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Take the ACT on July 17!
Register by June 18 to avoid late fees.
ACT Superscoring is Now Available!
ACT will now provide an automatically calculated ACT Superscore to all students who have taken the ACT more than once from September 2016 to current day. Log in to MyACT to view and send scores.
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Test date: July 17
Deadline to register without late fees: June 18
Late registration: June 25
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ACT Test Prep
ACT Prep Subject Guides
Practice questions, detailed explanations, and test-taking strategies for each subject
ACT Beginner’s Guide
A step-by-step beginner’s guide to new ACT options and for ACT test success.
Your Scores
View and Send Your Score
You can have your ACT scores sent to other colleges and scholarship agencies even after you test.
When is Your Score Ready?
Learn more about when scores are ready, some within two weeks.
The ACT Test Overview
The ACT contains multiple-choice tests in four areas: English, mathematics, reading and science. ACT's writing test is optional and will not affect your composite score.
Measures:
Your understanding of English, production of writing and knowledge of language skills.
Measures:
The mathematical skills you have typically acquired in courses up to the beginning of grade 12.
Measures:
Reading comprehension commonly encountered in first-year college curricula.
Measures:
The interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning and problem-solving skills required in biology, chemistry, Earth/space sciences and physics.
Measures:
The optional writing section measures writing skills taught in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses.
Test Day Checklist
Keep calm and know what to expect on test day. Understand what is expected, acceptable, and prohibited.
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