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@blohsh_13
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 • a year ago •
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Should I take the ACT?
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Hi! I just want an opinion from anyone out there whether I should take the ACT... I'm not sure what to do because it's Junior year and I'm also in AP classes so I have to prepare for those exams as well. I have done no prep for it and I'll have to take it in April (more than likely).

I took the December 3rd SAT and got a 1390 (EVBRW - 670 | Math - 720).

I have an unweighted GPA of 98.088 and a weighted 102.

Colleges = University of Washington, University of Stony Brook, SUNY University at Buffalo, SUNY University at Albany, Hofstra.

Degree/program = Pre-Med

APs - APWH (5), AP Eng. Lang (May), APUSH (May), AP Physics 1 (not taking).

Pretty strong extracurriculars.

Thanks for your advice, I really appreciate it. If you need more info let me know.

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@CameronBameron
2,281 answers, 8,531 votes
 • a year ago

With your college list, I don't think it matters much and you have a good SAT score for those schools. I'm curious about why UofWashington because they don't have good financial aid for out of state. I'm assuming you are New Yorker. Or are you in WA, trying to apply to State Schools in NY? Have I got it backward?

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@blohsh_13a year ago

Hi @CameronBameron, You're right - I live in NY... I have Univ. of Washington on my list because of their Pre-Med program and I like Seattle. I really only want to stay in NY or go to Univ. of Washington. I did not know that they don't have good financial aid... I want to go to a school with low tuition (and possibly scholarships) so I don't have to really worry about Undergraduate fees, since I want to go to med school and they don't really give out scholarships.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@blohsh_13a year ago

(Cont.) Also I don't really want to go to a private college, I'd just rather go to a state university then maybe apply out of state to other med schools... Thank you so much for your help - I didn't consider/know that U. Wash didn't have great financial aid for out of state, that's something I'm going to consider now...

@CameronBamerona year ago

My 2 cents is that if you need either merit aid or financial aid, then having very strict rules will prevent you from getting the most aid with regard to your college journey. If you experiment with the NPC calculators on most college websites or BIGFuture on collegeboard's site, you will see that many privates are more affordable than publics.

@CameronBamerona year ago

For example, Colgate U. upstate is a better school than all those on your college list and they prolly have the best financial aid in the state. Income $80,000 or less Tuition-free

No-loan eligible Books and pencils.

$80,000–$125,000 5% of income toward tuition, on average No-loan eligiblel, Books and a pencil.

$125,000–$175,000 10% of income toward tuition, on average No-loan eligible

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@userr
2 answers, 10 votes
 • a year ago

You don't really have to, this is very strong, although you may want to try for a 31-32 if you decide to take the ACT.

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