***OCTOBER 2015 ACT DISCUSSION THREAD***

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1021

Hi, I am from Hawaii and really want to get OOS to major in finance

I have a 33 ACT
1960 SAT- 730M, 600W, 630R- Retook should get about a 2050 because I studied for three days, haha.
Worked as a math tutor since 10th grade
No AP’s, Honors, IB because my school doesn’t offer them
Rank 1/83 4.0 GPA W and unW
Mediocre essays
Strong Rec’s
Questbridge finalist, but didn’t rank colleges
EC’s- VP of FFA, NHS, SBG
team captain of cross country and wrestling
200 or so hours of volunteer service
Will be running 2016 LA marathon- sponsored by USC

I am a white male, and don’t think it matters but I come from a family of 7 and an income of 18000 a year

What chances do I have for Unc chapel hill(EA), (the rest are RD)- Notre Dame, USC, UAV, Bentley, BC, Wash. in St.louis, Emory.

1022

@DaPueo Pretty good chance, your ACT puts u above the average at those universities. And the strong recs from high GPA and first place ranking is going to help.

1023

How do u think my lack of Ap’s and mediocre essays will affect me tho? @boomboom123

1024

@DaPueo I think these colleges will be a little more understanding if your school clearly offers no opportunity for AP classes at your school. As long as your secondary school records demonstrate the highest amount of rigor possible for your class, then I’m sure you’re fine. If I’m not mistaken, your counselor fills out all of this pertinent information.

1025

IDK, I nominated her for the worst counselor award tho and because of the rec I wrote she got selected as a finalist cant wait to see if she wins

1026

@polarknut I have 10 classes including calc and physics and stuff as well as one dual enrollment class, my essays scare me and I forgot to mention that my counselor is terrible so that rec scares the crap out of me.

1027
  1. 31M,35E,34R,27S (gah) Should I retake in December? I'm a senior. Applying to competitive schools
1028

The still haven’t completed scoring my answer sheet apparently .-. I still didn’t even get my October School Day Initiative SAT score yet .___.

1029

Please don’t expose your income level on this site

1030

OMG I GOT A 30!!!
Finally after 8 tries! Lol =))
28E
27M
32R
31S

1031

uhm the fact that my score dropped from a 29 to a 26. da hell. oh well… everything will be fine with my 29 i guess… even though i really needed that 30

1032

I got the same score! :((

1033

FUUUUUUU@#!
E: 34
M:29
CR:26
S:28
Composite:29
I was one point away from a 30. ONE!!! Literally, if I would have made a 27 on CR I would have made a 30 :frowning: What should I do to calm my nerves?

1034

Haven’t posted in a while but I’ve been following this thread for a while. This was my 2nd time taking the ACT, and I went from a 22 to a 27. Overall so happy! Just incase anyone else out there needed some hope. Might try for a 30 next time, haven’t decided if I’m going to take it again yet :slight_smile:

1035

Got a 27

1036

Last chance as a senior and i got 27. Any chance i can get into a school like tulane, binghamton, or boston u

1037

I went from a 31 to a 29 :frowning:

1038

I got a 32C (34E, 30M, 31R, 32S). Since this was my first try I’ll probably retest to see if I can improve.

1039

@zeppelin your score is really good. Considering that your a senior I wouldn’t retest because you might run out of time to send your scores in

1040

I got a 30!!! Taking again in December, it’ll be my third and final time, in hopes of a super-score of 32. Good job to everyone and congrats!