<p>Ok don’t listen to the above poster as far as if you don’t have the higher test scores that you will struggle academically. That is complete bs. In my opinion, it comes to your work ethic and how much effort you are willing to put in. If you had like a 19 ACT and a 1300 (M+W+CR) SAT, then I could understand you struggling academically, but that is not the case. Your scores are not even that bad to begin with, but if you can raise your ACT score a few more points, you will be a more competitive applicant. I saw that you got a 26 in English. You can easily raise that to above a 30. The first time I took the ACT, I got a 24 in the English section. I studied and took a lot of practice tests and the second time around, I raised my English score from a 24 to a 34. You just have to learn the tricks and the grammar. Also, don’t apply ED1 to Swathmore if you know that you can’t financially afford it. Run your family’s finances through the NPC to see if your family can afford it. It may be off though if your parents own their business or have a lot of assets. After doing this, you will be able to know if you can afford the school.</p>