Is an ACT score of 31 good enough?

[I_need_advice]

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<p>It’s within range, but people keep shooting people down that have an ACT score of 30-32.</p>

[Consolation]

<p>It depends what else is on your application. It’s mediocre for the pool.</p>

[spunaugle]

<p>Agreed with consolation. The score doesn’t disqualify you by any means, but it also doesn’t really help you.</p>

[hmom5]

<p>The range includes the 40% plus of the class that are recruited athletes, minorities, legacies, staff kids and development candidates.</p>

[toadstool]

<p>Naviance data for DD’s prep school shows Dartmouth admission all over the place, with no correlation to GPA or Standard tests. Total scatter shot. Most accepted students are recruited athletes. </p>

<p>Warning: for every 5 acceptances they send out 10 waitlist spots, none of which is ever accepted.</p>

[al6200]

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@toadstool

Naviance data for DD’s prep school shows Dartmouth admission all over the place, with no correlation to GPA or Standard tests. Total scatter shot. Most accepted students are recruited athletes.

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<p>That probably just means that you’re suffering from a restricted range. With that said, it probably does confirm the common wisdom in this thread that a 31 ACT will make his application neither sink nor swim. </p>

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@hmom5

The range includes the 40% plus of the class that are recruited athletes, minorities, legacies, staff kids and development candidates.

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<p>What’s a development candidate?</p>

[2010emily]

<p>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$= development candidate</p>

[teamfrangela92]

<p>As emily explained, a development candidate is someone who has somekind of connection that could lead to the creation of let’s say… a new science laboratory for chem majors. Development cases are also called VIPs.</p>

[2010emily]

<p>much better articulation. :-)</p>

[al6200]

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@teamfrangela

As emily explained, a development candidate is someone who has somekind of connection that could lead to the creation of let’s say… a new science laboratory for chem majors. Development cases are also called VIPs.

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<p>Ah, I see. Is this usually an explicit agreement or just a general preference for the children of wealthy potential donors? </p>

<p>When I first read development candidate I assumed that it was talking about a student with a lot of intellectual talent but very few real world accomplishments, who might be expected to “develop” their abilities while at school.</p>

[system]

<p>It’s both, depending on the situation.</p>

<p>Development candidates essentially are parents with cash to throw.</p>

<p>They get favored in admissions and preferable treatment in other areas (discipline most notably)</p>

<p>Of course this is the same at any private school</p>