WANTED: Advice. Thoughts. A Chance.

Benetode
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:49:12 +0000

I agree, Carleton is your biggest reach but you certainly have a good shot at all. I suggest taking the ACT to see how you fair their versus the SAT. As you can see schools may have higher SAT’s but lower ACT’s than one another and vice versa. Best of Luck!

2008 Data:

Carleton College
Test Name High Low Avg.
SATCombined:1,490 1,310 1,400
ACT Composite:33 29 31

Grinnell College
Test Name High Low Avg.
SAT Combined:1,450 1,230 1,340
ACT Composite:32 28 30

Hamilton College
Test Name High Low Avg.
SAT Combined:1,450 1,300 1,375
ACT Composite:31 26 28

Reed College
Test Name High Low Avg.
SAT Combined:1,470 1,290 1,380
ACT Composite:32 29 30

Tulane University
Test Name High Low Avg.
SAT Combined:1,420 1,260 1,340
ACT Composite:31 28 29

(Know that Louisiana students are guaranteed admission to TU with a 28, so the required ACT for OOS is slightly higher)