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The ACT (American College Test)
The ACT is one of two widely used standardized
tests for US college admissions: the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is the other.
Some schools prefer one test over the
other; some will accept scores from either test; and some
schools do not require standardized test scores at all. Check
the application requirements for the schools you are applying
to.
ADMINISTERED BY: ACT, Inc.
REGISTRATION:
Online:
http://www.actstudent.org/regist/elecreg.html
By mail: Ask for a registration packet
at your school or call 319.337.1270.
TEST DATES: The ACT is given approximately
6 times per year in the US. Not all test dates are
offered in all states. See
http://www.actstudent.org/regist/nextdates.html for details.
FEE: $29.00 without the writing test; $43.00 with the writing test
LENGTH: About 3 hours and 30 minutes (including breaks) without
the writing test; just over 4 hours with the
writing test.
SCORING:
Scores are available on-line about two
weeks after the test. Official score reporting takes longer.
Test takers are advised to take the ACT at least two months
before the date they plan to submit their applications.
You will receive a composite score and
subject scores in English, science, reading, and math. Each of
those score will range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. In
2005, the national average composite ACT score was 20.9. The
highest possible ACT composite score is 36.
The ACT writing test is scored separately,
on the same 1 to 36 point scale.
For nationwide ACT results, see
http://www.actstudent.org/scores/norms1.html
ACT Score ranges
for students accepted to:
Harvard - score range in 25th -75th
percentile:
Purdue - score range in 25th -75th
percentile:
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