Why don't they score the ACT 1-12?

midtntutor
Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:28:52 +0000

IMHO, a 34 is NOT the same as a 35 or 36. For a student trying to get scholarships at a highly selective school, a 35 will put their app ahead of a 34 with an otherwise similar transcript. I encourage my students with a 34 to give the test at least one more shot just to see what will happen. However, I have always believed, based on personal and observational experience, that the only difference between a 35 and a 36 is a single question, and in some cases something as simple as zoning out and bubbling in the wrong answer on one question (personal experience there) can cost a perfect section or composite score.