{"id":6842,"date":"2016-05-26T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/act\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2017-02-02T11:19:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T19:19:52","slug":"get-27-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/act\/get-27-act\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get a 27 on the ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your ACT score doesn’t need to be perfect to be good. A common ACT benchmark is 27—get a 27 ACT score or higher, and\u00a0many doors will open to you. Now, why would you want to get a 27 on the ACT?<\/p>\n

If this post caught your eye and you’re 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…<\/p>\n

In this post, I’ll show you how to score\u00a0at least<\/em> a 27 on the ACT, as well as telling you about the benefits of a 27 act score.<\/p>\n

To Get a 27 ACT Score, Get Inspired<\/h2>\n

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, you’ll maximize your chances of acceptance at literally hundreds of colleges. <\/p>\n

Don’t believe me? Take a look at the median 50% ACT scores (25th-75th percentile) of the top 100 U.S. universities. You’ll see that an ACT score of 27 places you right smack in that golden range for more than HALF<\/strong> of them. (Quick tip: You can sort the table by ACT scores by clicking on the box labeled “25th Percentile Scores.”)<\/p>\n

College ACT Score Range for the Top 100 Universities<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
College Ranking<\/th>\nCollege Name<\/th>\n25th Percentile Scores<\/th>\n75th Percentile Scores<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nPrinceton University<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\n<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHarvard University<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nStanford University <\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nYale University <\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 (tie)<\/td>\nCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 (tie)<\/td>\nDuke University<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 (tie)<\/td>\nJohns Hopkins University <\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 (tie)<\/td>\nNorthwestern University<\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n University of Pennsylvania <\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 (tie)<\/td>\nCornell University <\/a> <\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Chicago<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13 (tie)<\/td>\nBrown University<\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13 (tie)<\/td>\nColumbia University <\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15 (tie)<\/td>\nDartmouth College <\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) <\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nUniversity of California–Berkeley<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 (tie)<\/td>\nRice University <\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 (tie)<\/td>\n University of Notre Dame <\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 (tie)<\/td>\nVanderbilt University <\/a><\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 (tie)<\/td>\nCarnegie Mellon University<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor<\/a><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 (tie)<\/td>\nWashington University in St. Louis<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 (tie)<\/td>\nEmory University<\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 (tie)<\/td>\nGeorgetown <\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Virginia <\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC Chapel Hill)<\/a><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27 (tie)<\/td>\n University of Southern California (USC)<\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nUniversity of California–San Diego<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 (tie)<\/td>\nNew York University (NYU)<\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Florida<\/a><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Texas, Austin (UT Austin)<\/a> <\/td>\n29<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33 (tie)<\/td>\nGeorgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) <\/a><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of California, Davis (UC Davis)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of California, Irvine (UCI) <\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<\/a><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37 (tie)<\/td>\nBoston College<\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37 (tie)<\/td>\nTufts University<\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Wisconsin Madison<\/a><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41 (tie)<\/td>\nBoston University <\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41 (tie)<\/td>\nOhio State University<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41 (tie)<\/td>\nRutgers University<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Maryland–College Park<\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Rochester<\/a><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46 (tie)<\/td>\nLehigh University<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46 (tie)<\/td>\nPurdue Univesity-West Lafayette<\/a><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Georgia<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Washington<\/a><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46 (tie)<\/td>\nWake Forest University<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51 (tie)<\/td>\nCase Western Reserve University<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51 (tie)<\/td>\nTexas A&M University–College Station<\/a><\/td>\n25<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51 (tie)<\/td>\nVirginia Institute of Technology (Virginia Tech) <\/a><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54 (tie)<\/td>\nFlorida State University<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54 (tie)<\/td>\nNortheastern University<\/a><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Minnesota–Twin Cities<\/a><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54 (tie)<\/td>\nCollege of William and Mary<\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58 (tie)<\/td>\nNorth Carolina State University–Raleigh<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58 (tie)<\/td>\nStony Brook University (SUNY)<\/a><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of California–Merced<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Massachussetts-Amherst (UMass Amherst)<\/a><\/td>\n29<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58 (tie)<\/td>\nVillanova University<\/a><\/td>\n32<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 (tie)<\/td>\nBrandeis University<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 (tie)<\/td>\nGeorge Washington University<\/a><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 (tie)<\/td>\nMichigan State University<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 (tie)<\/td>\nPennsylvania State–University Park<\/a><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 (tie)<\/td>\nSanta Clara University<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 (tie)<\/td>\nTulane University<\/a><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Miami <\/a><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70 (tie)<\/td>\nRennselaer Polytechnic Institute<\/a><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Connecticut<\/a><\/td>\n29<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Pittsburgh–Pittsburgh Campus<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73 (tie)<\/td>\nBinghamton University<\/a><\/td>\n29<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73 (tie)<\/td>\nIndiana University–Bloomington<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
73 (tie)<\/td>\nSyracuse University<\/a><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76 (tie)<\/td>\nColorado School of Mines<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76 (tie)<\/td>\nStevens Institute of Technology<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity at Buffalo<\/a><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of California–Riverside<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80 (tie)<\/td>\nClemson <\/a><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80 (tie)<\/td>\nPepperdine University<\/a><\/td>\n26<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80 (tie)<\/td>\nRutgers University–Newark<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
80 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Illinois–Chicago<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84 (tie)<\/td>\nNew Jersey Institute of Technology<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
84 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of California, Santa Cruz<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86 (tie)<\/td>\nDrexel University<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86 (tie)<\/td>\nHoward University<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86 (tie)<\/td>\nMarquette University<\/a><\/td>\n26<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Delaware<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86 (tie)<\/td>\nWorcester Polytechnic Institute<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 (tie)<\/td>\nAmerican University<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 (tie)<\/td>\nBaylor University<\/a><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 (tie)<\/td>\nFordham University<\/a><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 (tie)<\/td>\nLoyola Marymount<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 (tie)<\/td>\nRochester Institute of Technology<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 (tie)<\/td>\nSouthern Methodist University<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of South Florida<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98 (tie)<\/td>\nFlorida International University<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98 (tie)<\/td>\nGonzaga University<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98 (tie)<\/td>\nRutgers University–Camden<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98 (tie)<\/td>\nTemple University<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Colorado Boulder<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98 (tie)<\/td>\nUniversity of Iowa<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98 (tie)<\/td>\nYeshiva University<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

Inspired? Is your motivation soaring?<\/p>\n

Excellent! Now let’s look at what you should do to get that 27 ACT score.<\/p>\n

To Get a 27 ACT Score, Know Your Weaknesses<\/h2>\n

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. Don’t let this happen! With study and hard work, you can be strong enough on the exam to get a 27—even if your\u00a0scores in a section or two are a little below that 27 target.<\/p>\n

To reach that goal of 27, take some practice exams from the official ACT Test Prepration website<\/a> or their official book, The Real ACT Prep Guide<\/a>. Make note of sections or question types that you aren’t doing so well on. And then figure out\u00a0why<\/em> you don’t do well \u00a0on certain parts of the exam.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. Other ACT preppers may fall short on vocabulary for ACT Reading<\/a>\u00a0comprehension, or have trouble understanding the charts and graphs in ACT Science<\/a>. Whatever your weak areas are, these weaknesses can be overcome, and improved on enough for a 27 target score.<\/p>\n

To Get a 27 on the ACT, Know Your Strengths<\/h2>\n

Everyone has strengths in some ACT skill or another—you may be really good at math, have a keen eye for writing and grammar, a high confidence with science texts… you get the idea.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0of questions wrong in other areas on the exam.<\/p>\n

So build on your strengths and take advantage of them– think about just how high you could score in a strong area. If you’re a math whiz, that’s 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 you’re good at language arts, you can do well in both ACT Reading and ACT English<\/a>. That’s two sections where you can really shine! If you get at least a 30\u00a0in both ACT Reading and English, a few missteps in ACT Math and Science probably won’t pull your score down to below 27.<\/p>\n

To Get a 27 on the ACT, Aim\u00a0for a Score Above<\/em> a 27<\/h2>\n

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\u00a0at least<\/em> your minimum. And it also increases the odds that you’ll get a score\u00a0above<\/em> the minimum goal– always a good thing!<\/p>\n

I’ve seen students hope for a 27 and successfully overshoot, getting a 29, 30, 31, or even 32 on test day. I’ve also seen students hit the 27 mark under very bad circumstances,\u00a0reaching their target score\u00a0because they overshot. Aim for a 30 or more, and if you’re tired, sick, or distracted on test day, you’ll likely still be able to get a 27 or 28 on the ACT, even under adverse conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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