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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in another country and took the ACT with no prep just incase.  I ended up going to university in my home country.  I got a 96th percentile score on the ACT.  I’m a good test taker but it seemed basic.  Has it gotten harder over the years?

As a parent I’m between A and B.  My parents were super duper hands off, like C or D on this scale, and l still went to one of the best universities in the world with zero family support. Now I’m in DCUM land and realizing just how lax my parents were compared to most parents around here.  [/quote]

What age were you when you took it? It’s meant for a 17 year-old. Assuming you took it at that age and are from a foreign country, chances are that you were pretty good at school, otherwise you wouldn’t have been on a university track and ready to study in English (maybe not your native language). Also, if you considered leaving your country for college, you probably came from a decent socioeconomic background and a family who valued education. That academic and socioeconomic background is pretty similar to kids who score well on the test here too. [/quote]
17.  Grew up LMK.  English is my first language.  I grew up Mormon and thought l might go to BYU, so took the ACT just incase.  The church set it up, so it was easy enough for me and other Mormon kids to take.  Like l said, zero help from my parents and no they didn’t value education.  My own kids are ES, so this does have me wondering if they end up like me, good test takers and mediocre but adequate public high school, if they actually need to prep for SAT / ATC.  [/quote]

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