This Student Scored a 19 on the ACT — Here's Where She Got Accepted

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Find out where this student got accepted after logging an ACT score of 19. https://insights.collegeconfidential.com/19-act-score

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Congrats to her although I cannot fathom how it’s possible to be accepted to Bates with low standardized test scores. Got rejected by less selective schools even though I had a much higher SAT ( lower GPA though). Honestly I would go to Bates over Emerson any day just bc of the reputation even if they don’t have the exact major I want.

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Good for her. My daughter had a lower SAT and ACT score than she wanted and had no problem finding schools which would accept her, even a few where she was a good bit below the 25th percentile. No test optional choices for her, as a homeschooler, so really digging into what schools were possibilities was where it was at.

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@Higheredlearner, Bates is test optional so they never saw her standardized test scores.

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Or could have titled this Student gets 950 on SAT, Here’s where she got in.

Or Student gets in to test optional school

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@Sue22 That makes sense

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Deleted.

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She was accepted to all 4 schools to which she applied:

Bates College

SUNY-Albany

Emerson

University of Delaware

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I have one who was also accepted to UDe with a similar a ACT score and grades. Also SUNY Buffalo’ some Catholic colleges, some Fairtest schools, Penn State, Pitt, UMD and Northeastern. Both NEU And UMD had first year/semester stipulations that did not allow him to start with the bulk of the students.

I believe his major, which was undersubscribed at the schools and well supported was a big factor.

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Do you mind sharing the schools that would accept homeschoolers with lower test scores? I am homeschooled, and it seems like the average test scores for some of these schools is crazy high.

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Yes definitely should be noted that the results change if it is test optional