Chance Me for February Round Please

gougadawgs44
Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:27:20 +0000

Yes, if you read the blog spot Mr. Graves discusses how the Math and English subscores of the ACT are more accurate predictions of academic success at UGA over reading and science. He gave the following example:

When UGA looks at the scores in more detail, though, we are focusing on the subscores that match the SAT scores. As such, our focus is on the English subscore, the Math subscore, and the Writing subscore, as these match up with the SAT subscores. If you have both SAT and ACT (with Writing) scores, we will then use whichever test has the strongest scores. In addition to these three subscores being a good match to the SAT subscores, there has also been research showing that these three subscores are the best ACT score predictors of student success in college. The Washington Post has a good article about this ACT issue, although they use harsher language that I would.

So when you look at your ACT results and are discussing them with other people, know that we are looking at specific subscores, and that a Composite Score does not always give the most accurate information. Here are two more examples to give you a good understanding of the situation:

Student A: English -29, Math -30, Science -24, Reading -24, Combined English/Writing -31
Student B: English -25, Math -22, Science -29, Reading -31, Combined English/Writing - 26
The Composite score for both students is a 27, but the eyes of UGA, Student A has a much stronger ACT, specifically in the English, Math and Combined English/Writing subscores. So if they both go out and state that they have a 27 ACT, that does not really give the full and accurate story.

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