<p>I know it's a little late, but I'll try and answer a few of the questions that I've seen, in no particular order:</p>
<p>32=33=34=35=36?
Depends on the school - in most cases, if you're above the mid-50% range, they don't care too much. So, if mid-50% is 26-31, then anything 32 or greater will likely be viewed with close to the same weight. Of course, some schools (cough<em>WUSTL</em>cough) love higher scores, while others (Ivies, Techs, etc.) have mid-50s in the 30-35 range, no in those cases, 32-36 can make a difference.</p>
<p>18 + 18 =35 English?
The subsection scores are just a reference for how difficult the section is. The score you get in the actual section (E, M, R, or S) is not a sum or average of the subsection scores you see. Subsections are just used for reference, to show if you have trouble in one area of that subject (Plane Geometry/Trig, Rhetorical Skills, etc.). In June's test, an 18 subsection likely represented 17 and 18 out of 18, scoring wise. So in reality, you still got 1 or 2 incorrect. But hey, it's a 35 :)</p>
<p>OMG WT*F BBQ Science!?!?!
June's science section was unlike any other science section I'd seen before. I was not familiar with what was going on in 3 of the examples, and had to guess on 5 because I ran out of time. For reference, I got a 27 on June's science, while I got a 34 in February. If you bombed the science section, there's still time to retake the ACT, and a few colleges will superscore if you had a stellar test, otherwise. Unfortunately, just like if you bomb a section on the SAT (although that would hurt you more, since it's 1/3 of your score), you'll probably want to retake to show what you're capable of. Don't sweat it too much, you can still be a doctor/scientist/smart person even if you didn't meet your expectations on a standardized test.</p>
<p>OMG WT*F BBQ Writing!?!?!
The ACT has a different writing rubric than the SAT. From what I've read and experienced, the ACT just wants you to pick a side to the question, defend and explain it, consider the other option(s), and have a solid intro, conclusion, and overall flow. And if you did really bad on the writing section, don't worry. Of the colleges that even care about the writing section, they don't care too much. Most are starting to agree that maybe a 25 or 30 minute essay is not too great of a way to judge a person's essay writing ability. If they say they require it, they'll look at it, but your main (composite) scores have more weight than your composite with writing score.</p>
<p>Hope this helps any fellow June testers (and/or Fall testers).</p>