Retake ACT?

Test Preparation
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<p>I got my scores back for the April ACT and ended up with Composite: 33 English: 34 Math: 34 Reading: 31 Science: 31 and Writing: 9 I'm currently a sophomore and unsure of where I want to for college, but expect where I go to be pretty competitive. I've heard several people tell me that it's a waste of my time to take the ACT any more times; however, I feel as as if I could bring my score up to a 35-36. One pretty much told me that I'm not going to get a 36 because "no one gets a 36 on the ACT" (I honestly think this person just didn't want me doing any better than him than I already have on the ACT). For this past ACT I did absolutely no prep aside from the ACT style MPTs my AP Biology teacher gives.</p>

<p>So my question is, would it be in my best interest to take it one or two more times? And if so, what can I do to improve my score?</p>

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<p>No. Go out and do something you like that isn’t academic. Stop worrying.</p>

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<p>Take the test if you feel you can do better on it! Unless you’re completely certain that your school of choice will offer you a scholarship (or admissions, depending on your goal), you always have room for improvement. In my region, a 33 generally guarantees a full scholarship to any state university, but a 34 generally transcends the full scholarship cutoff for any private university. Also, if you’re a sophomore, you probably haven’t exhausted your learning potential; unless you completely don’t want to take the test, you can probably improve with your own practice schedule.</p>