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scratchproteen
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well i got my ACT score back...and i got an 18...which is really lame for the people who take the SAT...but i was just curious if an 18 can still get you into like state schools? if any of you have gotten accepted with an 18?
Nov 15 2007 12:10AM
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Skipig25
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one of my friends that goes to MSU got an 18, but he was on academic probation for the first year. best bet is study and try again
Nov 15 2007 12:15AM
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eheath
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18 isn't very good. Might wanna take it again chief. But you'll be able to get into your states colleges most likely.
Nov 15 2007 12:15AM
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MFinSLC
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i know a bunch of people who got into state schools with 17's.  Just depends on what state school.
Nov 15 2007 12:22AM
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user098123
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18 is pretty low around here. You should really shoot for a 24 at least if you want to get into a decent school.
Nov 15 2007 12:24AM
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scratchproteen
Posts: 5173 - Karma: 286
Yeah i know its low...hopefully i can roll into a state school...i'm wasn't ever planning on any universities...just like 3 state schools i had in mind.
Nov 15 2007 12:27AM
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cab509
Posts: 806 - Karma: 34
dude, just take it again, the higher you get the easier
 it is to get scholarships.
Nov 15 2007 12:51AM
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speedy29
Posts: 868 - Karma: 10
I got a 26 is that a good score
What did others get
Nov 15 2007 12:54AM
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cobra_commander
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27. Its out of 30 right?
Nov 15 2007 12:56AM
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Tolz
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 27
90-something percent of people who take it again do better. just take it again. you'll be fine.
i got a 26
Nov 15 2007 1:05AM
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user098123
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it's out of 36, plus a 12 point writing portion now. I got a 29 on the first part and a 10 on the writing. I was hoping for higher, but oh well.
Nov 15 2007 1:10AM
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scratchproteen
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it is out of 36 for who ever asked..

and yes your 26 is a great score :)
Nov 15 2007 1:10AM
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Nicholas.
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i got a 17 the first time, i was hungover off tequila, literally zero hours of sleep and still high from smoking the night before. (i thought it was just sheesha in the hookah...) i couldnt even make it half way through the sections cause i was like falling asleep and shit, poor descision on my part to go out the night before.
Nov 15 2007 1:20AM
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Danger.
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28. I'm hoping that and my 1790 will help make up for my shitty grades.
Nov 15 2007 1:20AM
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Nicholas.
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my friend got a 2250 on her sats, pissed me off cause shes a fucking retard who only know about cell phones and shopping.
Nov 15 2007 1:22AM
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scratchproteen
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wow i feel lame compared to a bunch of you all. and i got good grades too...i have a B- average...and am in the top 40% of my class so hopefully that will make up for it.
Nov 15 2007 1:23AM
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Skipig25
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for some reason I wasn't real good at high school, mostly Bs and C's, but I did real good on ACTs. I think I'm naturally a good standardized tester. oh well, helps for $$$
Nov 15 2007 1:35AM
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Onlyexstasy
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I got a 27 back in high school....and my sister whos a senior took it once and got a 33...yeah not too bad
Nov 15 2007 2:02AM
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cab509
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I changed when they added the Essay portion. IDK what it's off of now, I took it when the Essay didn't count still.
Nov 15 2007 2:03AM
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ShredBetty
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if you do well, some schools let you skip intro classes if you score high enough. (I placed out of my quantitative reasoning 1 requirement)

my composite score was a 29 
Nov 15 2007 4:38AM
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Gonzoskier
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go ahead and try and take it again.  the first time i got a 18 and then took it again and i got a 20
Nov 15 2007 8:00AM
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quixotic
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I got a 23
Nov 15 2007 8:11AM
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bibs_skibum
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i got some pretty beastly scholarships for my 32. 
Nov 15 2007 9:21AM
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Schoening
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I got a 21 last year when i took it and I retook the October one but havn't gotten my score back yet.
Nov 15 2007 9:27AM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148
where do you find your scores?
Nov 15 2007 9:32AM
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(fujative)
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i was fairly hungover when i took mine. i drank a dirty thirty with one other person and we only gave a few away, and i scored a 25, or 24, something like that.
Nov 15 2007 9:35AM
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0123456789
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nvm i found tehm and got a 21
pretty shitty...
Nov 15 2007 9:36AM
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Pklink04
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I got a 21 on my ACT, and I thought I was done with all that stuff, but now I got a bigger and badder test like that for dental school
Nov 15 2007 9:49AM
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Nicholas.
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yeah...i had almost a 5th of tequila and a bunch of beer that night, i was just too hungover it was a dumb ass mistake.
Nov 15 2007 10:55AM
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ax_murderer
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haha yup VERY NICE!

but to the dude whos thread this is.... take them again. garunteed you will do better, and its worth it.
Nov 15 2007 12:10PM
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dangerdad
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i got a 27 the first time and a 29 the second time. definatly retake them it boosts em up. and dont take them high or stoned or whatever. shits important. it got me into uvm.

if u wanna know how u stack up for state schools, go to collegeboard.com and search for a school your looking at. it will give you the middle percentage of kids scores and their gpas and all that
Nov 15 2007 1:30PM
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Rbamf
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i gotta 2 and llookit me!!!
Nov 15 2007 1:50PM
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John.
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Not trying to claim, but I got a 35. But that doesn't necessarily mean I'm that smart, those things don't matter that much after college. I'm just good at that sort of testing, which isn't all that helpful now, besides getting nice scholarship.
Nov 15 2007 1:54PM
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720skiguy
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i got a 31 but my high school gpa was only a 3.2 so i got no scholarships. wish i could go back and redo highschool.
Nov 15 2007 1:56PM
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moonofendor
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dude for anyone in ohio all you need is a 3.0 and a 28 on the act to get into OU fo free.
Nov 15 2007 3:06PM
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t-roy
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a monkey was given the test once and randomly guessing i think it got a 16-19. lol
Nov 15 2007 3:26PM
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t-roy
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a monkey was given the test once and randomly guessing i think it got a 16-19. lol
Nov 15 2007 3:27PM
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jimmychung
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check collegeboard.com and look up your school, it'll tell you what the middle 50% of accepted students got.
Nov 15 2007 3:45PM
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scratchproteen
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thanks for the college board tip...school i hope to get into 78% of the poeple are int he top 50%...im in the top 50% of my class so thats good
Nov 15 2007 4:40PM
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ECGove
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i got the same as you both times, its definatly worth it to take them again

Nov 15 2007 6:53PM
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laxstar
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don't know if any one has said yet but i'll start it claimer
Nov 15 2007 6:58PM
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IcePointa
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Lol, my post got deleted cause I said i had a bad GPA and good ACT but still got a scholarship? Or was it something else?...Kinda relavent to GPA/test score value discussions
Nov 15 2007 7:06PM
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kingarthurs
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It all depends on where you want to go to school.  If that will get you into the school you want to go to, don't bother taking it again.  Otherwise, take it again.

Nov 15 2007 7:13PM
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jensen
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my roomate went to MSU for a while and he didn't even graduate high school.  they'll take anyone.
Nov 15 2007 7:22PM
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(fujative)
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tequlia,no good. did u eat the worm?
Nov 15 2007 7:25PM
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CJHski
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i have to take the ACT's the day my home mountain opens, im not very excited about that
Nov 15 2007 7:34PM
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burrows
Posts: 326 - Karma: 42
i got a 19 the first time and a 21 the second. both scores suck but i still got in a state school. Colleges want your money not your scores!
Nov 15 2007 7:40PM
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stompdat
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Supposedly monkeys can achieve a 10 or higher sometimes by only filling in one letter the whole test :)
Nov 15 2007 7:58PM
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asonUnique
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im prettymuch in the same boat as you man. got a 31 on ACT's and a 2100 on SAT's but my grades are soooooo fucking bad. i barely crack the top 50% of my class (granted my class is full of geniouses) and i dont really try...at all.
Nov 15 2007 8:06PM
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