{"id":5275,"date":"2016-02-02t10:30:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-02t18:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=5275"},"modified":"2017-02-08t13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08t21:47:41","slug":"act-scores-of-famous-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-scores-of-famous-people\/","title":{"rendered":"act scores of famous people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"act scores of famous people!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kwjsjybzhhy?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><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ever wonder how your act scores (or <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-scores\/\">goal act scores<\/a>) stack up to the scores of the rich and powerful? in this episode of tuesdact we take a look at certain act scores of famous people&#8211;from rap stars to presidents and wwe wrestlers to supreme court justices&#8211;and they certainly may surprise you. <\/p>\n<p><em>disclaimer<\/em>: it\u2019s hard to fact-check the test scores of famous people. even if they announced their act scores or sat scores in interviews, who\u2019s to say they didn\u2019t inflate them just a little, or simply have a poor memory of them? regardless, i\u2019m going to continue to feed the internet rumor mills with these reported test scores.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>celebrity act scores<\/h2>\n<p>(for celebs with reported sat scores, i\u2019ve converted them to the rough equivalent act scores below, and vice-versa.)<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-90\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-90 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">celebrity<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">act score (or equivalent)<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">sat score (or 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even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">scarlett johansson<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">23*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">ke$ha<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">34*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">natalie portman<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">33*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">bill clinton<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">22*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1032<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">george w. bush<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">26*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">bill gates<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">36*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1590<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">al gore<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">30*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1355<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">peyton manning<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">22*<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">1030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">ben affleck<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">&#8220;near perfect&#8221; (mmhmmm)<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">almost 1600 (i repeat: mmhmmm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-90 from cache --><br \/>\n*act equivalent of sat score or sat equivalent of act score<\/p>\n<p>as you can see, your dreams of becoming president of the united states or an nfl quarterback need not be inhibited by <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/average-act-scores-by-state\/\">average act scores<\/a>. and there are some pretty brainy recording artists out there: look ma, waka flocka flame probably got his act scores with no hands. \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p>(related: <a href=\"https:\/\/thebestschools.org\/magazine\/college-degrees-of-the-first-ladies\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">can you guess the degrees of the first ladies?<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>just starting your act journey or looking for more information about the test?<\/strong><\/center><\/p>\n<p>signup now on <a href=\"https:\/\/act.www.catharsisit.com\/\">magoosh act<\/a>, you can choose between a live cohorted class with an instructor (which includes all our lessons and practice questions) or access to the self-study option by itself.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ever wonder how your act scores compare to the scores of celebrities?  check out the video; the answer may surprise 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an ma degree from the catholic university, and ba degrees in secondary education and english literature from the university of maryland, college park. she was the recipient of the 2013 excellence in teaching award and the <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uci.edu\/funding\/fellowships-awards\/internal\/chancellors-club-fellows.php\">chancellor\u2019s club fellowship<\/a> from the university of california, irvine. she\u2019s worked as a high school teacher and university professor, as an independent college and graduate school admissions counselor, and as an expert tutor for standardized tests, helping hundreds of students gain acceptance into premier national and international institutions. she now develops accessible and effective edtech products for magoosh. her free online content and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-junkojw4y4\"> youtube videos<\/a> providing test prep and college admissions advice have received over 6 million views in over 125 countries. kristin is an advocate 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