<p>How many people raised their score the third time they took the ACT, even if just by one point?</p>
<p>i'm trying to decide if i should expect an improvement-- i was pretty happy with my score (on the Feb. ACT) until i saw my parents' reactions.</p>
<p>what was your score? If it was <32, you might as well take it again. You can choose weather or not to send the scores to colleges, so it doesn't really matter.</p>
<p>i got a 32...
i don't plan on getting a great SAT score though...</p>
<p>why do you say that? A 32 is in the 99th percentile, so I really wouldn't worry about it.</p>
<p>well 32 is a really good, solid score. taking the ACT 3 times looks bad, and if you take it again, you are risking lowering that score. plus, if you do retake it, you'd be shooting for a 34... a 33 isn't really worth taking it again. do you think you can get a 34? if not, then no, i don't think you should take it again.</p>
<p>i'm taking the SAT on saturday, i haven't prepared that much, and i'm just not naturally as good at it..</p>
<p>do colleges know how many times you take it? Even if you only send in one score?</p>
<p>College only know you've taken ACT if you released/sent scores. You can take it many times and only send one set of scores.</p>
<p>Right. Colleges will never know how many times you take the ACT, so you have nothing to lose (other than $45 and a Saturday morning).</p>
<p>so they won't know unless you send them scores? like when you indicate which 4 colleges to send scores to when you register? do the majority of people send scores even if they haven't applied yet or do they leave that part blank?</p>
<p>No, they won't know, since you send scores by individual test date.</p>
<p>Most people probably leave it blank...otherwise they can't review the scores before they are sent or choose specific tests to send.</p>
<p>yes, like others above said, since you can send one individual score and not cumulative to colleges, it doesnt hurt to take it again if you think you can improve.</p>
<p>for example, i know someone who took the ACT two times and got 35 on both times. but then this person just HAD to get a 36 and finally got one on the 3rd try. i thought this was ridiculous to be honest, but you could take it again.</p>
<p>oh that's weird, i didn't know you sent scores individually.</p>
<p>i raised my score 1.25 on 2nd time if that helps</p>
<p>My third ACT score was raised 3 points from the second time I took it (5 from the first), but I'm not a huge studier. If you think you did your best on the ACT and got a 32--which is a great score, it might not be worth it to retake. Besides that, a score higher than what you have most likely will not change an admission decision. I don't really know about scholarships.</p>