How Good is A Score of 31 on the ACT?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's in the 96th percentile.

Huh, really? I'm surprised it's so low. This was my score yet I had over a 99th percentile LSAT.

It's a 31 out of 36. How would you expect it to be 99th percentile? I got a 34 back in the day and I can't remember whether that was 99th percentile.

Didn't the ACT ceiling used to be 35?

[Anonymous]

OP - go to bigfuture.com - you can find the data you are interested in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I'm wondering if a 31 today is harder to get than it was say 30 yrs ago. Has the test become harder b/c there are so many more kids taking it? I only ask b/c that's the score I got way way back.

Easier actually; they re-normed in 1989; basically add two points to your 1986 score to match current scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - go to bigfuture.com - you can find the data you are interested in.

thank you! Will do!

[Anonymous]

One of my kids had a 31. It's pretty middling to low for competitive schools. DC got into SLACs ranked in the 25-50 range, which were good fits for DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - don't get overly confident. It's a good score but not a great score.

96%..."its a good score" but not a "great" score......right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - don't get overly confident. It's a good score but not a great score.

96%..."its a good score" but not a "great" score......right.

You don't believe me? Read @21:31.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I'm wondering if a 31 today is harder to get than it was say 30 yrs ago. Has the test become harder b/c there are so many more kids taking it? I only ask b/c that's the score I got way way back.

Easier actually; they re-normed in 1989; basically add two points to your 1986 score to match current scores.

cool!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I'm wondering if a 31 today is harder to get than it was say 30 yrs ago. Has the test become harder b/c there are so many more kids taking it? I only ask b/c that's the score I got way way back.

Easier actually; they re-normed in 1989; basically add two points to your 1986 score to match current scores.

I got a 35 in about 1992 so I guess that means now I'd get...a 37? (Kidding.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's in the 96th percentile.

Huh, really? I'm surprised it's so low. This was my score yet I had over a 99th percentile LSAT.

It's a 31 out of 36. How would you expect it to be 99th percentile? I got a 34 back in the day and I can't remember whether that was 99th percentile.

Didn't the ACT ceiling used to be 35?

Not in the early 90s or thereafter. I can't speak to any time before that.

[Anonymous]

It's a lot better than my DD's 23

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - don't get overly confident. It's a good score but not a great score.

96%..."its a good score" but not a "great" score......right.

NP. It is a good score but not great. Truly. Not being snobby. This is based on personal experience with college applications in the past year. 33 and up are great scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP - don't get overly confident. It's a good score but not a great score.

96%..."its a good score" but not a "great" score......right.

NP. It is a good score but not great. Truly. Not being snobby. This is based on personal experience with college applications in the past year. 33 and up are great scores.

+1. My child received 34s on everything, including writing, and a perfect 36 on Science but still was deferred by her top choice Ivy.

[Anonymous]

This score is great but every competitive program will still be hard to get into. At my daughter's state college there were 8,000 applications for 200 spots in one engineering section. This score isn't even close. Make sure you know what your kid wants and how to get it. There are lots of people out there all trying to get the same thing. It's gotten to be a nightmare for colleges and the students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not OP, but I'm wondering if a 31 today is harder to get than it was say 30 yrs ago. Has the test become harder b/c there are so many more kids taking it? I only ask b/c that's the score I got way way back.

Easier actually; they re-normed in 1989; basically add two points to your 1986 score to match current scores.

I got a 35 in about 1992 so I guess that means now I'd get...a 37? (Kidding.)

Well, since 1992 is AFTER 1989, add 0 points to your score so now you would get .... a 35 ?