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requirements average act range for entering freshmen 24 30 average sat range for entering freshmen 1090 1350 critical reading math score average gpa for entering freshmen 3 74 when you apply to auburn the admissions staff carefully assesses your academic potential at least the minimum score in each section of the sat on the act with english writing combined a minimum score of 19 or higher on the reading section 19 or higher on the mathematics section and 18 or higher on the english writing section  freshman applicants qualify for automatic top 10 % admission but not necessarily to the major of choice if they attend a recognized public or private high school in texas and each year texas a m university receives over 35000 applications for its freshman class which means there are more academically prepared applicants than can be admitted if texas a m university is unable to offer an applicant full admission they may be offered one of the following options fall applicants only this year is no exception 42800 students applied to ohio state s columbus campus and only 7000 were admitted from the columbus dispatch the average act score improved to 28 8 and the sat average rose to 1270 both are about 1 percent higher than last year about 62 percent of the freshmen had grades in the top 10 percent of their graduating high school classes up from 58 percent last august  1 top 10 % admits freshman applicants qualify for automatic top 10 % admission but not necessarily to the major of choice if they attend a recognized public or private high school in texas and rank in the top 10 % of their graduating class on or before the application deadline and each year texas a m university receives over 35000 applications for its freshman class which means there are more academically prepared applicants than can be admitted if texas a m university is unable to offer an applicant full admission they may be offered one of the following options fall applicants only the average act score in each state fluctuates the states with the highest average act test scores were massachusetts 23 6 connecticut 23 3 new york 23 1 and washington 23 1 my alma mater the university of south carolina has an average act score of 25 this is 4 points over the national act average score the states with the lowest average act scores were mississippi 18 9 washington dc 19 1 and florida 19 8 the minimum act score required for admittance differs by school the average act score of all 1 4 million test takers nationwide remains consistent from year to year and was just above 21 1 in 2012 almost 30 % of act takers score between a 19 and 23 55 % of all act takers score between 17 and 25 above average sat act scores will improve your chances of getting into a more selective school scores below an 1100 on the sat or a 15 on act are considered low at just about any four year college you can overcome low scores with good grades or an outstanding application the higher the better the national average for the current sat is 1500 for the act it s between 20 and 21 if you are close to these averages you will likely be accepted into a considerable number of colleges and universities as long as you have decent grades but may not be considered at more selective schools the act test is based out of 36 points with scores ranging from 1 to 36 the average act score of all 1 4 million test takers nationwide remains consistent from year to year and was just above 21 1 in 2012 almost 30 % of act takers score between a 19 and 23 55 % of all act takers score between 17 and 25 so you just received your sat or act scores and you re not sure whether you should celebrate or immediately register for the next test date well it all depends on the colleges you are considering a 23 on the act or a 1800 on the sat may be above average at one university but below average at another the higher your score the more options are open to you the higher the better the national average for the current sat is 1500 for the act it s between 20 and 21 if you are close to these averages you will likely be accepted into a considerable number of colleges and universities as long as you have decent grades but may not be considered at more selective schools
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