT. Many other students have had the same results-higher ACT than PLAN. Did your results get mailed or did she get them from the school? My younger daughter is awaiting her results. Your daughter should do very well on the ACT.</p>
<p>Ohiomom…</p>
<p>Was your D a frosh, soph, or junior when she took the PLAN?</p>
<p>My kids took the PLAN as freshmen, but it really didn’t tell us much because they were too young. </p>
<p>Either way, have your child take both the ACT and the SAT. Some kids do better on one than the other. Since colleges will accept the highest score, and may award merit $$ based on such, it can pay to take both. :)</p>
<p>She got the results from the school today. She took it in the fall (of her Sophomore year).</p>
<p>Personally, it wasn’t a good indicator</p>
<p>It projected me to get a 26 (which scared the hell out of me because I was hoping to go to U of M) but I ended up getting a 30.</p>
<p>Btw, that did get me accepted.</p>
<p>I think the problem is that the PLAN does not matter, therefore the test takers do not try as hard on the test. I know that is what happened to me.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input everyone! I’m glad to hear that people are scoring higher than predicted. My daughter said that she didn’t try either - because she knew it didn’t matter! She’s going to go to ACT prep class to try to get that coveted 36. :)</p>
<p>It was accurate for me–30/32 on the PLAN (31-34 projected on ACT), and I got a 33 when I took it for the first time in December.</p>
<p>Just looked at D’s;
Explore (Pre-PLAN in 8th grade) scored a 22 (out of 25) with an estimated PLAN range of 22-26</p>
<p>PLAN (in 10th grade) scored a 29 (out of 32) with an estimated ACT range of 30-33</p>
<p>ACT (in 11th grade without writing) she got a 32.</p>
<p>So in D’s experience the PLAN did accurately estimate her ACT; she only took it once and was happy with her score.</p>
<p>I got a 27 on the PLAN</p>
<p>and a 35 on ACT with writing</p>
<p>I don’t remember what the PLAN projected my ACT to be though</p>
<p>My younger D got her PLAN results yesterday. Her projected ACT score is 26-30. My older D’s projected ACT was also 26-30 (my earlier post was wrong), but she got a 35 on the ACT without studying for it. It’s hard to believe (probably impossible) to get a 31 on the PLAN without trying. My older D got a perfect math score, had at least 97% on each area except science where she had 85%, and got a 25 on the PLAN test. To get a 31 out of 32 and not try is difficult to fathom. If you look at the back of the test results, it gives their raw score in each subject area. To get a score of 31, you couldn’t miss more than a couple in each sub-test. I would say your D is well on her way to a good ACT score. I wouldn’t bring up a 36 with her, since they are so hard to come by (roughly 400-700 out of 1.5 million). Anything 34 and over is a great score, and will put her in the running for scholarships and potential to get accepted at any college.</p>
<p>It depends. Normally, students would do better in the later yrs of the high schools. I have known lots of students do better on their ACT/SAT tests during their senior yrs than in the juniors yrs. However, it is not alway the case. Just a trend. Other people’s cases may not be your either.</p>
<p>Just attended a 10th grade college night at DS HS last evening. They positioned the PLAN test as a device to help determine which test - the SAT or ACT - is more in line with the students test taking approach/skills. Based on the PLAN score, a counselor will suggest the student take either the SAT or the ACT at the appropriate time.</p>
<p>Yeah she definitely could not have gotten a 31 without trying. I missed two in each section and got a 29 and I know someone who got a 31 and got three sections perfect.</p>
<p>Try not to response to a thread from 3 years ago or you are likely just talking to air.</p>