Anonymous wrote:I came back to this thread thinking there would be serious discussion since my sophomore got a 35 on the ACT. At first I thought the OP might be embarrassed because they bragged too early and son did not do as well. If this is a troll, so what, I'll ignore since other people shared insights. But if OP is gaming the system, she really is as awful as she originally revealed herself.

You are awful for implying someone who has a disability is gaming the system.

OP here. DS has a serious processing speed disability. He is extremely bright, but his brain just works slowly. He is a straight A student, as I mentioned earlier, but he needs extra time on tests. I am very proud of how well he has done despite his disability and how he has managed to compensate as well as possible. He is in the 25 percentile for for processing speed where he is in 86th all the way up to the 97th percentile for other test measures. I think some people call this twice exceptional. ACT gives these kids these kinds of accommodations because of the fact that taking such a long test with extended time is such a long day for these kids.

I am shocked that people would jump on us and say we are gaming the system without knowing the facts. I have no problem giving my son the opportunity for an even playing field.

Anonymous wrote:I came back to this thread thinking there would be serious discussion since my sophomore got a 35 on the ACT. At first I thought the OP might be embarrassed because they bragged too early and son did not do as well. If this is a troll, so what, I'll ignore since other people shared insights. But if OP is gaming the system, she really is as awful as she originally revealed herself.

How is op gaming the system? People with disabilities using what’s allowed considered “gaming the system”?

I came back to this thread thinking there would be serious discussion since my sophomore got a 35 on the ACT. At first I thought the OP might be embarrassed because they bragged too early and son did not do as well. If this is a troll, so what, I'll ignore since other people shared insights. But if OP is gaming the system, she really is as awful as she originally revealed herself.

Ok. Now I’m calling troll.

Multi-day testing is an accommodation for specific serious learning disabilities.

I’d venture to say that this family may be taking advantage of the system.

What is multi day testing? How is that even possible?

The problem with the ACT is that is some sections missing even one question can drop you down to a 34. Depends how everyone else taking the test does.

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Anonymous wrote:Do college admissions people look beyond the ACT composite score? I would think a 35 that has underlying scores of 34,34,35,35 looks at least a little different from a 35,35,35,36, but do they really focus on that? The ACT scores are so compressed it seems like it might be helpful to differentiate between a strong 35 and a weak one. Anyone have any insights?

OMG!! You people are splitting hairs with this nonsense. A 35 along with excellent everything else will get you into a good school. They are not going to say, “Oh Janey got a 35 in the Science portion and Amy got a 36. Amy is in!” It doesn’t work that way.

The only rationale to re-take with a composite 35, is if your DC is applying to engineering schools and the math section is low. You can check out the engineering school's 25-75% admitted score range here and see if you are good to go: http://profiles.asee.org/profiles?year=2016&school=smith+college&commit=Search

Or if your DC is going after merit scholarship at a stats driven school. For example, schools like UMD, there maybe signficant difference between a 35 and a 36

Anonymous wrote:OP here. DS did multi day testing so we don't have his scores yet. He said it was the easiest ACT he ever took, so that is encouraging. I will report back here when we get his scores.

How did he do multi day testing?

Anonymous wrote:Dear OP, did your junior get results? How did he do? Will you have him take it again? We're in similar situation, a 35.

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OP here. That's great news! If DS gets 35, he is done. Won't know for a bit though cause his scores come out later than others due to the fact he had multi day testing.

OP here. DS did multi day testing so we don't have his scores yet. He said it was the easiest ACT he ever took, so that is encouraging. I will report back here when we get his scores.

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Anonymous wrote:Do college admissions people look beyond the ACT composite score? I would think a 35 that has underlying scores of 34,34,35,35 looks at least a little different from a 35,35,35,36, but do they really focus on that? The ACT scores are so compressed it seems like it might be helpful to differentiate between a strong 35 and a weak one. Anyone have any insights?

OMG!! You people are splitting hairs with this nonsense. A 35 along with excellent everything else will get you into a good school. They are not going to say, “Oh Janey got a 35 in the Science portion and Amy got a 36. Amy is in!” It doesn’t work that way.

The only rationale to re-take with a composite 35, is if your DC is applying to engineering schools and the math section is low. You can check out the engineering school's 25-75% admitted score range here and see if you are good to go: http://profiles.asee.org/profiles?year=2016&school=smith+college&commit=Search

Thank you!

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Anonymous wrote:Do college admissions people look beyond the ACT composite score? I would think a 35 that has underlying scores of 34,34,35,35 looks at least a little different from a 35,35,35,36, but do they really focus on that? The ACT scores are so compressed it seems like it might be helpful to differentiate between a strong 35 and a weak one. Anyone have any insights?

OMG!! You people are splitting hairs with this nonsense. A 35 along with excellent everything else will get you into a good school. They are not going to say, “Oh Janey got a 35 in the Science portion and Amy got a 36. Amy is in!” It doesn’t work that way.

The only rationale to re-take with a composite 35, is if your DC is applying to engineering schools and the math section is low. You can check out the engineering school's 25-75% admitted score range here and see if you are good to go: http://profiles.asee.org/profiles?year=2016&school=smith+college&commit=Search

Anonymous wrote:Do college admissions people look beyond the ACT composite score? I would think a 35 that has underlying scores of 34,34,35,35 looks at least a little different from a 35,35,35,36, but do they really focus on that? The ACT scores are so compressed it seems like it might be helpful to differentiate between a strong 35 and a weak one. Anyone have any insights?

OMG!! You people are splitting hairs with this nonsense. A 35 along with excellent everything else will get you into a good school. They are not going to say, “Oh Janey got a 35 in the Science portion and Amy got a 36. Amy is in!” It doesn’t work that way.