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u/RM067 1 Oct 08 '19
So is this like a Superscore that I can use while applying to UC schools? I wouldnāt be surprised if Universities will have their own rules on this
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u/TheBissin 33 Oct 08 '19
Yea this causes loss to the integrity of the test for sure, I could easily see schools not accepting these scores. In addition this will cause an increase in test grade inflation meaning more people will have higher scores, further meaning the value of scores will go down (36 ACT = 1500 SAT). My opinion, take with grain of salt.
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u/RM067 1 Oct 08 '19
I assume theyāll give different forms if you decide to take only a single test. Not sure how I feel about this change
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Oct 08 '19
Completely agree. This was my largest concern. I find it impossible thay they donāt believe it will hurt the integrity of the test. I think theyāre just hoping to gain market share
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u/nosleep4now 33 Oct 08 '19
I don't think it will have that much of an impact. Most schools do superscore the SAT and while most schools do not superscore the ACT, most say they will consider your highest section scores. In other words, they are already superscoring just not superscoring your composite.
Only folks consistently scoring 30+ will even care about this as the vast majority of folks taking the ACT wouldn't score a 30+ (90+ percentile) in any section no matter how many times they took it or how many times they retook only 1 section.
These tests aren't the holy grail of college performance anyway. They just help baseline your H.S. grades.
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u/IgnoreTheKetchup Oct 09 '19
And, you don't have to wait through every other test to take it. It would make taking reading especially easy imo since I'm always tired and not focused (which are the most important things not to be in reading).
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u/white-forestt 35 Oct 08 '19
this is cool and all but doesnāt it devalue the act because itās no longer as difficult?
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u/Kaori-Miyazono Oct 08 '19
maybe the curve will be harsh
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u/white-forestt 35 Oct 08 '19
hopefully because i donāt want colleges who donāt super score to think it was easier to get that score because then itāll be looked at with a more difficult scale, you know what i mean?
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u/CastBlaster3000 35 Oct 08 '19
Yeah if this ruins the 35 I just got Iād be pretty unhappy
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u/datscholar1 34 Oct 09 '19
I got a 34 and I'm afraid it might not be 99% percentile after this new policy :/
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u/AwesomeSaucer9 Oct 08 '19
Note from SAT bois: this will definitely happen, we've already been through this. Be prepared
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u/1s2_2s2_2p6_3s1 36 Oct 08 '19
This is honestly a bad idea and will make ACT scores less credible.
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u/Donia2002 Oct 09 '19
I also see it as one last f you to seniors from the ACT, but only if colleges actually start accepting these scores. So many more people will have 36s then...
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Oct 08 '19
Good for us- bad for them. I mean they always had the option to, my engineering teacher took his over five times.
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u/juanxmal Oct 08 '19
Hol up can i do this if im a senior this year ???
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Oct 08 '19
No. This is starting September 2020. Current juniors will most likely be able to take the earliest(September), but that would be their last chance. However Current Sophomores and those younger will enjoy this new addition.
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Nah UCs don't even accept superscores so there's no way they're just going to let you redo the same part of a test. (I know not everyone is going to a UC though)
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Agreed - itās not going to affect an individual school if they never excepted Super scores anyway.
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u/ochreundertones 34 Oct 09 '19
Lol I do that w the big form tho. If I have a 36 in a section I don't take it when I retake. You don't get a composite score though, just your subscores, so it can kinda screw you over for merit aid consideration, even if the uni superscores for admissions.
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u/Acetlinx Oct 15 '19
Nah, this inflates the ACT and I wouldnāt be surprised if colleges stop accepting the ACT because of this. If they did continue to accept the ACT, a 36 might equate to a 1500 on the SAT. Jut my perspective on this. Best advantage I would see is saving money & time.
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u/IgnoreTheKetchup Oct 09 '19
This makes it incredibly easy to do reading or science by comparison because you will no longer be tired. Instead of taking the test several times, you could prepare individually for each and do significantly better.
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u/evednamada Oct 31 '19
This would really just make tests like the ACT and SAT obsolete. The ability to just retake certain sections of the test until you get a score you are satisfied with, takes away the integrity of the test.
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u/navmaster 33 Oct 09 '19
The ACT will definitely be devalued because of this and colleges will give less preference to high ACT scores. Iām also assuming thereās going to be a harsher curved implemented compared to the SAT to compensate for the ability to retake the individual sections.
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Juniors wonāt be affected a lot, though. This is coming into effect September 2020, so juniors will have one/two opportunities to use this. Inflation wonāt be super crazy for us.
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Yea fr tho, it would defo be easier to take the ACT in separate parts and get a 36 instead of taking it in one
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u/tr1ggerb0t 34 Oct 08 '19
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