<p>Hi everyone!
I was an SAT person, so I really do not know how strong or weak my ACT scores are.
I took the September test and I recieved a 32 composite.
English 30
Math 34
Reading 34
Science 29</p>
<p>Should I retake the test for a 34 or is a 32 okay? I heard they are both 99%, so what is the difference?</p>
<p>Are my sections strong enough? Is science taken into consideration at top schools?</p>
<p>Thanks beforehand</p>
<p>32 is approximately a 2140 on the SAT</p>
<p>34 is approximately a 2300</p>
<p>To break it down (the way you did), a 34 is 99 percentile in english, math, and the science section and a 98 in reading. A 32 is 97 in reading, 98 math, 95 reading, and 98 science. But both translate to be a 99 composite.</p>
<p>The difference is how it looks on paper.</p>
<p>32.</p>
<p>34.</p>
<p>namooangel--</p>
<p>at some point don't you wonder why perfect people get rejected?</p>
<p>the difference between a 32 and 34 will NOT be the determinative factor in your college app.</p>
<p>schools are building communities and seeking passions, interests, personalities.</p>
<p>concentrate on your essays, get great recs and quit worrying about a four hour exam result that means nothing other than you tested well on that particular day during that particular time.</p>
<p>musictoad, you are absolutely right. remember, you may not go up. at least 23% of test takers go DOWN. another 25% stay the same. i wouldnt chance it. but hey, you have nothing to lose but a couple of hours of your saturday morning catch-up-on-sleep. if you go down, you still have the 32. if you go up, you only have to show schools that higher score</p>