<p>Quo, Dear. </p>
<p>This crazy mom even does not know how to post a new topic. I am afriad of asking my D. (yeah, right) due to slow down her pressure. Then, I would like somebody tutor me to post new thread. Please help me. By the way, I am old too with a young heart. :-)</p>
<p>IT is just pathetic. How can your son rank first and get an ACT score of 24.</p>
<p>^ He might be pretty bad with timed test. Also, it was his first time I believe.</p>
<p>Well, that should not matter. I am not hurting your feelings, but example like these clearly illustrate why GPA should be given lower importance while determining acceptance into colleges. If a person is ranked FIRST, they should be able to pull of ATLEAST 29 the first time. Also time should not drag a person to 24, which is like 60 percentile. Your son is top in school but 60 percentile compared to the nation?</p>
<p>^ I am not the mom btw, and this thread is old. 24 is 74 percentile. Also, the name of the State was never given so it does not mater. A 24 is pretty high for some state. You can not base everyone potential or hard work by ACT alone that is the reason why colleges factor in class rank and GPA.</p>
<p>“If a person is ranked FIRST, they should be able to pull of ATLEAST 29 the first time.”</p>
<p>This is an option.</p>
<p>Also did you not stated that you made a 23 the first time and got a 31? So why does it matter if the score is low the first time around?</p>
<p>Being number one in the school does not mean you are the smartest kid. But it does show colleges how committed you are to the school work.</p>
<p>Haha I’m number 22 in my school of 1,000 in my class and I pulled off a 31 my first time as a unprepared sophomore.</p>
<p>^kathy lis is an example why some people hate cc, as the boasting is completely off topic. this thread is 5 years old, who cares? </p>
<p>i got a 37 my first time taking the act as an unprepared 6th grader. how do you feel?</p>
<p>^look, I’m going to say this once…</p>
<p>Colleges realize that you aren’t perfect. Not everything has to be a 10/10! He sounds like a great kid, one who will go far in life. </p>
<p>Your test scores are very important, but they’re only ONE PART of a giant holistic review. </p>
<p>Gradesobviously 10/10
Extracurricularsif he gets Eagle Scout, 10/10
Essaysmake sure that they’re 10/10
Recommendationsshould be top-notch 10/10</p>
<p>hoaiiwaifowalnkijafwijoawffiowafoifw he was a sophomore?!? No wonder. Just have him take the test repeatedly, at EVERY POSSIBLE TIME, for a maximum score. The people with perfect scores take it over and over again! </p>
<p>So sign him up (by tomorrow, last day) for the April test, then the June one. Then you can have him take it six times during his junior year (after a summer of prep) and three times during his senior year. It’ll be expensive, obviously, but he’ll have worked out the whole test. </p>
<p>Just don’t stress about it. Even if he doesn’t get a 36, he’s still a very strong candidate.</p>
<p>^ 5 year thread btw</p>
<p>FYI—
My daughter’s high school counselor advised her to take the ACT no more than 3 times. He stated that it is viewed negatively by prospective colleges if a student takes the ACT more than 3 times.</p>
<p>Can all you silly moms quit reviving this five year old thread? Just make a new one</p>
<p>My son scored a 28 this year as a sophomore but his grades are poor C’s. I wish I could motivate him a bit, I think he could do much better if he tried. How much do they look at grades if he gets a good ACT score?</p>
<p>The ACT is used to show how competitive your highschool is. Making an A at Ghettotown Senior High is not the same as making an A at PrivatePrep Highschool. Is your son in a private school? I go to a private school and it is very difficult to maintain all As, but the average ACT score I would say at my school is a 29-31. Colleges will see your kid’s ACT score and his bad grades and will be like “Oh, this must be a difficult school if this happened.”</p>
<p>He is at a public high school. It’s a good school but not an academics powerhouse. My hopes are that he can make it into a good state university school. He has always done well on standardized tests but consistently does poorly on school grades. It seems like he’s smart enough but is a bit lazy getting his homework done, etc. I’m just trying to find something to motivate him.</p>
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<p>Is this true?</p>
<p>he needs a 36 composite or he will die.</p>
<p>^this. And if he doesn’t die, then take care of him cuz anything less than 36 is a failure.</p>
<p>I know a kid who got a 22 his sophmore year and raised that to a 32 at the end of his juniour year. I don’t think he even studied that much. Study some, but mostly let school run its course (assuming its a good school). Hard classes that require thinking quickly under a time limit (AP).</p>