Should i retake the ACTs?

Question

I just got my acts scores and i scored a 36/36 on the english section, 35/36 on both the reading and the math sections, all 3 are 99% national,however i scored a 26/36 on the science, 90% nat. making my overall composite 33/36. i want to aim for the ivy league, should i bother retaking it to tryand bring my score up-esp. the science?

thanx in advance.

Answer 1

naw. dont bovva hun <3

Answer 2

Why not, you've got nothing to lose, you can only do better.

Answer 3

I had a friend in high school who was a 4.0, involved in extra-curricular activities, took college classes while in his Senior year of high school, and got a 35 on his ACT and was wait listed at Harvard.  He ended up going to Yale but Harvard was his first choice.  Retake it, you have nothing to lose.

Answer 4

The simple act of taking the test again usually improves your score. It seems like you have put a lot of effort into achieving your ivy league goal. Why not take the test one more time just to put your mind at ease. That said, you did a spectacular job on the test, and are very much in the test score range an ivy would want.

Answer 5

It wouldnt hurt, you already got a amazing score the first time, and taking it the second time would just make you more prepared and you would most likely get a better score.

And it wont affect your chances of getting into college either. So why wouldnt you retake it?

=] Good Luck, and hope this helped.

Answer 6

I say re-take it as many times as you want, you can always better yourself, that is if you have the money for it. (I don't know why it has to be so expensive)...and even if you got a lower score they take the highest you get. Good Luck!! and Great Job!!

Answer 7

It couldn't hurt.

Answer 8

It wouldn't hurt.

Answer 9

no