<p>believersmom - i googled at the ncaa site on ACT requirements and found this link to a quick reference pdf on freshman eligibility. pg. 1 mentions that ACT used by ncaa is the sum of the 4 sections: math, english, reading, science so i think that is where the confusion about the 36 might be coming from. look at pg. 2 of the pdf and you’ll see the sliding scale on ACT for div. 1 and for example then with a 3.5 gpa in the 16 ncaa core courses a sum of 39 is required. i think some super scoring may be permitted but you’d best ask ncaa and/or the college ncaa compliance staff about how they do their scoring and what is their policy.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/Eligibility_Center/QuickReferenceSheetforIEStandards-8-28-07.pdf[/url]”>http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/Eligibility_Center/QuickReferenceSheetforIEStandards-8-28-07.pdf</a></p>
<p>you can also do some google searching on recruiting guidelines and find what are likely preferred ACT or SAT scores for recruited athletes at both div. 1 and div. 2 level. i think at least a 24 ACT is the magic number from what I found googling. </p>
<p>and …if you are really, really enthusiastic and want to fill your brain with all sorts of new information…then add the ivy academic index (AI) to your google search :)</p>