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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is interested in sciences (biochem/engineering/pre-med?) and currently making a list with the usual suspects. She has good stats ([b]35 ACT, 800 Math2, 800 BioM, high GPA)[/b]. Curious if there are those who have targeted "lower-tier" schools to try to lots of merit aid? According to Naviance, she has a great shot at some great schools, but we have younger children to plan for as well. What schools would you add to your list with this in mind? TIA![/quote]

1. yes, target lower tier school for merit
2. a 35 is very good score but, particularly in this area, there are tons of kids with 35s. National %-tile doesn't matter. 
3. lower tier schools don't care about SAT II scores. Most don't require it, they won't look at it.  [/quote]

If you get a 35 you have scored higher than everyone but approximately 15,000 students or so, out of 2,000,000+ students.

That’s a very good score and I’m pretty sure that all of those 15k students don’t live in the DC area.

https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-many-people-get-a-34-35-36-on-the-act-score-breakdown

On the ACT, 34 and up is the 99th percentile. So if you score 34 or higher, you’re in the top 1% of test takers!

But exactly how many students earned a 33, 34, 35, or 36 in 2017? Which score is the rarest? Let's take a look:

Score	# of Students	Percentage of All Test Takers
36	2,760	0.136%
35	12,386	0.610% 
34	20,499	1.010% 
33	26,920	1.326%
 Source: ACT.org[/quote]

Many in this area. DC1 got a 36, DC2 got a 35; and DC3 got a 36. It’s even easier nowadays with superscoring allowed. [/quote]

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