Gotta Brag!!!! Kinda basketball related........

[ShadowHawg]

My daughter got her ACT score today and it was a 30! We wanted to do something special for her.

She wants to go to the Cavs parade. We are hopping in the car in a few minutes and leaving from NWA and DRIVING all the way through tonight.

Would appreciate some prayers for safe travel. Thanks

[Hogfaniam]

My daughter got her ACT score today and it was a 30! We wanted to do something special for her.

She wants to go to the Cavs parade. We are hopping in the car in a few minutes and leaving from NWA and DRIVING all the way through tonight.

Would appreciate some prayers for safe travel. Thanks

Congrats and pics or it didn't happen😀

[ShadowHawg]

Just hit Missouri

[PonderinHog]

Congrats to your daughter and drive safely!

[husker71]

Isnt 30 the magic number for lots of scholarships to in state school??

[ShadowHawg]

Isnt 30 the magic number for lots of scholarships to in state school??

Yep. Very proud of her. She just broadened her educational horizons.

[ShadowHawg]

Illinois

[Inhogswetrust]

My daughter got her ACT score today and it was a 30! We wanted to do something special for her.

She wants to go to the Cavs parade. We are hopping in the car in a few minutes and leaving from NWA and DRIVING all the way through tonight.

Would appreciate some prayers for safe travel. Thanks

Must be a scoring mistake..............someone scores 30 on the Act and the only thing they want is to drive that far for a parade..............

Just kidding. Congrats to her.

[labb]

Make sure that you get the applications in early for the available scholarships. Pretty sure she will qualify for all of the big ones but you still have to do the paper work. Probably worth over $100,000. Great job by your daughter. You best hug her. Says something about the Parents too.

[PonderinHog]

Make sure that you get the applications in early for the available scholarships. Pretty sure she will qualify for all of the big ones but you still have to do the paper work. Probably worth over $100,000. Great job by your daughter. You best hug her. Says something about the Parents too.

Her mother must be like a genius or something...

[ricepig]

Make sure that you get the applications in early for the available scholarships. Pretty sure she will qualify for all of the big ones but you still have to do the paper work. Probably worth over $100,000. Great job by your daughter. You best hug her. Says something about the Parents too.

It takes a 32 or above to get the "big" ones, that's at the UofA, every school is different. Also, I don't know what grade she's in but take it every time until college. It doesn't cost much and you can/should improve, plus several allow for super scores.

[gmarv]

you should be bragging. good for her.

[labb]

It takes a 32 or above to get the "big" ones, that's at the UofA, every school is different. Also, I don't know what grade she's in but take it every time until college. It doesn't cost much and you can/should improve, plus several allow for super scores.

How about the state scholarships?

[Razorbackers]

It takes a 32 or above to get the "big" ones, that's at the UofA, every school is different. Also, I don't know what grade she's in but take it every time until college. It doesn't cost much and you can/should improve, plus several allow for super scores.

This 100%. Best I ever made on the ACT on it's own was a 26, but my super score was a 28. It made a big difference in my scholarship amount.

Also, don't just apply for school/state scholarships. I won 1000 from Coca Cola and 500 from like...Ducks Unlimited or something. For writing ESSAYS haha.

[revolution]

It takes a 32 or above to get the "big" ones, that's at the UofA, every school is different. Also, I don't know what grade she's in but take it every time until college. It doesn't cost much and you can/should improve, plus several allow for super scores.

I agree with this one.  My daughter made a 32 and received $10,000 annual governor's distinguished scholarship and $8,000 annual UA scholarship.  That just about covered everything for her at UA.  With a 30 on ACT, she would have received the state lottery scholarship ($1,000 first year, then goes up) and I think $5,000 from UA.  So big difference!

But here's some encouragement.  My daughter's first score was 26 or 27.  She used free resources online and maybe paid a little for some study materials and practice tests to raise her score.  I think she ended up taking the test 5 or 6 times.  But it was worth it!

Sports related - my daughter played h.s. basketball.  But ultimately the academics paid her way to college.

Congrats to your daughter and Good Luck!

[revolution]

I agree with this one.  My daughter made a 32 and received $10,000 annual governor's distinguished scholarship and $8,000 annual UA scholarship.  That just about covered everything for her at UA.  With a 30 on ACT, she would have received the state lottery scholarship ($1,000 first year, then goes up) and I think $5,000 from UA.  So big difference!

But here's some encouragement.  My daughter's first score was 26 or 27.  She used free resources online and maybe paid a little for some study materials and practice tests to raise her score.  I think she ended up taking the test 5 or 6 times.  But it was worth it!

Sports related - my daughter played h.s. basketball.  But ultimately the academics paid her way to college.

Congrats to your daughter and Good Luck!

One more thing - that 30 on the ACT will get a larger scholarship at other state schools than it will it UA (like UCA, Henderson, etc.).  Most of the universities post their academic scholarships and what's needed to get them online. 

Hope you all enjoyed the trip to Cleveland!

[mhuff]

My daughter got her ACT score today and it was a 30! We wanted to do something special for her.

She wants to go to the Cavs parade. We are hopping in the car in a few

minutes and leaving from NWA and DRIVING all the way through tonight.

Would appreciate some prayers for safe travel. Thanks

Proud for all

[ricepig]

I agree with this one.  My daughter made a 32 and received $10,000 annual governor's distinguished scholarship and $8,000 annual UA scholarship.  That just about covered everything for her at UA.  With a 30 on ACT, she would have received the state lottery scholarship ($1,000 first year, then goes up) and I think $5,000 from UA.  So big difference!

But here's some encouragement.  My daughter's first score was 26 or 27.  She used free resources online and maybe paid a little for some study materials and practice tests to raise her score.  I think she ended up taking the test 5 or 6 times.  But it was worth it!

Sports related - my daughter played h.s. basketball.  But ultimately the academics paid her way to college.

Congrats to your daughter and Good Luck!

I believe that is a 32 made on one ACT test, and not your super score. #1 made a 31 got the Chancellor's Scholarship and another one, and had the $4000/yr Lottery scholly. #2 made a 32, but ended up with the same schollys as #1. She tried two years to get that 1 pt increase over her brother, lol. The level of competition was higher and put her in the same level 4 years later.

What's amazing, is my youngest had two classmates make a 32 on the ACT as 7th graders in the Duke ACT program.

[labb]

One thing that all need to remember. It is one thing to earn the scholarships, it is another thing to keep them. Lots of kids go on scholarship and loose them the first year.

[Dr. Starcs]

^^^

Those that "loose" them probably don't know how to spell

[greghog]

It takes a 32 or above to get the "big" ones, that's at the UofA, every school is different. Also, I don't know what grade she's in but take it every time until college. It doesn't cost much and you can/should improve, plus several allow for super scores.

THIS!  My son was stuck with a certain score for several takes.  It even when down a point once.  Then, WHAM, went up 4 points.  HUGE difference is scholarship money.  UofA pays him to go to UofA instead of the other way around.  Take it, take it and then take it again!

[greghog]

One thing that all need to remember. It is one thing to earn the scholarships, it is another thing to keep them. Lots of kids go on scholarship and loose them the first year.

One key is to get into the Honors College Fellowship.  It is a competitive deal to get in.  But the kids that get into that get watched like a hawk.  UofA has a staffer who doesn't just watch the grades at the end of the term, but keeps up with them during the term.  If they see a kid with grades of C or even too many B's they will call him or her in, arrange for help if necessary.  They don't do that, of course, with most students.  Big help.  They told us that they rarely have a kid who is a Honors College Fellow lose their money. 

[ricepig]

One key is to get into the Honors College Fellowship.  It is a competitive deal to get in.  But the kids that get into that get watched like a hawk.  UofA has a staffer who doesn't just watch the grades at the end of the term, but keeps up with them during the term.  If they see a kid with grades of C or even too many B's they will call him or her in, arrange for help if necessary.  They don't do that, of course, with most students.  Big help.  They told us that they rarely have a kid who is a Honors College Fellow lose their money. 

Yep, they do a good job, but generally, if they're selected for Honor College, they've got the school work figured out.

[HogBreath]

Her mother must be like a genius or something...

Absolutely, thank goodness the girl took after her mother.

[greghog]

Yep, they do a good job, but generally, if they're selected for Honor College, they've got the school work figured out.

Good point.