WHAT IS THE ACT?
IT IS A NATIONAL COLLEGE ADMISSIONS EXAM ACCEPTED BY MOST U.S. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
The ACT INCLUDES:
- ACT RESULTS ARE ACCEPTED BY ALL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S.
- WITHOUT AN ACT SCORE YOU CANNOT BE ACCEPTED INTO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.
The ACT INCLUDES:
- FOUR MAJOR SUBJECT AREAS- MATH, READING, SCIENCE AND ENGLISH
- THE ACT INCLUDES 215 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS AND TAKES APPORXIMATLEY 3 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES, INCLUDING A SHORT BREAK.
- EACH SECTION IS ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES
- THERE IS THE OPTION OF TAKING THE PLUS WRITING VERSION (JUST OVER FOUR HOURS)
- IT IS SCORED FROM 1 TO 36 (AVG. COMPOSITE SCORE IS 20.8, BASED IN 2009-2011 TESTERS; TOP 2% SCORE 31 OR HIGHER; TOP 10% SCORE 28 OR HIGHER)
- ACT (NO WRITING)- $35
- ACT PLUS WRITING- $50
- THESE FEES COVER REPORTS THAT ARE SENT TO YOU, YOUR HIGH SCHOOL AND UP TO FOUR COLLEGES OF YOUR CHOICE.
- YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR A FEE WAIVER IF YOU HAVE FREE/REDUCED LUNCH (ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE THE ACT UP TO TWO TIMES FOR FREE)
ACT PREPARATION
ETS OFFERS SOME ACT PREPARATION SERVICES:
- THE REAL ACT PREP BOOK/KAPLAN PREP BOOKS
- ONLINE ACT STUDY MATERIAL
- SATURDAY PROCTOR TEST DATES
- ACT STUDY SESSIONS
ACT TEST TAKING TIPS
- CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE COVER OF THE TEST BOOKLET
- READ THE DIRECTIONS FOR EACH TEST CAREFULLY
- READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY
- PACE YOURSELF-- DON'T SPEND TOO MUCH TIME ON A SINGLE PASSAGE OR QUESTION
- PAY ATTENTION TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF "FIVE MINUTES REMAINING" ON EACH TEST
- USE A SOFT LEAD NO. 2 PENCIL WITH A GOOD ERASER; DO NOT USE A MECHANICAL PENCIL, INK PEN OR CORRECTION FLUID
- ANSWER THE EASY QUESTIONS FIRST, THEN GO BACK AND ANSWER THE MORE DIFFICULT ONES.
- ON DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, ELIMINATE AS MANY INCORRECT ANSWER AS YOU CAN, THEN MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS AMONG THOSE REMAINING.
- ANSWER EVERY QUESTIONS! YOUR SCORES ON THE MULTIPLE-CHOICE TESTS ARE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS YOU ANSWER CORRECTLY. THERE IS NO PENALTY FOR GUESSING
- REVIEW YOUR WORK. MARK YOUR ANSWERS NEATLY. ERASE ANY MARK COMPLETELY AND CLEANLY WITHOUT SMUDGING.
- DO NOT MARK OR ALTER ANY OVALS ON A TEST OR CONTINUE WRITING THE ESSAY AFTER TIME HAS BEEN CALLED OR YOU WILL BE DISMISSED AND YOUR ANSWER DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE SCORED.
- COMPLETE PRACTICE TESTS ONLINE BY GOING TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:Complete Practice Tests on-line by going to the
ACT TEST DAY TIPS
- GET PLENTY OF REST THE NIGHT BEFORE THE TEST.
- DRESS COMFORTABLY. SOME TEST CENTERS ARE WARMER OR COOLER ON THE WEEKENDS. CONSIDER DRESSING IN LAYERS, SO YOU'LL BE COMFORTABLE NO MATTER WHAT THE ROOM CONDITIONS ARE.
- CHECK YOUR ADMISSION TICKET FOR YOUR TEST OPTION-- ACT (NO WRITING) OR ACT PLUS WRITING-- REPORTING TIME AND LOCATION OF THE TEST CENTER.
- ONLINE REGISTRATION; YOU MUST PRINT YOUR ADMISSION TICKET DIRECTLY FROM YOUR ACT STUDENT WEB ACCOUNT. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE AN ADMISSION TICKET IN THE MAIL.
- REGISTRATION BY MAIL: YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR ADMISSION TICKET IN THE MAIL ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER ACT RECEIVES YOUR REGISTRATION PACKET. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED YOUR ACT STUDENT WEB ACCOUNT, YOU MAY ALSO PRINT YOUR ADMISSION TICKET FROM THE WEB.
- BRING YOUR ADMISSION TICKET TO THE TEST CENTER. IT CONTAINS MATCHING INFORMATION YOU MUCH COPY EXACTLY ONTO YOUR ANSWER DOCUMENT TO AVOID DELAYS IN SCORING.
- IF YOU'RE UNSURE WHERE YOU TEST CENTER IS LOCATED, DO A PRACTICE RUN TO SEE HOW TO GET THERE AND WHAT TIME YOU'LL NEED TO LEAVE HOME TO ARRIVE BY 8 A.M.
ACT RESOURCES
ETS ACT HANDBOOK.PDF
ACT FACTS AND FORMULAS.PDF
STUDY AND TEST TAKING STRATEGIES.PDF
STRATEGIES FOR READING.PDF
STRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH.PDF
ACT FACTS AND FORMULAS.PDF
STUDY AND TEST TAKING STRATEGIES.PDF
STRATEGIES FOR READING.PDF
STRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH.PDF
ACT REGISTRATION
TEST DATES
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
OCTOBER 25, 2014 DECEMBER 13, 2014 FEBRUARY 7, 2015 APRIL 18, 2015 JUNE 13, 2015 |
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
AUGUST 8, 2014
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 NOVEMBER 7, 2014 JANUARY 9, 2015 MARCH 13, 2015 MAY 8, 2015 |
AFTER DEADLINE (LATE FEE)
AUGUST 9-22, 2014
SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 - OCTOBER 3, 2014 NOVEMBER 8-21, 2014 JANUARY 10-16, 2015 MARCH 14-27, 2015 MAY 9-22, 2014 |
READY TO REGISTER? CLICK THE LINK BELOW!
HTTP://WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG/REGIST/
HTTP://WWW.ACTSTUDENT.ORG/REGIST/