Should I retake the ACT?

brennz
Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:45:52 +0000

If I were you, I wouldn’t. Your SAT score is already more competitive than your ACT, so unless the college wants you to send both (or prefers ACT), I would recommend just sending that.

It also depends on the amount of prep you did for the ACT. I didn’t study or take any practice tests beforehand and got a composite of 35, so if I studied more then there’s a high probability that I could do better (having a better understanding of what they may ask, being more comfortable with the style of question they ask, ect). But if you have already prepped a lot, the margin of improvement will most likely be a lot smaller.

But overall 34 is a really great score, and I wouldn’t retake if I were you.