<p>Cozeanw, good job! :)</p>
<p>Platypus3, you need to increase your S score. I am very disappointed with you. How could you score so low? ;)</p>
<p>I still get a composite of 20, dang I need to start studying! Also, what do you guys do in order to be fully prepare for the ACT?! Also, do colleges look at your ACT score when you transfer from a different college?</p>
<p>Just take a test, go through each ques and see what u did wrong or right</p>
<p>Thanks, nilkn! :)</p>
<p>shadowrider: I know. :( I guess I need to go retake the test now... ;)</p>
<p>lgriffin, my daughter also got 36's in English & Reading, with an 8 on the essay & 32 on writing score. She is a very strong writer, but she doesn't seem to score as high as one might think on essays like the ACT/SAT (we have a state test with a similar writing test & she scored fine, but not great, on that). A friend who is a consultant on educational statistics told me that often good writers don't score especially high on standardized essays --- even though they will score well on AP Comp essays, which are scored differently. Graders are looking for certain things, and having seen what was considered "great" on our state essay prompt ... I am actually glad she didn't score that high! On that test, students are expected to not only choose a position & support it, but they must also: acknowledge the other side, state why they might feel as they do, and refute the other side. That is not how college writing is generally taught. That was not part of the instructions, but it was part of the grading rubric. So go figure!</p>
<p>Thanks kelsmom. That's reasurring. On all my state right tests I score exemplary or at least advanced. I think I'm a pretty strong writer and I'm taking the AP Lit test in May, so that makes me feel better about my score.</p>
<p>I still think I deserved a 10 though. <em>Pouts</em></p>
<p>E- 35
R- 36
M- 26 (ouch, I got a 29 last time)
S- 29
Essay- 11 (pretty happy)</p>
<p>Combined- 32</p>
<p>E 35
M 34
R 36
S 33</p>
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<p>Composite 35
Essay 12</p>
<p>This makes me really happy. Although, I find it funny that my essay score jumped 4 points from last testing once I started making up examples to support my argument.</p>
<p>E 35
M 28 (oops...)
R 36
S 36</p>
<p>Composite: 34
Writing: 8 (that surprised me a little; I'm usually a pretty strong writer and I got a 12 on my SAT essay. oh well)</p>
<p>by the way, what does "rigid structure seemed to limit discussion" mean in my essay comments?! it was too organized...?</p>
<p>molly, it sounds like someone thinks you followed "the formula" too closely!</p>
<p>30 baby... so much better than my 1930 on the SATs haha</p>
<p>E35
M35
R34
S31
Composite - 34. I'm retaking it.
essay - 9 I dunno. </p>
<p>Do ACT scores usually not correlate with SAT scores? I scored really low on the SATs compared to my ACT score.</p>
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<p>That seems to be the trend on these boards. I haven't take the SAT, so I can't offer personal experience.</p>