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The ACT is a standardized college entrance examination that measures knowledge and skills through multiple-choice questions covering the following:
- English
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Science reasoning
- Writing (optional)
You receive 12 separate scores:
- One composite
- Four subject scores
- Seven sub-scores
The composite, or scaled, score is the most important. Its range is 1–36. Nearly half of test takers receive scores between 17 and 23.
The ACT reports three additional scores to students who take the ACT Writing Test:
- Writing Test score (2–12)
- English/Writing score (1–36)
- Comments about your writing
Registration Deadlines & Test Dates
| Regular Registration Deadline
(regular fee) |
Late Registration Period
(regular fee plus late fee) |
Test Date |
| Aug 12, 2008 |
Aug 13-
Aug 22, 2008 |
Sept 13, 2008* |
| Sept 19, 2008 |
Sept 20-
Oct 3, 2008 |
Oct 25, 2008 |
| Nov 7, 2008 |
Nov 8-
Nov 20, 2008 |
Dec 13, 2008 |
| Jan 6, 2009 |
Jan 7-
Jan 16, 2009 |
Feb 7, 2009** |
| Feb 27, 2009 |
Feb 28-
Mar 13, 2009 |
Apr 4, 2009 |
| May 8, 2009 |
May 9-
May 22, 2009 |
June 13, 2009 |
* Available only in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennesse, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia.
** No testing in the state of New York. |
Test
Fees
| Basic Fee |
| ACT (no writing) Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four colleges requested as part of registration. |
$31.00 |
| ACT (plus writing) Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four colleges requested as part of registration. |
$46.00 |
| 5th and 6th College Choices (each) |
$9.00 |
| Optional Writing Test |
$14.50 |
Test
date change
For different date if absent on original date, non refundable. |
+ $20.00 |
Additional Registration
Fees
(add to basic fee, non refundable) |
Re-registration
by telephone
Receive immediate
confirmation of your test center. |
+ $12.00 |
| Standby
testing on day of test |
+ $40.00 |
| Test
center change (for same test date) |
+ $20.00 |
| Late
registration (add to basic fee or test date change
fee, non refundable) |
+ $20.00 |
Registering for Exams
- Contact your school counselor's office for the necessary registration
materials.
- Call ACT at 319-337-1270, materials will mailed
for free
Preparing for Exams
Practice Test: Visit ACTstudent.org to access sample tests. While taking the sample test, click on your answers to find out if you are correct. Explanations are given for each question.
Test Structure
| English |
75 multiple-choice questions |
| Usage & Mechanics |
40 |
| Rhetotical Skills |
35 |
| Mathematics |
60 multiple-choice questions |
| Pre-Algebra |
14 |
| Elementary Algebra |
10 |
| Intermediate Algebra |
9 |
| Coordinate Geometry |
9 |
| Plane Geometry |
14 |
| Trigonometry |
4 |
| Reading |
40 multiple-choice questions |
| Analysis of four Reading Passages |
| Prose Fiction |
10 |
| Humanities |
10 |
| Social Studies |
10 |
| Natural Sciences |
10 |
| Science |
40 multiple-choice questions |
| Content areas for Science are Biology, Earth/Space Sciences, Chemistry, and Physics |
| Data Representation |
15 |
| Research Summary |
18 |
| Conflicting Viewpoint |
7 |
Reviewing Test Scores
View your scores at ACT.org. For a fee, you can see your scores two weeks before the official score report arrives by mail.
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