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I recently got a 27 on my ACT...
And oddly enough, this isn't a good thing.
I actually scored below 27 on Science, math, and English. I got a 26 on Science, 22 on math, and 24 on English.
But my reading score was freaking 35, which kind of threw the others off balance. I don't think I've ever seen anyone have such an odd distribution of test scores, honestly. 35 puts me in the high 99th percentile. So, that's great. But I'm thinking, is a college going to look at that and think "Hey! He's great at reading comprehension! Who cares!"
Well, anyway, a 27 puts me in the 90th percentile in the nation, and the 95th percentile in my state (go figure). I guess I have a hell of a lot better chance of getting into college with this score, which is somewhat better than the 22 I got on the test I took previously. What's odd about that is that I actually scored LOWEST on reading on that test, compared to the areas. I think I have some kind of mental disorder, these test conundrums just aren't normal.
People actually doubted somewhat that I could go from a 22 to a 24. LOL. Oh well. I hate college...
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Well, I also got in the 97th percentile on my writing test. Some essay about raising driving ages. Which doesn't do much, really, I don't think colleges look much at writing tests. But it's odd that I did so well at that, since the section was actually put in there so that girls would have a higher score on the ACT. Heh. I'm a woman.
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Hush up, woman...Originally Posted by Watermark
sheesh...
Congratulations, colleges will look at the overall scores, reading comprehension is important to study skills. You will do fine.
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I don't remember if they had ACT's when I was in HS .....I do remember getting letters from several colleges though wanting me to apply...
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wow... back in your day I would have thought they would be proud to have a southern boy finish 6th grade.... you probably could have earned a 30 just by spelling ACT back then.
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Actually I was in the northern portion of KY, not geograpically just politically.
During the civil war KY had 2 state capitols. One for the south and one for the north.
And yep I finished HS, even after my father died and I had to help support the family. Finished in top 10%. I was pretty lazy and hated school....
Then did 2 yrs of tech school after my vacation in Nam...
Since then I have put in an additional 5,000 classroom hours or so of continuing tech education.'
More tech education than most engineers.
If you want to just talk to someone find a degreed person, if you want something built or repaired come to me
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Bush doubled the debt from 5 trillion to 10 trillion.
Proving tax cuts work!
Bush asked for and signed for the TARP money.
The Republican senate leader backed Bush on this.
Aint I a cutie? HEH HEH
WEll stated, and I totally agreeActually I was in the northern portion of KY, not geograpically just politically.
During the civil war KY had 2 state capitols. One for the south and one for the north.
And yep I finished HS, even after my father died and I had to help support the family. Finished in top 10%. I was pretty lazy and hated school....
Then did 2 yrs of tech school after my vacation in Nam...
Since then I have put in an additional 5,000 classroom hours or so of continuing tech education.'
More tech education than most engineers.
If you want to just talk to someone find a degreed person, if you want something built or repaired come to me
heBack in my days at ty Henry Pratt CO (butterfly valves) I had a plaque sitting on my desk that said "Don't blame me if the thing's got a quirk, I just designed it. YOU make it work"
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Rock on gerber baby 27 is rightious!!
USC you were in hs during the civil war, no wonder you didn't go to college. Was the letter delivered by ponny express.
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I was the one that actually split the rails while "honest abe" posed for the photo op
Bush doubled the debt from 5 trillion to 10 trillion.
Proving tax cuts work!
Bush asked for and signed for the TARP money.
The Republican senate leader backed Bush on this.
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Maybe I worry about too much?
But a reading score of 35 IS crazy. You know what that means right? If you type anything I understand VERY VERY well.
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I did read a college site where they said they admitted students because they were "well-lopsided" in one area. Do you think I could get admitted to a college on that basis?Hush up, woman...
Congratulations, colleges will look at the overall scores, reading comprehension is important to study skills. You will do fine.
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WM, you're going to be fine, stop worrying! It's great that reading comprehension is your highest score; this is putative evidence that you should study well. Your percentiles are great. Have you considered applying for any scholarships yet?
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Did you get a 35 in ANYTHING?
You guys do realize that having a 27 puts me about on the intelligence level of Bush, don't you?
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Hey, Bush got into Yale. But he was rich as hell, too.
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