I took the ACT yesterday for the first time as a senior (most people in my area take the SAT, but the ACT was worth a try" and when I tell you I guessed! I guessed. For the English section not too much, but for the math section I mindlessly guessed on over 35 of them. I tried working them out, but I just couldn’t get it. On the reading section which is usually my best I kept flipping through all 4 passages without reading any of them and just browsing for answers. I did actually get a good bit correct I’m hoping, but it still doesn’t take away the fact that I guessed on about 14 or so. The science section went well. I left the last two questions blank in every passage so I can maximize points from other passages and that worked fairly okay. I filled in random ovals for about 8 of them. I really believe I did horrible. I’m not sure if I even got a 20. Should I wait for my results or immediately register for the next ACT ?
Do you apply to schools that do NOT participate in score choice?
If every school allows score choice, then it does not even matter what you get on the ACT, since you probably won’t use it to apply anywhere.
If some of them don’t, then I would cancel your scores. The ACT curve usually is pretty harsh, so it isn’t possible to get a 20 with just randomly guessing.
If you want to get a good ACT score, I would register for the December ACT and practice.
Yeah the curve is super harsh. I’m going to wait until my scores are available and then ask ACT to delete the entire score from their records. I’ll just stick to the SAT.
They won’t do that. But not all schools require sending all scores, only a few top schools. And if you guessed on 35 math questions, those likely aren’t your schools anyway.
ACT does have a delete score option. It must be physically written though.
OP do you need the ACT Score? If you do, and can do some prep for the Dec test, I would take it.
If your SAT is good, and you can’t prep, skip it.
My SAT wasn’t high at all, but it hit the 1500 benchmark I guess.
Then give the Dec ACT a try. You can PM me here if you need help.
I need help a lot with math content in general. I understand reading passages well, but I can’t time manage at all