<p>I checked my June ACT score report, and the only thing I can tell you was that:</p>
<p>English: -1 = 35</p>
<p>Math: -4 = 33</p>
<p>Reading: -0 = 36</p>
<p>Science: -5 = 32</p>
<p>The science part isn’t hard-- just really really ridiculously long. If you get caught in reading the questions, you’re screwed.</p>
<p>^^You have a 34 composite score. Why the hell did you retake it again?</p>
<p>How do you know he retook it? Plus maybe he wants a 35 or 36</p>
<p>^^I just read in another thread he/she took it b/c he/she took the ACT without Writing in June.</p>
<p>highopes, how did you check on the score report how many you missed on the science section?</p>
<p>Yeah, I took it without writing before, or I’d be done with this inane crap.</p>
<p>I’m just hoping to maintain my 34 with an essay… what a stupid rule.</p>
<p>why did you take without writing. accident?</p>
<p>I was a lowly sophomore, expecting maybe a 29-30, assuming I would definitely be retaking it anyway, so I decided not to take the writing because I found it annoying and would rather not be bothered. But surprise, I got a 34, and it doesn’t count anywhere but Georgetown.</p>
<p>Did you expect the 29-30 after you took the test or before</p>
<p>Before. 
10char</p>
<p>Seriously… they should loosen the curve for science, or give us 45 minutes. it’s way too rushed…</p>
<p>You should just send the 34 so they can see that you got 34 even if you do badly this time</p>
<p>wis3ly, I did the same thing as highopes :)</p>
<p>Except I took writing both times <_<</p>
<p>Colleges won’t even consider an ACT score w/o the writing test… my 34 means nothing, so hopefully I can replicate it. Otherwise I’ll just send my SAT…</p>
<p>Looking back, the science section was only hard for me because I tried to read everything before looking at the questions. If I had just skimmed the stuff then tackled the questions, I would have done so much better. Plus it was hard to simply look at the numbers and not go too in depth. Like on the genetypes questions, I thought to hard about it and somehow ended up contemplating mutualism (don’t ask me how).</p>
<p>same thing happened to me highhopes.</p>
<p>took the act, got 29 composite, 11 writing.</p>
<p>took it again, didn’t expect a good score, got 33 composite, no writing.</p>
<p>now this is my last chance, and I have to get as good of a score as I did before, my SAT is only 2130. Luckily I think I did better. Maybe.</p>
<p>On the 29 test though I had a 20 math score, and on my 33 I had a 32 math score. Things change eh?</p>
<p>^ It sucks, doesn’t it? They shouldn’t have a no-writing option. It only serves to screw people…</p>
<p>My SAT as of now is 2130, but I’m taking it again next week for a 2250+ so I have a safety net in case the ACT goes badly.</p>
<p>No way. Science should have the best curve.</p>
<p>I agree Jchang. When my proctor said 5 min i was incredibly surprised. I feel bad for kids who are just trying to get ok scores, that science section took a lot of incredibly quick thinking.</p>