Should I apply on August 1st (when the application opens)?

frever
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:38:39 +0000

Wow, solid exchange. Keep it up junebug!

My (tiny) input:

Definitely don’t apply on the 1st day if you haven’t even started your essays yet. And if you can even get a 34 ACT, it’ll be well worth the time and effort to take the test. A 32 ACT is considered to be even with a 2150 SAT, so even a 33 ACT would be considered an improvement to the adcoms.

More questions:

What exact major are you applying for? If you don’t know the answer to this then you’re definitely not ready to apply in less than a week. This question deserves a lot of time. If you’re applying to engineering then definitely put an engineering major as your first choice. It can’t hurt and you have a definite chance of getting in with a 34+ ACT. Everyone’s “third choice” is automatically general admission.