<p>In context to colleges, which scores make the appropriate impact on admissions? (For schools of top 30 calibur, like emory, carnigie mellon, michigan, wake, etc…not the top ivies)</p>
<p>Here’s my opinion</p>
<p>Mediocre scores - <28 - may hurt your chances a bit, but not much</p>
<p>Good scores - <32 - may help your chances, but won’t make or break you for admissions given that you have the average stats for the target school.</p>
<p>Great scores - >32 - will help you in admissions, may make up for low GPA, lack of extra curriculars, etc.</p>
<p>This is actually to help me understand the importance of scores, such as whether one should retake a 29, a 33, etc.</p>
<p>I got a 34 on the ACT, which I consider to be an “excellent” score (thankfully), but I don’t think it necessarily makes up for poor scores. I will likely have around a 3.7, which is not commensorate with a 34. The most important thing is being commensorate, but of course go for the best possible score you can. To top 30 colleges, I would think that a mediocre/poor score would be around a 28, which could significantly hurt your chances, but not as much as poor grades throughout high school. A good score would be around a 31, which would have little effect on the admissions process. A 33+ will help your application, especially if you display upward trend. If you have downward trend or just poor grades overall, no score will make up for it.</p>
<p>right. By “make up” I mean that it will help you significantly and/or it will make you stand out if you already have a great gpa.
For example, a 3.6 kid with a 35 is more likely to get into top schools than a 3.8 kid with a 29 in my opinion.</p>
<p>i think the threshold for a good ACT score is 30 or 31. anything above is great…anything close to or below like a 28 isn’t terrible, but maybe not what the most select colleges are looking for.</p>