Help on ACT please. College !!?

Question

I had a question. If I had a 21, and this was the last time I could take it, on my ACT and awsome credentials, and some school wanted a 23 (Loyola Chicago) would they make exeptions? In that good credientials is a 4.1 GPA on a weighted 4.0 scale, and President of Debate Team, 5th place in sectionals in tennis, and more than 5 years of volunteer experince at a Hospital. Im really bad at standardized testing.

Answer 1

If Loyola REQUIRES a 23, then you may have some trouble getting in, but you may be able to make it, as college application is now a holistic process and not just what score you get on your ACT or SAT.

If they RECOMMEND a 23, then you shouldn't worry. Many kids will enter way lower and way higher than the recommendation. From what it seems, the rest of "you" most certainly outweighs the standardized testing part.

Nothing's guaranteed but I'd say you have a pretty good chance.

Hope that helps :)

Answer 2

Unless they have a cut off mark, which they probably don't, your credentials will outweigh a below average ACT grade. 21 is probably their Average Freshman ACT score, not their cut off mark.

Answer 3

I think they would (I'm only 12 years old, but you sound really smart)