Retake the ACT?

Applying to College
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<p>My cumulative score on the ACT was 30 and on writing I scored a 7, and I am debating whether or not it is worth retaking. Currently, my college of interest is UW-Madison (I'm in state). With the notion that my GPA (3.96 unweighted), extra-curriculars, and community involvement are remarkable, can anyone speak from personal experience, regarding Madison, about whether or not I should retake the test?</p>

<p>As a side note, I contacted the UW admissions counselor for my area and he thought these scores were good, but could not give me an exact 'standard' for next years application process.</p>

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<p>For UW-Madison a thirty will get you very far. If that is your most competitive school then there is no need for you to retake the ACT. If however you are looking at any more competitive school then it might be worth retaking just to see if you could improve a composite point or two.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_FreshmanExpectations.pdf[/url]”>http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_FreshmanExpectations.pdf&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>Check out the admit chart in that document. A 30 is very solid for UW-M assuming you have good grades also.</p>