What do you need on your ACT to get into Madison?

[DienerTime34]

Asking for a friend.

[jficke13]

Depends. In state? Higher than out of state because they want out of state tuition $. Belong to a group "traditionally underrepresented in higher education" (their words), a lower than if your friend belongs to something that does not describe.

Also, this seems like it might be a Superbar topic.

[DienerTime34]

My friend wants to play sports there. He's from in state.

[MUfan12]

Asking for a friend.

Depends on how many online classes he'll need to boost his GPA.

[Litehouse]

My friend wants to play sports there. He's from in state.

Tell Diamond he should be able to get in no problem.

[warriorchick]

My friend wants to play sports there. He's from in state.

Is it a revenue sport?  How good is he?

[MUfan12]

Tell Diamond he should be able to get in no problem.

And if he can't, there's always Europe for a year.

[wadesworld]

Asking for a friend.

There are Wisconsin Badger forums that would probably have people who are more knowledgeable on the subject over there.

If it's a football player and he's as good as Ron Dayne then he doesn't even have to be able to read, though.  So I'm guessing not very high.

[ecompt]

Is it a revenue sport?  How good is he?

If he can win them a couple of Rose Bowls, like Ron Dayne, he could have the intelligence of a lawn chair and get in.

[GGGG]

Asking for a friend.

Talk to a coach.  This is probably the last place I would check.

[Benny B]

ACT is one metric.  Frankly, if your buddy is a minority, top-ten in his graduating class, 3.9+ GPA with a bunch of extra-curricular and service activities under his belt, and his moms are lesbians, then he'll probably get in with a mid teens ACT.


Seriously, though, if he's being recruited for a sport - revenue or not - his ACT isn't going to be as much of an issue unless he has the IQ of a carrot.  Most coaches have a little pull with admissions, some more than others, regardless of whether the sport brings in millions (or costs millions)... if he's otherwise a borderline accept, this could probably be the push he needs to put him over the top.  But if he's sporting straight D's in math and sciences, unless he can score touchdowns or shoot 45% from behind the arc, no ACT score is going to save him.

If he plans on walking on, he's not going to get any special treatment... which probably means - at a minimum - a low-20s ACT (if everything else on his application is stellar) but as the rest of his qualifications regress to the mean, it's much more likely he'll need a high 20's or low 30's ACT to get accepted.

http://admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_Freshman_Admissions_Flyer.pdf

[Freeport Warrior]

27 and a 3.7 should be good to go for regular students

[WI inferiority Complexes]

I don't want to be mean.

But, if you and your friend were discussing Madison's admission standards, had some questions--and decided the first place you should check for answers is MUScoop--then you need to make an appointment with a high school counselor immediately.

[GGGG]

I don't want to be mean.

But, if you and your friend were discussing Madison's admission standards, had some questions--and decided the first place you should check for answers is MUScoop--then you need to make an appointment with a high school counselor immediately.

Well not only that, but if he were that good at sports, wouldn't the coaches be telling *him* that information?

[🏀]

He's making a joke at Diamond Stone, who is rumored to be having problems with the ACT.

[wadesworld]

He's making a joke at Diamond Stone, who is rumored to be having problems with the ACT.

Bo never wanted him.

[Chicos' Buzz Scandal Countdown]

Friend may want to brush up on his use of Google...

https://www.admissions.wisc.edu/freshman/requirements.php

Either the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT is required. We consider the highest composite score obtained in a single test administration as your "official" score, although we will look at all scores reported in an effort to get a true sense of your achievement. Admitted students will typically score between 27–31 on the ACT Plus Writing and 1800–2070 on the SAT, though again, there is no minimum required score.

[g0lden3agle]

He's making a joke at Diamond Stone, who is rumored to be having problems with the ACT.

Shut it down.  DienerTime34 may have just elicited some of the greatest super-serious responses to a super-sarcastic thread.

[LAMUfan]

Friend may want to brush up on his use of Google...

https://www.admissions.wisc.edu/freshman/requirements.php

Either the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT is required. We consider the highest composite score obtained in a single test administration as your "official" score, although we will look at all scores reported in an effort to get a true sense of your achievement. Admitted students will typically score between 27–31 on the ACT Plus Writing and 1800–2070 on the SAT, though again, there is no minimum required score.

Been a while since I took my SAT's but how does the scoring work?  Didn't it used to be out of 1600 (800 in math and 800 in English types)?

[mujivitz06]

What took you all so long to get this?

[MUfan12]

Shut it down.  DienerTime34 may have just elicited some of the greatest super-serious responses to a super-sarcastic thread.

Yep. Well played, DT34.

[DienerTime34]

Yep. Well played, DT34.

Thank you.

My friend has an offer out East that he could accept, but he'd much rather stay home. He's close to his family and g/f and would prefer to stay in state, if possible.

[jficke13]

Touche. I should really spend more time obsessively following the developments in recruits who have already removed MU from their list of schools they're considering so I can get interwebs jokes.

(but indeed, yes, you got me)

[Silkk the Shaka]

Thank you.

My friend has an offer out East that he could accept, but he'd much rather stay home. He's close to his family and g/f and would prefer to stay in state, if possible.

Soooo... what you're saying is the "he couldn't get in" spin is starting already?

[🏀]

Thank you.

My friend has an lucrativeoffer out East that he could accept, but he'd much rather stay home. He's close to his family and g/f and would prefer to stay in state, if possible.

Fixed it for you.