ACT Scores

A few weeks ago, I got to take the ACT as a seventh grader. I was able to do this because of Duke University. Every year, Duke allows seventh graders who have made certain grades, to take the ACT. They then look at all of the scores, and depending on what score you make, you can be recognized at different levels. I'm not quite sure how it all works exactly, but it is a neat opportunity. We take the same test as the high schoolers, we take it at the same place (but in a different room than them,) and it gets scored the same way. I got my score on Friday, and I had a lot of fun comparing it to my parent's scores. I scored a 25. I am proud to say that I outscored my mom, and am only two points below my dad. The results also show the percent of kids who scored either the same score as you or below you (including high school kids.) 82% of Texas was the same as or below me, and 80% of the U.S. was the same as or below me. I did the worse in math, but my mom says that's because I haven't learned most of the stuff (which is true, I guessed some on that section.) I scored a 31 on reading though! I was pretty proud of my scores, but I do hope that I do better in high school!