What is a 32? (vs. SAT)

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<p>I signed up for the April 9th ACT administration, and since I have no clue what the ACT is like, I downloaded a practice test, I think from their website. I just finished the tedious scoring sheets and ended up with a 32 composite (which includes the writing portion). According to the scoring guide, my percentiles are high, but is this a competitive score (my top college picks being UF and UMiami, with a [gigantic</a> need for financial aid](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1084018-huge-need-financial-aid-good-student-not-sure-where-start.html]gigantic”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1084018-huge-need-financial-aid-good-student-not-sure-where-start.html))?</p>

<p>If I can get this score on the actual ACT that I’m taking in April would it be a more competitive measure than my 1290 SAT (which I am re-taking in May, but in case my score doesn’t increase much…)?</p>

<p>I’m just not sure how to put this into perspective, especially in comparison to my mediocre SAT score.</p>

<p>Thanks for any insight.</p>

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<p>I am under the belief that a 32 on the ACT is MUCH better than a 1290 on the SAT. In fact, that’s the score I’m trying to aim for when I take it again in June. If you want to see if a 32 is a competitive score perhaps you should compare it to the statistics of the colleges you’re interested in at CollegeBoard.</p>

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<p>Are you sure you wrote that correctly? A 1290 SAT?</p>

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<p>CR+M = 1410-1450
CR+M+W = 2130</p>

<p>[SAT-ACT</a> Conversion chart](<a href=“http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/lccounseling/sat-act_conversion_chart.htm]SAT-ACT”>http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/lccounseling/sat-act_conversion_chart.htm)</p>

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M + CR, yes (640 and 650, respectively). </p>

<p>@BillyMC: Thanks. So clearly, I’d have to make some significant gains on my May SAT to have a score as competitive as my prospective ACT score.</p>

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<p>If you can get that on the ACT, don’t bother sending your SAT.</p>

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<p>^ Really? I have my May SAT set up to send my scores to four colleges, but I guess if I can do well on the ACT I will have time to cancel that. Approximately how long does it take to get ACT scores, and when is the latest I can cancel the sending of my SAT score reports?</p>

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<p>You should cancel the SAT scores. a 30 on the ACT is better than your SAT score.</p>