<p>Is 31 too low? Its my composite... do colleges ever look at individual scores? Because common app asks you to list the highest scores from each section.</p>
<p>Collegeboard usually reports math and english subsections so ill put them down:
English: 35
Math: 35</p>
<p>Should i retake ACTs in college? I know 31 is in the 50th percentile, but everyone knows that that really doesnt mean anything (especially if you're asian, i heard the standards go up...)</p>
<p>They don’t really care that much about high school stats if you’re applying as a transfer so you’ll be fine. No point in retaking it.</p>
<p>so how important are ACTs for freshmen transfers really? Do you think Penn would accept a freshmen transfer with a 31 or do you think ACTs are not as important as letter of recs, essays and GPA?</p>
<p>I got accepted as a transfer with a 2140 SAT, which is equivalent to roughly a 31 ACT from what I understand, so yes they would accept somebody with that kind of score. But yes, rec letters and college GPA are more important (need to have a 3.7 or better), and your essays are prooably the most important thing.</p>
<p>so to transfer, would 31 be acceptable or should I take it again? What do you think that the average range should be in order to be accepted to Penn?</p>
<p>I also understand the 50tile of ACT scores (between 25 and 75th ranges), and with a score of 31, I know that I fit under that criteria. However, being an Asian student, most people have told me that this doesn’t really matter and it’s better to aim for the top 25% (meaning above a 33-34) in order to have a decent shot at the university (especially since many of these students tell me that adcoms will have higher expectations due to my ethnicity). </p>
<p>what do you all think?</p>
<p>I think it would look really weird to whoever reads your aplliation if they saw you retook the ACT while in college</p>
<p>@Dotori- don’t put down your ethnicity if you really think it makes a difference and make sure you have a killer GPA as well as a kick-butt essay</p>