How Good is a 31 on the ACT?

MITer94
Fri, 14 Nov 2014 04:59:55 +0000

Knowing that a 31 is at the 97%ile of test-takers is already plenty of information for you to know. Also the mean score is around 21 with standard deviation about 5, so you are roughly 2 standard devs above normal, which is quite good. However, as the other posters said, you should also check the 25/75%ile scores for the schools you are applying to. For very selective schools (e.g. Ivies, MIT, Caltech), a 31 is a bit low.