I’m thinking about registering for the October ACT. I’ll most probably be applying to stanford SCEA. But Stanford’s site says that they can not ensure if the October ACT scores will reach them in time. I don’t want to mess up my chances .
Isn’t their anything like rush reporting in ACT?
Have you not already taken your ACT/SAT? If you are just trying to improve a score, you either were not going to get in due to the scores anyway, or your scores are already good enough and you are worrying about nothing. A point or two on the ACT will likely have no impact at a place like Stanford unless you are below the minimum they would accept. (if that is the case, look elsewhere anyway)
There can be advantages to taking another test. Many schools have sliding scales for scholarship or grant money based in part on the test scores. A point can make a difference there.
All of that being said…if Stanford is telling you that the October date will be too late (which is what they are doing in their own imprecise way), then they will be late. If scores could be rushed, everyone would do so. Waiting is agonizing for some and other simply procrastinate so long that the testing companies would be inundated around this time.
Good luck!
I checked the ACT website, and there is an option for priority reporting but yes it is very likely that you won’t be able to send your scores in time. Even the September ACT, scores can take up to November 6, and on top of that there is a 2 weeks waiting period for the writing scores to come up.
Really the only option if you need standardized testing is September ACT (which may not make it in time) or the October SAT (which should make it in time, scores come out on October 22 and with rush reporting they should be at the college by October 27).
@Torveaux yes, my previous sat score is 2210,and I know it’s in the lower range so I was wondering if a 34 on the act will be better than this sat score?
What is the ‘core’ Schools do not look at the Writing portion in the total. They use it primarily for English placement. My S1 had a 2220 and a 34 ACT. Either score would make anyone competitive for him, the Core was nearly perfect, but his writing was a bit low in comparison.
Once you get into the academic grouping, they are really looking at the rest of your resume. There is a false narrative that higher is better because of the mean scores, etc. If it were all about higher scores, no one under 2300 would get in as they could fill classes with higher scores.
Focus on the rest of your resume.
Note that there is not a cutoff in score for admission. Nevertheless, the higher score still associate with slightly higher admission rate. At some schools, they have a formula to calculate your admission score that includes multiple factors. Others just value multiple factors in their own biased way of holistic review. In either case, assuming all other factors are equal for 2 candidates, the one with higher score will still have an advantage.