33 on ACT, good enough for Ivy League?

billcsho
Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:32:49 +0000

There is definitely a difference between 33 and 36. The question is whether you can get a higher score. ACT 33 is within the mid 50 for Ivies, but it absolutely would not make you stand out from the crowd. Even if you get a higher ACT score, you still need to have other strengths in your credential to be accepted by these top schools. Anyway, don’t settle with a “good enough” score IF you can do better. You would need to pick some matching schools to apply (Ivies are reach schools). You should look beyond acceptance for those matching schools as ACT 33 may get you admitted but may not be sufficient for merit aid. If you do a lot of practice tests and reached a plateau, you should know whether your current score reflects you faithfully.