<p>Ohh btw UIUC is now 36k for business… Its crazy how expensive that is for instate</p>
<p>Am I misunderstanding the tuition chart?</p>
<p>[U</a> of I Records: 2012-2013 Academic Year Undergrad Business Tuition Rate](<a href=“http://registrar.illinois.edu/financial/tuition_1213/AY/ugrad_business.html]U”>http://registrar.illinois.edu/financial/tuition_1213/AY/ugrad_business.html)</p>
<p>Looks to me like last year’s tuition was $16,556 for undergraduate business - plus room and board. How do you get to $36,000?</p>
<p>Yes the tuition says around 16k but for business they add on extra fees. Room and board and books are are 12k more which also raises the price. I dont know if they disclose the rate after the added fees but I have several friends who attend there and they have each told me to expect to pay around 35k. But who knows hopefully they are wrong!</p>
<p>Interesting - well - you are doing the right thing by developing a broad list with many options. And I agree about the ACT - a 30 will open more doors for you.</p>
<p>Thanks lol the ACT is just so frustrating!! Im getting a tutor over the summer in hopes of raising the score</p>
<p>My son was able to raise his score from a 27 to a 30 - so I know it can be done! Lots of practice - lots of repetition. The key to the ACT is to work quickly. Do practice tests - and work on getting to the point where you can complete the section in the allotted time. If you can’t finish - make sure you bubble in all unanswered questions as there is no penalty for guessing/wrong answers on the ACT. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks!! I hope it all works out!</p>
<p>“Only on CC is a 29 ACT considered a “low score”.”</p>
<p>That was my thought exactly and I thought that maybe Nikkkkki was surely jesting coming on this thread for B students with an unweighted GPA of 3.96 and an ACT of 29 saying it was low. However, it appears my judgement was too hasty.</p>
<p>So, let me ask this question of the group as maybe I am the one who is uninformed, is a 29 really that low? Does someone who has a 29 really need to retake the ACT?</p>
<p>That deffinatley wasnt my intentions whatsoever. And while I know a 29 isnt low, it it to get into a good school and get scholarships. I came to the ‘B’ thread because I know I have no chance at scholarships at the A people’s schools and might at some of the schools in this thread. Im sorry if it came across like that!!</p>
<p>Nikkki - no apology needed! A 29 is not a “low” score, but whether one should re-take a 29 depends entirely on that particular student’s goals, both in terms of admissions and merit aid. It also depends on how many times you have tested. Getting a 29 on the first attempt is different from starting at a 25 and working your way up to a 29 on the 3rd attempt. I would generally suggest taking the test twice, maybe three times. So, if you got that 29 on your first try, I would try it again and see what happens - no reason not to do so.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that with superscoring, even if the composite remains a 29 on the second test, if you have improved on even one section, you have improved your superscore.</p>
<p>Nikki I think you got the picture. Test again and hope for a better score(and super score) and investigate more State and up and coming schools. They provide a solid education and give great merit.</p>
<p>Okay, so here is why I ask… DD1, did in fact get a 29 on her ACT and it was the first time she took it and I thought that it was a good score (well, who am I kidding, I thought it was a great score as she is a B student). </p>
<p>I didn’t realize that they super scored on the ACT as well… I thought they only did that on the SAT. When I look at this chart, it seems like not that many colleges do super score the ACT, or am I just not understanding it correctly?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.prepmatters.com/sites/default/files/TopColleges-2013Entry.pdf[/url]”>http://www.prepmatters.com/sites/default/files/TopColleges-2013Entry.pdf</a></p>
<p>Hi - it is very hard to keep track of which colleges superscore the ACT and which don’t, but the chart you provided shows that most schools DO superscore both. Look at the middle column with the superscoring heading - more say “SAT and ACT” than “neither”.</p>
<p>I do think a 29 ACT is a good score for a “B” student. But, if that was her score the first time - why not have her try it one more time? If she does not improve - no harm done - don’t send it anywhere. But, what if she does improve to a 30? That could make the difference between a defer and an accept or between amounts of merit money.</p>
<p>In the case of S2, I was thrilled with his 30 ACT on the 2nd try. But when it came time for merit money at Elon, he just missed the cutoff. Their approach is to translate ACT scores into corresponding SAT scores - and then superscore. So - just one more point on one section would have made the translated SAT score high enough for $4500/year. Had I known that - I would have asked him to take it a 3rd time with hopes of raising just one section.</p>
<p>So - yes - I would suggest your D take it again - just see what happens.</p>
<p>A 29 composite puts her in the top 93% of all ACT scorers. [Score</a> Information | National Ranks for Test Scores and Composite Score | ACT Student](<a href=“ACT Test Scores | ACT Scoring | ACT”>ACT Test Scores | ACT Scoring | ACT)</p>
<p>That’s a pretty darn solid A</p>
<p>I think some schools superscore the composite score so if a student goes up in one section, it may not make a difference in the composite score–or if she goes up in one section, but down in another. We were lucky in that my kid tried both SATs and ACTs twice. She appeared to do better in SATs so she pursued it TWO more times. That’s 2 ACTs and 4 SATs. Yes, crazy, I know. But, her scores kept going up substantially–as if something “clicked.” It paid off big time when it came down to merit money and choices, despite the party line from guidance counselors and others.</p>
<p>A funny question… My BIL SIL and kids go to my nephew’s Hillel for Jewish holidays such as YK or RH. They aren’t local either. Have you ever heard of that ? I thought Hillel was for students only.</p>
<p>Not unusual at all. Many Hillels open their services to the community. My undergraduate Hillel had three different (Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform) services in three different (VERY LARGE) locations and attracted a very large population from the general community. Maybe some were affiliated with the school, maybe not. I think that when I was in Charlottesville (grad school) the only shul in town might actually have collaborated with the Hillel on services? </p>
<p>We’ve been to Goucher Hillel and to UMd Hillel after moving to Maryland and before affiliating.</p>
<p>I’m thinking of trying AU Hillel this year as I’ve become somewhat disenchanted with our own congregation of late.</p>
<p>Thanks DeskPotato. Is Goucher Hillel still running services for the Jewish community? That is where my son is going to college. Not sure how he’d feel if we cme down to services though.</p>
<p>Some professors went to Emory’s Hillel services. IMO college services are much more entertaining than many traditional ones. </p>
<p>I believe this is also the case at OU, although that’s because the nearest synagogue is 35 minutes away.</p>
<p>Justamomf2 thanks for that link, it was very helpful. DD is trying for UMiami this year and I always thought they required ACT with writing. I will double check of course, but it does opens new possibilities for new test dates for her.</p>