<p>I self studied for a month before I took the act for the first time and got my score back and its 29. I feel pretty depressed at this as I could have had the elusive 30 had I just gotten one more question right on the reading and made a 36. Should I still apply to elite colleges or just give up. The reason I ask is because while I took a heavy AP/Honors course load in hs my uw gpa is 2.88</p>
<p>All I can say is that you’ll never get in if you don’t apply haha. You might wanna consider retaking the ACT too. Good luck!</p>
<p>You can retake it if you want, buddy, but don’t let it get you down, either way. It’s not worth the heartache. You will be fine wherever you go, and this test is not indicative of your potential in life. But don’t apply to Harvard, Princeton, etc. as is, because that’s only setting yourself up for more disappointment.</p>
<p>Regardless of your ACT score, your 2.88 GPA won’t nearly cut it at elite schools.</p>
<p>If I got a 29 I would probably be dancing in the streets nude.</p>
<p>I got a 28, then a 27 the second time, which ****ed me off since even though I got higher in some areas, the school I’m applying to doesn’t superscore.
I would be SO happy even raising one point and getting a 29 this time. I would probably cry.</p>
<p>My son raised his ACT from a 31 to a 34 with ZERO studying.</p>
<p>That is a pretty significant rise.</p>
<p>Take it again.</p>
<p>Mere familiarity with the exam will help you.</p>
<p>^… Was that completely necessary? Like… at all?</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree with most of the people here. If you have time before you submit apps and such, take it one more time (that is assuming you haven’t taken it 3 times already).</p>
<p>I know what you mean, I just took it and I got a 29. I was really hoping for a 30 at least, but I guess I didn’t cut it. ( I suppose that It didn’t help that I guessed on all of the trig part in math and didn’t understand any science because I haven’t taken any of those classes yet) (only a freshman)</p>
<p>cantconcentrate, floridiadad was not being nasty. He was trying to say that familiarty with the test makes a big difference. By taking the test again, the op will be more familiar with the test format and may do better, like his son did. That’s all.</p>