How to get a 27 on the ACT

Your ACT score doesnt need to be perfect to be good. A common ACT benchmark is 27get a 27 ACT score or higher, and  many doors will open to you. Now, why would you want to get a 27 on the ACT? If this post caught your eye and youre reading it now, you may already know the value of a 27 on the ACT. You may even have a few schools that require that score in mind In this post, Ill show you how to score  at least a 27 on the ACT, as well as telling you about the benefits of a 27 act score. To Get a 27 ACT Score, Get Inspired Motivation is one of the key factors in pushing yourself to get that higher score! For example: If you get a 27 on the ACT, youll maximize your chances of acceptance at literally hundreds of colleges. Dont believe me? Take a look at the median 50% ACT scores (25th-75th percentile) of the top 100 U.S. universities. Youll see that an ACT score of 27 places you right smack in that golden range for more than HALF of them. (Quick tip: You can sort the table by ACT scores by clicking on the box labeled 25th Percentile Scores.) College ACT Score Range for the Top 100 Universities College RankingCollege Name25th Percentile Scores75th Percentile Scores 1Princeton University3235 2Harvard University3335 3 (tie)Columbia University 3335 3 (tie)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 3Brown University3235 15 (tie)University of Notre Dame 3335 15 (tie)Vanderbilt University3335 17 (tie)Cornell University3234 17 (tie)Rice University3335 19Washington University in St. Louis3235 20University of California--Los Angeles 2834 21Emory University3134 22 (tie)University of California--Berkeley2834 22 (tie)University of Southern California3034 24 Georgetown University3134 25 (tie)Carnegie Mellon University3335 25 (tie)University of Michigan--Ann Arbor3034 27 Wake Forest University2933 28University of Virginia3034 29 (tie)Georgia Institute of Technology3134 29 (tie)New York University2934 29 (tie)Tufts University3134 29 (tie)University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill 2733 29 (tie)University of Rochester3034 34 (tie)University of California--Santa Barbara2632 34 (tie)University of Florida2732 36University of California--IrvineN/AN/A 37 (tie)Boston College3134 37 (tie)University of California--San Diego2633 39 University of California--Davis2531 40 (tie)Boston University3033 40 (tie)Brandeis University2933 40 (tie)Case Western Reserve University3034 40 (tie)College of William and Mary3033 40 (tie)Northeastern University3234 40 (tie)Tulane University3033 46 (tie)University of Wisconsin--Madison2732 46 (tie)Villanova University3033 48 (tie)University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign2632 48 (tie)University of Texas--Austin2733 50 (tie)Lehigh University2933 50 (tie)Pepperdine University2632 50 (tie)Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute2933 50 (tie)University of Georgia2732 54 (tie)Ohio State University--Columbus2732 54 (tie)Santa Clara University2832 54 (tie)Syracuse University2532 57 (tie)Florida State University2630 57 (tie)Pennsylvania State University--University Park2530 57 (tie)Purdue University--West Lafayette2532 57 (tie)University of Miami2932 57 (tie)University of Pittsburgh2832 62 (tie)Rutgers University--New Brunswick2531 62 (tie)University of Washington2732 64 (tie)Loyola Marymount University2731 64 (tie)Southern Methodist University2933 64 (tie)University of Connecticut2631 64 (tie)University of Maryland--College Park2833 64 (tie)University of Massachusetts--Amherst2631 64 (tie)Worcester Polytechnic Institute2933 70 (tie)Clemson University2932 70 (tie)George Washington University2530 70 (tie)Texas AM University--College Station2531 70 (tie)University of Minnesota--Twin Cities2631 74 (tie)Fordham University2832 74 (tie)Stevens Institute of Technology3032 74 (tie)Virginia Tech2531 74 (tie)American University2731 77 (tie)Brigham Young University--Provo2631 79 (tie)Baylor University2631 79 (tie)Binghamton University--SUNY2832 79 (tie)Gonzaga University2530 79 (tie)Indiana University--Bloomington2431 79 (tie)University at Buffalo--SUNY2429 84 (tie)Colorado School of Mines2833 84 (tie)Elon University2530 84 (tie)Marquette University2430 84 (tie)Michigan State University2329 84 (tie)North Carolina State University--Raleigh2731 84 (tie)University of California--Santa Cruz2431 84 (tie)University of Iowa2328 91 (tie)Clark University2831 91 (tie)Miami University--Oxford2631 91 (tie)Stony Brook University--SUNY2631 91 (tie)University of California--Riverside2329 91 (tie)University of Delaware2530 91 (tie)University of San Diego2530 97 (tie)Drexel University2530 97 (tie)New Jersey Institute of Technology2530 97 (tie)Saint Louis University2531 97 (tie)Texas Christian University2630 97 (tie)University of Denver2631 97 (tie)University of San Francisco2329 97 (tie)Yeshiva University2230 Inspired? Is your motivation soaring? Excellent! Now lets look at what you should do to get that 27 ACT score. To Get a 27 ACT Score, Know Your Weaknesses Getting a 27+ on the ACT is doable, but if you do really badly in one section, that section could pull your entire score to 26 or lower. Dont let this happen! With study and hard work, you can be strong enough on the exam to get a 27even if your  scores in a section or two are a little below that 27 target. To reach that goal of 27, take some practice exams from the official ACT Test Prepration website or their official book, The Real ACT Prep Guide. Make note of sections or question types that you arent doing so well on. And then figure out  why you dont do well   on certain parts of the exam. For instance, some ACT test-takers do poorly in math because they struggle with order of operations or make small calculation errors in in ACT Math. Other ACT preppers may fall short on vocabulary for ACT Reading  comprehension, or have trouble understanding the charts and graphs in ACT Science. Whatever your weak areas are, these weaknesses can be overcome, and improved on enough for a 27 target score. To Get a 27 on the ACT, Know Your Strengths Everyone has strengths in some ACT skill or anotheryou may be really good at math, have a keen eye for writing and grammar, a high confidence with science texts you get the idea. Good performance in a section of an ACT is a powerful secret weapon for keeping your composite score at 27 or higher, even if you get a number  of questions wrong in other areas on the exam. So build on your strengths and take advantage of them think about just how high you could score in a strong area. If youre a math whiz, thats a section of the test where you may be able to place in the low or even mid-30s; this can keep your overall composite score nice and high. If youre good at language arts, you can do well in both ACT Reading and ACT English. Thats two sections where you can really shine! If you get at least a 30  in both ACT Reading and English, a few missteps in ACT Math and Science probably wont pull your score down to below 27. To Get a 27 on the ACT, Aim  for a Score Above a 27 No matter what your target score is on the ACT, always aim higher than your goal. This gives you the wiggle room you need to make sure you get  at least your minimum. And it also increases the odds that youll get a score  above the minimum goal always a good thing! Ive seen students hope for a 27 and successfully overshoot, getting a 29, 30, 31, or even 32 on test day. Ive also seen students hit the 27 mark under very bad circumstances,  reaching their target score  because they overshot. Aim for a 30 or more, and if youre tired, sick, or distracted on test day, youll likely still be able to get a 27 or 28 on the ACT, even under adverse conditions.