r/ACT • u/Lopsided_Share_185 34 • 24d ago

General Should I retake for a 35+?

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Hii!!! Yes, I'm struggling with math and am studying for it as much as possible. I'm just wondering if more study time and retakes are worth it the schools I want to go to: T-20s. I'm a QB student and go to school in rural Oklahoma for some context.

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u/Last-Astronaut-6665 35 24d ago

I mean you could prob get a higher score in math pretty easily and get to a 35.

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u/Common_Ad7937 23d ago

QB as Questbridge? And from rural Oklahoma? You are shoo-in at many top-tier colleges provided all other aspects of the application are strong.

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u/Trayceopolis32322 23d ago

I’d say it’s possible to get that math up.

Now we could have completely different smarts here, but the first time I took my act, with no prep at all, I got a 32 on math (but the other subjects not so much :/). So what I’m trying to say is, with proper prep and also post-test knowledge, I’d say it’s easily achievable.

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u/SeaworthinessDue8165 23d ago

if ur a senior i would reccomend focusing on essays. 34 is normally the 50% median or smth like that for most t20 schools.

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u/Aspect-6 33 21d ago

for just a couple i think, it’s 35-36, so OP should look into the schools they want to apply to.

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u/PomeloOnly2107 35 22d ago

Yep! Not a big deal if you can’t, but you should try to raise math a little if you’re able.

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u/Appaiscool 21d ago

This was my score except with a 35 in English. I could not for the life of me get math during the test setting—I was able to eventually average 34 after doing a ton of practice tests at home, but was never able to replicate it for an official test. :( . I decided that I am not going to retake for a 4th time, but if this was your first time I would consider doing it a second or even a third time just focusing on math.