Should I bother retaking?

everlastingwish
Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:56:13 +0000

In June, I took the ACTs with pretty much zero prep and ended up with a 35 (Math 32, Science 36, English & Reading 35). Was expecting a bad score in math because I always make a lot of mistakes, but was pretty happy with the composite score. My writing score was only a 31, though, (essay = 8), which seems pretty bad compared to my composite.

After taking the SATs and only getting 2170 (ACT equivalent of 35 is around 2300+), I almost ENJOYED taking the ACTs. Is it worth it to take it again to improve my math and writing score? I’m planning on going into a STEM career, and already have pretty good SAT IIs.