ACT Test (American College Testing)
ACT is a test for college admissions in US (for B.S level Degree for MS you might have to give GRE/GMAT). SAT is a competitor for ACT and most universities accept both scores. ACT assessment measures high school student's capability to complete college-level work. ACT has multiple choice tests covering four sections: English, mathematics, reading, and science.
You'll have 2 hours and 55 minutes of dedicated test time to complete the subject tests, not including breaks.There are 215 questions in all. Subject test scores (ranging from 1 to 36) are determined after throwing out any incorrect answers — only correct responses count! The four areas are then averaged together to come up with your overall, or composite, score.
ACT Test Structure
| Test | No. of Questions | Subscore(s) |
| English Test | 75 | Usage/Mechanics (40 questions)
Rhetorical Skills (35 questions) |
| Mathematics Test | 60 | Pre-Algebra/Elementary Algebra (24 questions)
Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry (18 questions)
Plane Geometry/Trigonometry based (18 questions) |
| Reading Test | 40 | Social Studies/Natural Sciences reading skills (20 social studies & natural sciences questions)
Arts/Literature reading skills (20 prose fiction & humanities questions)
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| Science Test | 40 | None: the total test score is based on all 40 questions. |
ACT Test Dates
The ACT is offered four to six times a year, depending on the state, in the United States, in September, October, December, February, April and June and is always on a Saturday except for those with credible religious obligations.
How Colleges use ACT score
Colleges use ACT score in making admission decisions, financial aid, Course placement.
Retaking ACT test
students who retook the test more than once ..
57% increased their Composite score
21% had no change in their Composite score
22% decreased their Composite score
If you have given ACT multiple times you can select which set of scores are sent to colleges.
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