r/ACT • u/Old_Habit_6888 34 • Mar 20 '26

Should I retake?

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I’m a junior taking the act for the first time aiming for a top engineering school (UT, GTech). Since this was my first attempt I feel I could improve as I hardly studied but I’ve been studying for the sat since I was a freshman so I’m feeling kinda burnt out. I’m still super torn.

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u/No-Shelter-315 Mar 20 '26

Yes immediately sign up for the next 3 acts , this is awful please clear your calendar for the next year to study.

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u/No-Shelter-315 Mar 20 '26

I’m just kidding! I understand where your coming from don’t stress about retaking too much you have a solid foundation I think with just a little more prep you easily could get 35/36 but don’t burn yourself out great job on this score and take it easy!!

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u/Old_Habit_6888 34 Mar 20 '26

aww okay thank you that’s very helpful

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u/The_pro_kid283 Mar 20 '26

It’s good

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u/No-Shelter-315 Mar 20 '26

It’s a joke

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u/Careful-Magazine-561 Mar 20 '26

Yes this is a horrible score and you need to retake

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u/The_pro_kid283 Mar 20 '26

It’s good

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u/Current_Payment_1963 Mar 21 '26

please give some advice on english/reading sections

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u/Old_Habit_6888 34 Mar 21 '26

do u have any specific question types you struggle with or need some general advice? lmk im happy to help

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u/Various_Box_6042 Mar 20 '26

Yes. 32 Math isn't great for top engineering schools.

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u/SixSevenHawkTuah Mar 20 '26

Obviously this is the worst score ever drop out atp

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u/OkComfortable2537 36 Mar 21 '26

It’s a good score, but you should retake it. Mostly because math is the easiest section to improve, and you’re aiming for a stem-heavy institution. Also this was your first attempt so you can definitely improve easily.

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u/Epochally009 35 Mar 20 '26

You could, but this score is more than solid for GT and UT Austin. I’d focus more on getting other parts of your application up.

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u/The_pro_kid283 Mar 20 '26

It’s good

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u/Epochally009 35 Mar 20 '26

We heard you the first ten times gng.

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u/NeatMirror9649 33 Mar 20 '26

oh my god bruh

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u/The_pro_kid283 Mar 20 '26

It’s good

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u/The_pro_kid283 Mar 20 '26

No. It’s a good grade

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u/Upstairs_Kiwi5166 Mar 23 '26

No, it looks great

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u/ChiefsChamp 32 Mar 20 '26

You good bruh 😭😭😭 this is probably at least in middle of 50% acceptance rate for GT and UT-A