Reply to "High Academic -- SAT/ACT and Timing?"

d-mac posted:
My son just took the ACT as a Freshman this past weekend with no prep. Is there a ballpark average of how much an ACT score improves from Freshman to Junior year?

D-Mac,

No idea on data other than my own. First time he took ACT was spring of sophomore year. DID NOT STUDY AT ALL. Took it cold.

Score was not horrible (north of 25), but not what he needed for high academic consideration. He had two HA- HCs scold him for a less than glowing score. One even said, "I don't care if you took it cold.......you're a smart kid, I can tell it by looking at you. I know you can do better." Priceless!!

Son studied an online ACT program 2nd half of summer. Took Sept. 10 ACT earlier this fall. Added 5-pts and was committed to HA 30-days later.

12/14/1612:52 PM

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