HELP! What should i do?!

Applying to College
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<p>It’s the middle of the summer and i have just come across a problem…</p>

<p>Should I take the ACT for the third time to get above a 25? (last times i took it i got 24 and 25…now i want 27 or 28)</p>

<p>Or forget the third ACT and just finish my summer reading??</p>

<p>If i take the ACT i might not have time to finish my third book(Grapes of Wrath–sooo long) and if I do bad on my summer reading test i could get kicked out of AP and my average will be low…but i will have a higher ACT grade…</p>

<p>But if I dont take the ACT i can relax the whole summer and just read and ace the test and do well in AP english, which will raise my GPA…</p>

<p>SHOULD I GO FOR THE ACT OR NOT?!???( i’ll have to study until september 15th)</p>

<p>PLEASE HELP!!</p>

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<p>There are ACT dates in the fall, aren’t there? You could wait until then.</p>

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<p>noooo i have to take it in september becuase the other dates are one hour away or more/…sept 15 is the LAST date</p>

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<p>Um, will the score you have get you where you want to go?</p>

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<p>What about SATs in the fall? Maybe that’s another option…</p>

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<p>my act is in the bottom percentage of the schools i am applying to</p>

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<p>Then you need to retake them unless you have a major hook.</p>

<p>Are you serious?</p>

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<p>you have from today (July 19th) until school starts to read one book – and from now until september 15th to study for the ACT.</p>

<p>Unless you are working a full-time job AND watching siblings at home or something, I don’t see why you can’t do both.</p>

<p>Grapes of Wrath may be a little long – but it isn’t Crime and Punishment or anything – it is a little over 500 pages. If school starts in a month (which would be early) you have 30 days – and you need to read about 17 pages per day. That really shouldn’t take you more than an hour, maybe a little more.</p>

<p>ACT studying – you have almost 60 days. Spend one hour daily on the ACT studying – and really work on it. Get the real ACT prep book with the actual tests, work on the areas you are lacking in, etc.</p>

<p>both are very, very doable.</p>