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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD hasn't done well on her testing.  She has a 3.9 GPA and has taken plenty of AP and honors classes, so schoolwork is good.
She got a 1180 on her SAT and a 25 on her ACT.  DD just went to retake the ACT last weekend and her calculator malfunctioned so she couldn't use it in the math portion.  My guess is that her score will go down.  Plenty of stress in our household right now. 
She wants to go to a large school and probably major in marketing.  Looking at several of the schools it looks like she is above average acceptance on GPA but a few points below the ACT avg.
Would you advise her to take the next ACT in October?  Or just go with what she has.  Any advice on schools to consider?  [/quote]

Had the same situation with my child.  Very strong GPA, great extracurriculars, good references and strong essays.  Got into some great schools.  Go for schools that take a holistic approach to admissions.  Not everyone is a great test taker and the score my child received on the ACT was not indicative of ability or potential.  The school chosen was a perfect fit and all is well.  You might also want to look at test optional schools which are increasing each year.[/quote]

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