{"id":5282,"date":"2016-02-16t10:30:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-16t18:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/act\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2016-02-16t09:26:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16t17:26:30","slug":"act-scores-for-ivy-league-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/act\/act-scores-for-ivy-league-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"act scores for ivy league schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"what act scores will get you into an ivy league?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bzkxin55ama?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2> ivy league act scores<\/h2>\n<p>in this episode of tuesdact, i take a look at act scores and the prestigious ivy league. <\/p>\n<p><strong>here are some the questions i answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n1. what are the <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/act\/act-scores\/\">average act scores<\/a> of admitted students at each member of the ivy league? (spoiler alert: they are below as well)<\/p>\n<p>2. what are the average act writing scores of admitted students at each member of the ivy league? (teaser: the answer may surprise you)<\/p>\n<p>3. do these traditionally sat-focused schools really think act scores are just as good? 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