33 on ACT, good enough for Ivy League?

tk21769
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:28:32 +0000

Here’s a detailed profile of students enrolled at Georgetown University, which is a little less selective overall than the Ivies (with the possible exception of Cornell):
https://georgetown.app.box.com/s/wcwzfcswo59o21cw6b73

A 33 on the ACT is roughly equivalent to a 2190 on the SATs.
Among applicants to Georgetown’s SFS with SAT-CR scores in the 700s AND class rank in the top 5%, 37% were admitted (162/440). Even with a perfect CR score AND rank in the top 5%, the admit rate still is less than 50% (47/98).

That’s Georgetown. For the Ivies, an ACT score of 33 isn’t low enough to keep you out. However, it’ll take a lot more than that score (or even a higher one) to get you in.