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re: What is a "good" ACT score?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:50 pm to RyseofRome
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:50 pm to RyseofRome
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What is a "good" ACT score?
I think 25 and above is good.
I would say so. I got a 25 which got me in LSU and got me TOPS so I quit trying.
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Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:51 pm to TH03
The only possible way is that she did something really stupid like bubble in question #2 in one section in the space for number 3 and on down the line and ended up scoring a 5 in one section, throwing off the composite. 
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:52 pm to Walking the Earth
shite I made an 18 in 7th grade
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:53 pm to RyseofRome
I got a 28 and had a 3.8 in HS, that only got me $500 a semester my freshman year.
TOPS is such a ludicrous scholarship, it really baffles me why they set the minimum so low
TOPS is such a ludicrous scholarship, it really baffles me why they set the minimum so low
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:54 pm to TH03
quote:
25 is pretty shitty
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:55 pm to TDsngumbo
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ACT scores mean nothing.
I guess that is why colleges don't require an applicant to take it when applying to school - Since it is such a pointless measurement tool and all.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:56 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
quote:it also depends on how big the graduating class is. 50 out 630 or 50 out of 200? 25 is good/respectable, 28 starts to get scholarships. Sorry, but to say anything below 30 is "meh" is just not accurate.
it also depends on what you normally compare to. i went to a really good high school where probably 50 people in the graduating class were capable of 30+. so, to me below a 30 is pretty meh.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:57 pm to shutterspeed
the dumbest people in my class made 20-25. smarter people made 26-29, and the top of the class made 30-35. so yes, to me, 25 was shitty
Posted on 2/17/14 at 5:58 pm to RyseofRome
Anyone under a 25 should be sterilized.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:00 pm to RyseofRome
27+. Enough to go to Spring testing at LSU.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:00 pm to RyseofRome
I only got a 26 but I don't think ACT is a good test of future success as much as HS GPA and extra curricular activities are.
I have a friend who couldn't get over a 17 but finished undergrad with a 3.8 and got his Doctorate of PT finishing third overall in his class.
Another friend scored a 31 but was lazy as shite and failed out of school after first year.
Just like anything in life you get what you put into it. Natural aptitude is great but when combined with a shitty work ethic it won't get you anywhere.
I have a friend who couldn't get over a 17 but finished undergrad with a 3.8 and got his Doctorate of PT finishing third overall in his class.
Another friend scored a 31 but was lazy as shite and failed out of school after first year.
Just like anything in life you get what you put into it. Natural aptitude is great but when combined with a shitty work ethic it won't get you anywhere.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:04 pm to TH03
quote:
the dumbest people in my class made 20-25. smarter people made 26-29, and the top of the class made 30-35. so yes, to me, 25 was shitty
quote:
and anecdotal evidence means nothing
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:05 pm to TH03
and how did college work out for you?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:05 pm to Sterling Archer
Scored a 27 first try with no preparation... 32 on the math portion. The 27 got me everything I needed, so I didn't take it again.
25+ would qualify as good IMO.
25+ would qualify as good IMO.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:05 pm to shutterspeed
I wasn't using that to prove anything. just stating why my opinion is what it is.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:06 pm to Buddy Garrity
cocaine is a helluva drug
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:08 pm to bencoleman
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I took it in 1980. I think it may have been different back then.
I always wonder how this works now. From my understanding, the scores are "enhanced" now, but how does that translate to the actual scores?
For example, what would a 25 today translate to in 1995?
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:12 pm to TH03
I know it's purely anecdotal, but I don't think the ACT is a very good way to predict college success. I made a 24 and have a higher GPA than most of my friends who all scored higher than me. A few of my friends who scored in the 30s aren't even in school anymore.
I'm sure there's a general trend, but I doubt it's very strong.
I'm sure there's a general trend, but I doubt it's very strong.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:13 pm to shutterspeed
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For example, what would a 25 today translate to in 1995?
There's probably no real way to answer that.
Anecdotal (dirty word, I know) experience definitely suggests that test prep is in a whole other league these days so unless the ACT has made an effort to increase the difficulty of the test, it would be "easier" to get a higher score today.
Posted on 2/17/14 at 6:14 pm to Buddy Garrity
it isn't, it's just easy to make people upset in these threads
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