ACT Test Overview
The ACT is an entrance exam used by most colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. It is a multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper test administered by ACT, Inc.
The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants (Princeton Review, 2018).
Reasons to take the ACT:
If you are in the 11th grade, and you plan on attending a university, you should take the ACT in your Junior year of high school. This will give you time to retest shall you want to improve your score and also provide you a score for university admissions over the summer and into the fall of Senior year.
Dual Enrollment: If you plan on being a DE student, you must score college ready on the ACT, SAT or PERT on a minimum of the Reading and Writing sections. Scoring college ready on the Reading and Writing provides you the test score eligibility to take up to 4 DE classes. Subsequent to which, you must also score college ready on the ACT, SAT or PERT math. Also, although a college ready math score is not required for your initial eligibility, you must still have a ACT, SAT or PERT math score on file to to take any DE classes.
Graduation Test for Reading: In order to graduate, students must pass the Grade 10 FSA Reading or the ACT Reading or SAT Reading.
Bright Futures Scholarships: Depending on the scholarship, students must earn specified scores on the ACT Reading and Math portions only.
The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants (Princeton Review, 2018).
Reasons to take the ACT:
If you are in the 11th grade, and you plan on attending a university, you should take the ACT in your Junior year of high school. This will give you time to retest shall you want to improve your score and also provide you a score for university admissions over the summer and into the fall of Senior year.
Dual Enrollment: If you plan on being a DE student, you must score college ready on the ACT, SAT or PERT on a minimum of the Reading and Writing sections. Scoring college ready on the Reading and Writing provides you the test score eligibility to take up to 4 DE classes. Subsequent to which, you must also score college ready on the ACT, SAT or PERT math. Also, although a college ready math score is not required for your initial eligibility, you must still have a ACT, SAT or PERT math score on file to to take any DE classes.
Graduation Test for Reading: In order to graduate, students must pass the Grade 10 FSA Reading or the ACT Reading or SAT Reading.
Bright Futures Scholarships: Depending on the scholarship, students must earn specified scores on the ACT Reading and Math portions only.
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Get Prepared for the ACT
- http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html
- https://varsitytutors.com/act-practice-tests
- https://www.internet4classrooms.com/act_sat.htm