<p>In August I start my senior year and I already have the colleges I want to apply to, I'm applying to about 4-6. My top choice is College of Charleston or Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). I've already taken the SAT and scored the national average, which disappointed me because I practiced and studied but I panicked and missed A LOT of questions. I did the math and my score would've been ~1900 if I didn't miss all those (I know I'll still miss some, but my score would've been a lot higher than it was). I signed up to take the ACT, but missed the actual test date because of family emergencies. I've discovered an app called Edupath Prep and I took it and it gave me almost my EXACT SAT score! So I hope it does the same for the ACT and so far I have a 25, but that's with an 18 in math so I think I can get at least a 27, hopefully a 28 though. It was so much easier to me than SAT style questions. Although I don't know if I should pay and take it in September or wait until school starts back, get a fee waiver, and take it in October. My earliest deadline is December 1st, but it's one of the schools I'm just using as a backup. A 28 puts me in the 50-75th percentile of all my schools. Also if I score well on the ACT should I still take the SAT again? I don't think I can superscore because I used the free 4 score reports the first time I took it. Sorry for the long paragraph but I'm very nervous about college! </p>
<p>The earlier you take it, the more time you have to plan around your results, so I’d take it in September, and possibly again in December. Students often PLAN to get certain scores, thinking they can study their way to a high score, but the reality is that doesn’t happen very often. </p>
<p>Get a baseline down in September, read the results by October, have some schools picked out, and possibly retake in December, though you’ll have to sign up before you know the Sept. result in all likelihood.</p>
<p>You can superscore to any school that does that no matter what, as long as you submit your test results to the school officially. You get four free submissions to any school every time you take the test…</p>