ACT 2008 National Report Released

tokenadult · 08-13-2008, 11:22 AM

The ACT organization has released its national report

http://www.act.org/news/data/08/pdf/National2008.pdf

on class of 2008 students. In class of 2008, 428 students around the country achieved a peak composite scaled score of 36, and any score of 34 or higher was in the very top percentile level.

az1698 · 08-13-2008, 11:24 AM

of those 428, 427 must be here on CC

MITpwnsnoobs69 · 08-13-2008, 11:33 AM

didn't 32+ used to be the top percentile?

erhswimming · 08-13-2008, 11:57 AM

Yea...I was top percentile with 33 two years ago.

kryptonsa36 · 08-13-2008, 01:45 PM

Don't only, like, 500 students take that test every year? -_-

Peytoncline · 08-13-2008, 01:46 PM

no..... much more than 500 people take the test.

Peytoncline · 08-13-2008, 01:54 PM

there were 250 people taking it at my school in June, so i'm sure there are many many many more people that take it nationally

AKittka · 08-13-2008, 02:08 PM

i think krypton was being a little sarcastic.

bsb2007 · 08-13-2008, 02:10 PM

i didn't take it but i wish i had. it seems to be generally easier to understand than the SAT. i know many kids who got 1200 out of 1600 on SAT's and get 33's on ACT. I feel like its composition is a lot better and a lot less trickier than the SAT...from what i hear of course.

friedrice · 08-13-2008, 02:25 PM

Hmm that's interesting because only about 200 students get a 2400 each year. But then again, it's much harder to get a 2400 than a 36.

HisGraceFillsMe · 08-13-2008, 02:36 PM

bsb2007-that's because rather than testing you on how well you can take some stupid test, the ACT actually tests you on what you learned in high school and how much of it you retained. My ACT score was equal to a 200-point increase on my SAT score.

Peytoncline · 08-13-2008, 02:51 PM

^ same here... my ACT score is equivalent to 300 more than my SAT score.

tokenadult · 08-13-2008, 02:56 PM

The comparable figures for the SAT for class of 2008 will be released by the end of this month.

atrophicwhisper · 08-13-2008, 02:59 PM

Quote:

bsb2007-that's because rather than testing you on how well you can take some stupid test, the ACT actually tests you on what you learned in high school and how much of it you retained. My ACT score was equal to a 200-point increase on my SAT score.

Not completely. The science section has nothing to do with what you learned in high school. The ACT reading section is kind of the same way too (more like a literary analysis exercise.) The math and English sections are better though.

JBVirtuoso · 08-13-2008, 03:11 PM

The Math and English sections of the ACT are much superior to the SAT sections, in my opinion. The ACT tests actual skills in those sections, whereas the SAT tests the arrogance of the test takers to notice its little scams.