What The Heck!!! Act Question!!!

Colleges & Universities Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Ok most of your are not from the South and are not going to have this problem, but I am and do. Most people from the South take the ACT, it’s just kind of how it goes, and that’s what I took. I got a 33 on the ACT without writing. It was not an easy score to attain; I studied for nearly 6 months during the school year. I took it without writing due to the fact that JHU’s policy according to their website said this <a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/faqs/newsat.html[/url]”>http://apply.jhu.edu/faqs/newsat.html&lt;/a&gt; and collegeboard.com says this
<a href=“http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=808&profileId=6[/url]”>http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=808&profileId=6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>One of the JHU adcoms sent me an email today saying that writing is now required for all people who are submitting the ACT. I am utterly baffled and kind of scared. This defies everything their policy says. I don’t even think I have time to sign up for the next ACT and get my scores before the ED deadline.</p>

<p>AHHHHHHH</p>

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<p>what about SAT?</p>

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<p>The last SAT I could’ve taken was this past weekend. I’m am REALLY hoping that my admin rep said this in error. I sent her an e-mail back citing their website and collegeboard.com which claims to get its information from the school’s themselves.</p>

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<p>it says ACT with writing on the jhu website…</p>

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<p>If you read carefully it says for 2006 high school graduates you can either subject yourself to the old policy for standardized tests or the new one. The old one allows you to not have writing with your ACT. It’s plain and simple… nothing to really argue about… it’s gotta be an error on her part.</p>

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<p>OH right. okay</p>

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<p>astrife – I spoke to a couple of the counselors today about your questions related to the ACT policy at Hopkins. Here is what I learned:</p>

<p>(1) The College Board website is incorrect! There are two problems with the info on their page – first, the writing section of the new ACT is required not optional; and second, under “other test policies” it states “recommend 2 SAT Subject tests” when in fact JHU recommends 3 subject tests. The College Board has been contacted about this incorrect information.</p>

<p>(2) As far as the new JHU standardized test policy as related to the ACT, it seems you interpretating the information a bit incorrectly. The ACT policy relates to when students took the exam – if you took the ACT prior to Feb. 2005 (before the writing section was added) then as applicant to Hopkins you may submit the ACT on the 36 point scale with no writing. But, if you took the ACT after Feb. 2005 (once the optional writing section was being offered) then as an applicant to Hopkins you are required to submit the ACT on the 36 point scale and are required to submit the writing section too.</p>

<p>Just like with students submitting SAT I exams, if they submit exams prior to March 2005, three SAT II exams are required - but if they submit SAT I exams after the changes, three SAT exams are recommended, not required.</p>

<p>Hope that clears up the confusion.</p>

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<p>Well I’m not worried anymore. My admissions rep cleared things up for me. Thanks for the info.</p>

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<p>Astrife, what did your rep clear up, that it’s ok without the writing?</p>

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<p>Basically since there was alot of confusion with is the writing required… the director of admissions decided to wave the mandatory writing for 2006 graduates… so im covered… my rep is awesome!!!</p>

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<p>you mean john latting is awesome? :-P</p>