***OCTOBER 2015 ACT DISCUSSION THREAD***

@kuriosmind Same here, the anticipation is real. I was honestly hoping that they would post mine ASAP (wishful thinking) so I could just get it over with, but looks like that wasn’t the case. If they post every Wednesday and Friday, I’m probably going to end up compulsively checking on a daily basis until they’re out.

@polarknut thank you! a couple corrections though–composite score, not superscore :smiley: (you know, E+M+R+S/4 all in one sitting). Also, not college application essay (i’m a junior, not there yet) but the ACT essay about materialism sigh. Thanks again, though!

What do you guys think colleges would think if an applicant’s composite score lowered the 2nd time? I found the October math much harder than the June, which means it might bring down my score.

lol.

please.

as long as you get past a certain threshold when it comes to scores, THEY DO NOT MATTER ANYMORE unless you literally have 4 36s and double 800s on your SAT IIs.

YOUR ESSAYS.

YOUR ESSAYYSSSSSS.

THEY will be the reason you’ll get in, NOT your scores.

@ACTwhyy, good catch haha. Sorry about the error. Even so, you’ve got great prospects as a junior. Keep up the good work and I’m sure you’ll end up where you want to be.

@applicantcor I am applying to cornell so I view my 33 as good but I feel you and the whole 33.25 thing
what is your SAT

No, they are not lowered. They have a holistic admission process, MANY factors are taken into consideration. Don’t lose hope!

35E
30M
36R
34S

34C
first and last time taking lol i’m a senior

One question
IF you are applying for STEM major for example computer science or engineering…Do colleges see only STEM ACT score?
If your STEM score is high but composite score is slightly low then colleges accept you?

@DaPueo Never took it. This was also my first ACT. Are you doing ED to Cornell?

I didnt do my research well enough because I didnt find out until I finished my app that SHA( hospitality) requires 3 years of language, which my school doesnt offer, so no just RD to ILR

@applicantcor where do you live, shouldnt you be asleep

@reppincollege1 Wait what, shouldnt it be out on Nov 10, why does speople get them on Nov 9?

@boomboom123 technically it is November 10th haha. i think only eastern time people got it at 1 am

It was the 9th for me
8 o’clock in Hawaii

…I’ll just say some of you all are lucky to be having the problem of wanting to retake because of a 33

@DaPueo @reppincollege1 If I don’t get it today California time (Nov 9), does that mean I won’t get it until this wednesday? So there is no point to check on Nov 10? Since it is actually suppose to be Nov 9?

@boomboom123 i dont know how far back you read on this thread, but before we got our scores people were asking ACT on FB and twitter and they said 8 am central time but some may get it earlier, so check in the morning and if not then check every wednesday and friday

@boomboom123 seconded, I have the same question

@DaPueo

Student: When do we get our scores
ACT: 8am CST time, but some might get it sooner … 12 HOURS SOONER
Student: drops jaw

that pretty much means they started uploading it on the evening on Nov 9