I have a list of top colleges that I plan on applying to for engineering, such as Carnegie-Mellon, Northeastern, Purdue, Virginia Tech, UIUC, Michigan, Stevens, and others.
Right now my ACT is unfortunately a 29, which is below average for some of the colleges on my list. I’m signed up for the Dec 10 ACT and Dec 3 SAT Math 2, and since I’ll actually be studying this time, I’m confident that I can get my ACT up to around 32 or 33.
My question is should I wait to apply after I’ve completed those tests, or apply now and then update them later(is that even possible?). I just keep hearing about people already applying to colleges, when I haven’t applied to a single one.