Do you think a 29 composite is good enough for some of the ivy leagues such as Brown, Penn, Yale and Dartmouth for a recruited athlete. I have read that schools put more value on the reading and math scores for ACT. I scored a
29 composite: 33 math, 32 reading, 28 english, 24 science
here’s a cc thread that discusses it (and has links to other threads). looks like 29-30 might be a possible threshold.
You have posted this same question four times now. You don’t need to keep asking over and over. Everyone has said to you that you should study harder and retake the ACT. Enough.
If you are being recruited, then ask the coaches at each school. They will know and be able to answer that question. In part the answer will depend on how high a recruit you are. The better you are the more you can get away with. When we talked with coaches we showed them gpa’s and test scores. They were able to tell us where we fell in the recruiting range.
OP said elsewhere he/she is into golf and tennis.
No way those coaches use up a spot for an ACT 29 unless he/she one of the top handful of players in this country. No indication whatsoever that that’s the talent level discussed here – or else you’ve have schools like Stanford knocking down your door. The answer is a solid NO.
I don’t think it’s a solid no. A 29 is borderline for sure, but if you have a high GPA, and are a really really good player, you might have a chance for some coaches at some ivies, imo, even in tennis or golf. A lot depends on the the AI of the other recruits on the team that year. I know of one who got in with an AI in the low 200s recently. Can get that easily with a 29.
But other coaches said they won’t submit a player with less than a 220. That would rule out a 29.
So IMO a 29 is low, and wouild eliminate some schjools/coaches, but not necessarily a no for all circumstances.
You’d have to be a really good player, but not necessarily Stanford level.
If you are a Stanford level player, at least 1 ivy coach will get you in with a 29 (and good GPA).
@8bagels @T26E4 Just talked to the coach from one of the ivy’s (not HYP). He told me he is comfortable recruiting me if I have a ACT in the 29-31 range. I had a 29 ACT so he said if I take it again and get one or two more points it would tremendously help him in the admissions process. Thanks for your help.
yeah, that’s what I would expect many ivy coaches would tell you.
“29 won’t necessarily disqualify you, but try to get it up.”
Good luck!
My brother-in-law got into Brown with a 22. I guess they wanted him.
^ I would guess that wasn’t recently.
**Did he graduate?
@“Erin’s Dad” @TomSrOfBoston It wasn’t recently. I’m guessing he’s 42. He graduated.
The only reason I know is because he score report was stuck in some of my wife’s stuff. I saw it and was like, “Holy Cow!”
She did tell me at some point that because he was a good athlete everything was always just sort of taken care of for him. At least some of them really are allowed to get away with things in high school, and aren’t required to work as hard. And so their ACT scores are likely to be pretty lousy.
@EarlVanDorn I still believe that they are very lenient on top athletes. My friend who has been homeschooled to focus on his sport has been getting various calls from ivy league schools. They said they could get him in with a 27ACT! (Not HYP) as they would not be able to get away with this with admission but still!
top state athlete around here was recruited at stanford with a 27. He was recruited by all sorts of division 1 schools.
(So - we truly dont know his ACT of course; its all rumored – but we do know for sure it was below 32 as those kids are recognized by the school and he wasnt in that group.)
@zxcvbnm1216 These stories of 27s and 29s aren’t relevant to your situation if you’re hoping for being recruited in either tennis or golf – you understand that, right?
@T26E4 The kid plays the same sport as me who is getting recruited to upend and columbia
Per Naviance scattergrams (small school, easy to figure out the outliers), we had a female athlete in a minor sport get into Brown with a 31, but very good grades. It appears that a male athlete in a very minor sport got into Stanford with a 31 as well, also had very good grades. On the other hand, we had a football player get into a top 20 with a 24 and fair grades. I think you need the grades and some rigor to show that you can do the work despite below-average (for the school) test scores.
Well @higheredrocks the kid I know who is getting recruited with a 27 has been doing online school for the last 5 years. Schools in admissions tend to rely on test scores over their online grades.