<p>Hey guys, I got a 27 on my plan. I never got the report back from school, but I found it out online through my school's Naviance page. How is my score doing if I'd like to gain admissions to top colleges? Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>As far as I know, most upper level colleges like to see scores >30. I know that I took the plan my sophomore year, so I’m just assuming you’re in the same situation as I am? So you still have until next year to take the ACT. Study! Study! Study! before you take the ACT. A 27 is great since your scores on the real ACT will generally be higher since you know what to shoot for, greater than your PLAN score, and because you have time to prepare.</p>
<p>What year are you? At my school we take the plan in 8th, 9th, and 10th grade. But in 8th it’s for placement only, I think. Anyways, the plan is out of 32, and the act is out of 36. I’m not sure what the ACT equivalent of your PLAN score would be, but I think you’re doing pretty well. Especially if you haven’t taken geometry and precalc yet, you will score better on the math section as you take more advanced math classes, since geometry and a little precalc are tested on the ACT. Also, before you take the actual ACT, you’ll probably take practice tests, which will help you get used to the format and the time limit and most likely get you a better score. From my experience, the ACT has been a studiable, learnable test that is easy to improve your score on once you get used to the time limits, the sections, and the way they ask questions. So you’re doing really well. The ACT equivalent of your score, if you were to take the ACT right now, would be a little low for top colleges, but you still have plenty of time to learn more and get used to the test. Your test scores probably won’t be a concern for you.</p>
<p>I got a 26 on the plan and a 33 on the ACT a little over a year later with no studying. </p>
<p>Don’t worry, and don’t study. Unless of course you want a perfect score. Lol. The best thing you can do is take the hardest classes possible. That beats any kind of studying for a ridiculous standardized test.</p>
<p>Yes, I’m planning to take as many rigorous courses as possible. I’m also planning to study through some test prep programs. I took it when I was a freshman.</p>
<p>Does the PLAN test even matter?</p>
<p>My plan came back saying I would get a 25-29 I think. I ended up getting a 32 a year later with only doing a practice test the weekend before. </p>
<p>I don’t think you should put too much faith into the plan test score.</p>
<p>The PLAN test releases results in a range that supposedly predicts what your real act score will be. For example my daughter’s predicted score was 26-30.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think that as long as you get a good score on the PLAN, which you did, you’ll be doing well enough on the ACT to get a score high enough for top college admissions. So I don’t think it’s anything you should be concerned about. Just do some test prep before you take the ACT and you’ll be fine.</p>