ACT Test Scores Plummet

It’s not just the stock market that’s been plummeting of late. ACT scores among high school students are also declining rather dramatically in a post-pandemic world. In fact, this year’s cohort of high school graduates who took the ACT scored lower on the exam than any other graduating class in … 

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ACT Section Retesting Is Off

Back in late 2019, a time that seems like eons ago, ACT, Inc., the maker of the ACT, announced that they would be unveiling individual section retesting of the exam. As the organization released to the public back then, beginning in September 2020, test-takers would have the option of retaking … 

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An ACT Blunder

It seems that about 100 high schoolers who showed up this morning to take the ACT at Bronx-based Frederick Douglass Academy III didn’t get the opportunity to do so. Instead, the doors were locked. Eventually, a school custodian showed up to inform the students and parents gathered outside in the … 

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ACT Settles Lawsuit

2020 hasn’t exactly been a good year for ACT, Inc., the maker of the ACT exam. In fact, let’s just come out and say it. The year has been a nightmare for the company behind the second most popular college admissions exam. With testing cancelations becoming the new normal and … 

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Travel to Your SAT or ACT

We’ve heard this refrain from parents quite a few times this admissions cycle: “All of the tests in our area were canceled.” We always wait a beat to see if they have anything more to add. But usually the sentence ends there. so because the SAT or ACT or SAT … 

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Increased Testing Anxiety

As if standardized tests weren’t stressful enough, imagine taking the ACT not only anxious over getting a great score but fretting over whether the closest test-taker — who isn’t wearing a mask — is going to infect you with COVID-19. While many of America’s universities have gone test-optional for the … 

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July 2020 ACT Testing

This past weekend’s ACT testing didn’t exactly go smoothly at all testing sites. In fact, for some students who prepped for weeks to take the ACT this past weekend, they didn’t get to take the test at all. Instead, many students and parents drove hours to test sites only to … 

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Changes to the ACT

Changes are coming to the ACT…and soon. Beginning in September 2020, test-takers will have the option of retaking only certain sections of the exam. So if a student scores a perfect Science score on the first setting, she need not take that Science section again when she sits to retake … 

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International Students Frustrated with ACT and College Board

When folks are asked their favorite companies in the world, companies like Apple and Netflix may come to mind. And what are a couple of companies that are unlikely to come to mind? ACT and College Board. Come on, even College Board and ACT executives would have difficulty arguing that … 

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ACT in Asia

The ACT is America’s “most popular college entrance exam.” It’s a moniker the ACT loves to tout since there’s a common misconception out there that more students take the SAT as compared to the ACT. It’s simply not true anymore. Times have changed and College Board’s SAT has found itself … 

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