To what schools should I send my scores?
I am a senior in high school and I am currently applying to college. I am applying to some state schools, like Binghamton and Stony Brook, and a good amount of private schools such as Georgetown and Boston University. I have a 29 ACT score so I'm guessing it may hurt my application rather than help it for some schools. I am wondering to what schools I should send this score to and which to apply test optional to?
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This application cycle CV recommends that if you have an ACT score that is within 3 points of the lower bound 50% middle score of the college, you should submit that score. Since both BU and GTown are 32-35 then your 29 would qualify for CV's recommendation and I think you have nothing to lose, just the time you put into your application.
If that is the new normal hard and fast rule then I would recommend these other schools as well:
Bates College
Colby College
Middlebury College
Connecticut College
Trinity College
Vassar College
Hamilton College
Colgate University
Smith College
Wellesley College
NYU
Barnard College
U Michigan
Bryn Mawr College
George Washington University
UNC
Wake Forest
William & Mary
Washington and Lee
Davidson College
University of Miami
Scripps
Pepperdine
Santa Clara
Mount Holyoke
Lewis and Clark
University of Washington
Reed College
Tulane University
Trinity University
University of Maryland
University of Rochester
Wesleyan
Union College
As a heads up, Georgetown is test-flexible, but not test-optional. If you have a record of testing, you have to send in all of your test scores. If you do not have a record of testing, you are not required to provide scores to apply.
I'm just a parent, but DD's counselor recommended not to send in ACT scores unless it was in the top half of admit scores for that school or "an excellent score like 31 or above." It was a Zoom meeting and I didn't understand the logic behind that, so take the advice with a grain of salt.
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I fully agree with Cameron and some other schools to look at in your region (I presume the NE) are PennSt. Also all of the ivies excluding Harvard are within the 3pt range. Good luck!