<p>I first took the ACT for the first time a few months ago in March and got a 28, which I was proud of, but wanted to do much better.</p>
<p>I'm taking it again in 11 days, and I've been prepping, so is it possible after reviewing the practice tests and honing my skills I can raise my score, say, to a 30-32?</p>
<p>University of Michigan is my dream school and I want to impress them with my score, and I know a 28 could possibly get me in, but I want to feel more comfortable when I apply later this year.</p>
<p>Moving 2-3 points is definitely possible assuming you’re putting the time and effort into and making sure you aren’t just taking the test but you’re looking at the trends of the questions you get wrong and figuring out by yourself or with teacher/friend/parent etc. how to tackle those problems.</p>
<p>Yes, I look at the questions I get wrong and figure out what I didn’t know and fix it. English, Reading, and Science I’m really not concerned about, because I can score in the 30s on all of them, but the Math is a challenge.</p>
<p>As in state for UMich, ACT at 28 is marginal match. You will have a much better chance if you can increase that score by a couple points which is very possible by doing practice tests. Getting to 32 would be much much harder particularly within a short period of time. Nevertheless, ACT 30-32 would be sufficient for in state students but may not “impress” them.</p>
<p>I know that 28 is in the beginning of the middle 50%, meaning that 25% of admitted students got less than a 28, so I feel a bit comfortable knowing that I still may have a chance if I don’t improve.</p>