Should I Retake the ACT

Nostoy
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:37:09 +0000

Hey Guys,

I made an account because I’ve been lurking on the forum for a while, but now I have a question that I can’t seem to find the answer to. I recently found out that I made a 35 on the ACT, with a 36 English, 33 Math, 36 Reading, and 35 Science. I know this is a really good score, but I am a little concerned that the math-minded schools I will be applying to (Caltech, MIT, Georgia Tech, Stanford) will frown upon my lower math score. I noticed that MIT listed people according to their ACT math score, and that 12% of people with a 34+ in math got in, whereas only 6% of people with a 31-33 got in. So should I retake to get a higher math score? Or will it ultimately not make a single bit of difference for my application and my efforts are better spent elsewhere.

Thanks!!

(I originally posted this in the wrong forum, so this is a repost)