<p>Hello.</p>
<p>I am a senior in High School who has already applied in several colleges in the U.S. (I'm an international student). Although I have a 4.0 GPA, I underestimated the ACT because of the high levels of math taken in my country. I had no difficulty with the problems on their own, but pretty much the timing on each section is what killed me. I got a 27 and I just absolutely feel awful and hate myself for it.. I know what some of you are thinking right now, but it's not about being an over-achiever, it's just because I could have gotten a higher score if I practiced a little more and became familiar with the test's format.</p>
<p>Now, the only "elite" college I applied to is uPenn, and some of them are state colleges (Texas, Oregon, Florida, ect.) and even though I might have high chances of getting in the latter (probably except for Texas), I just feel that the 27 will always be there and look at me as a reminder of my poor knowledge and skills, when in fact it isn't true... It might sound narcissistic, but I do admit I'm mostly asking this to "feel better" about the situation..</p>
<p>Now, the actually important part is, most of the colleges have listed on their websites that they don't accept any scores after December 2013 for the Fall 2014 semester, is it worth it at all? Even if I get a high score, will that benefit me at all when I will already be in college or not?</p>
<p>Thank you very much!</p>