What do you think, take it one more time?

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<p>Here's my situation.</p>

<p>I took the ACT in December 09. 27 on no studying. Meh.</p>

<p>Took it again in March. 31 on no studying. I literally got up and started screaming around the house. My goal was a 30 and I passed it. I'm pleased. But then again, I'm never pleased.</p>

<p>Getting into that 32-36 range is huge for scholarships and whatnot. However, I'm not totally sure I can get there again, that this 31 was a fluke. I didn't study, I've never cracked open a review book in my life, I've never taken an ACT class or anything, I just show up and go for it. So perhaps with an ACT book and some exercises (English especially, got a 28 there), perhaps I could get that elusive 32...or higher.</p>

<p>But I KNOW that some of my scores were a fluke. I got a 34 on Science in March. I had a 25 in December. I'm scraping by with Bs in Advanced Honors Chemistry. There's no chance in hell that I suddenly woke up with some advanced knowledge in Science and jumped 9 points. So I'm really nervous that I'm going to take it again and get something like a 26 in Science and flop.</p>

<p>Keep in mind my goal. I don't want to go Ivy League or anything like that. I want to go to a smaller school in my state of Tennessee. I'm thinking either Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin or UT-Chattanooga, with Middle Tennessee State University as a safety (I live there, so I don't really wanna go here for college). Admission is no problem. However, I want as much scholarship money as possible. After the $4000 HOPE scholarship, my parents are willing to give me the tuition to MTSU and nothing more. I have to come up with the rest. That's going to be about $4k-$6k on my shoulders. Not that much, but I'd really really like to get some extra money on the side. My parents agreed that if I was able to cover EVERYTHING in scholarships, they'd buy me a car. So my goal is free college.</p>

<p>With this in mind, is getting that 32 going to make a big enough difference to warrant taking the test? And without a whole bunch of studying (3 APs >:()?</p>

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<p>It is well worth one Saturday if you can do it. I say go for it.</p>

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<p>I don’t know that “one Saturday” is going to change anything for you.</p>

<p>I say re-take it, but first invest 15-20 hrs with Princeton Review book. That is what will potentially make the difference.</p>

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<p>The difference between a 30 and a 32 is not 15-20 hours worth of studying Princeton Review.</p>

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<p>That depends. My daughter got 31 on her first practice. Put in about 30 hrs with PR. Just got her score: composite 34.</p>

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<p>Oh no, don’t get me wrong, Fresh year I got a 27, put in HOURS of studying, and got a 34 as a sophomore, but I mean the difference really isn’t that big. You daughter, like myself, may have overprepared a tad if our goal was just a 32 like the OP.</p>

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<p>You may be right, she could have hit 32 with less work, but she didn’t know that going in. Also, her eyes about popped out when she saw the 34. So worth it! But I see your point.</p>

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<p>^ = ). It is such a nice feeling.</p>