I’m writing this discussion after today’s ACT test and I am freaking out right now.
So to explain my self, I am an immigrant from Asia, moved to US about 4 years ago. I am currently a senior (yes, that’s why I am freaking out).
First, my current ACT score is very low, it’s 24, and I am aware of how pathetic I am. At first I tried the old SAT, and because it was composed of mostly English, as a person who has English as my 3rd language, I knew that SAT was not a fit for me, and indeed i got 1400 our 2500 (wow). That’s why I started to go with ACT, but after two tests, I found out that I was actually really bad at ACT, especially with English and reading sections. I found out that time for ACT English and reading is just really not enough for me, and after today’s test(I know I bombed it for sure, probably worse than 24), I started to think maybe I should take the new SAT since it has longer time, and retake the ACT as well. But the problem is that both SAT and ACT are now on December, and I know that some schools want the applications by December 1st if the applicant is willing to be considered for the scholarship. For sure, I do need the scholarship, my family is really poor (reason why i could never get tutoring), I already submitted my FAFSA with expected family distribution of 0, but I know that this financial aid can’t fully cover the tuition of the schools.
To explain further more than just ACT AND SAT, I am thinking of majoring in fine arts, so I do have my art portfolio prepared, and I can confidently say that it’s really well done. Also I have my GPA of 96.79 ( I don’t know what it is with the conversion), I took all the IB courses and one AP course (our school goes with IB program), and I am the president of National art honor society, vice president of our church youth organization, and I volunteered as a teacher of a cultural school and volunteered at the animal shelter, all of them with lots of devotion. I have also win an art scholarship competition. Additionally, my college app is ready except for the test score…
I know it got really long, so conclusion is, I am not sure if the colleges would receive my late SAT OR ACT scores if its better than the one I have currently, when I apply little earlier for the scholarship’s sake. And I’m just really scared that I would not get into the colleges I want with the financial aid I need, since my ACT grade is way too low. Can anyone help me, I am in urge of crying out loud like a crazy person.
- the colleges I'm thinking of applying is Yale (don't judge, i know im not getting in here, just wanna try since it's my -never come true- dream school), Boston U., Carnegie Mellon, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rhode Island School of design (not my favorite choice),.. more to come, still not sure..