Low ACT scores at top colleges?

Test Preparation
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<p>Why do competitive colleges have much lower mean ACT scores than SAT scores? For example, Harvard's mean SAT scores are from 1400-1590, whereas their ACT scores range from only 30-34.</p>

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<p>I wonder the same thing as well. I'm assuming the answer is "the ACT is a less popular exam." On the princetonreview site, The ACT mean for Dartmouth is a 30, while the Brown mean is a 28. I don't know, go figure.</p>

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<p>so will this give ACT test takers an advantage?</p>

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<p>becuase all the retard athletes take the act</p>

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<p>Why do "retard athletes" take the ACT instead of SAT.</p>

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<p>not necessarly. I have a pretty high average and I took the ACT</p>

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<p>A high majority of the "smarter" population only takes the SAT. Therefore, the ACT stats are largely skewed.</p>

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<p>Good scores on the ACT are often way harder to get because of the ridiculously harsh curves.</p>

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<p>"Retard athletes" is such a stereotype. ACT has a crazy time contraint so I dont see how someone with a learning deficiency would so better than they would do on the SAT.</p>

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<p>its just much harder to get higher scores on the act. a 30 act is still like 99th percentile. also, its not just "retarded athletes" who take the act. we midwesterners take it too, and I don't think we're all "retard athletes" ;)</p>

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<p>Also midwesterners have an easier time getting into ivies and NE schools because they are underrepresented. I saw on Upenn's site they had 1 person from a couple states, like Montana and wyoming.</p>

<p>1510-1550 34
1460-1500 33
1410-1450 32
1360-1400 31 </p>

<p>1320-1350 30
or
34 1520
33 1470
32 1420
31 1380 </p>

<p>30 1340 </p>

<p>Source: Collegeboard.
"Equivalent scores are those with the same percentile ranks for a common group of test takers. "
"SAT I scores do not cover the full range of the ACT scale due to differences in how percentiles are distributed at the top and bottom of the two scales. "
Kinda conflicting statements, so its hard to tell.</p>

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<p>IS Texas a "midwest state"</p>

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<p>But like almost no one lives in Wyoming and Montanta, lol. Texas is a big state, I'm guessing the numbers aren't to low there.</p>

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<p>A 32 is in the 99 percentile, so anything above 30 is a good score.</p>