ACT

Here is how you should preparing for the ACT test:

1. Go through the ACT exam pattern and understand it thoroughly.
2. Check out the topics tested in each section of the ACT exam. Prepare for them and then take a mock test to get to know your strengths and weaknesses. 
3. Focus on your weaknesses - create a study timetable.
4. Use official preparation materials provided by ACT.  

ACT is committed to providing you exam scores as early as possible and your responses in the exam start getting examined within two business days after your test. However, this whole process of score reporting may eve stretch to up to 8 weeks. 

As per the older patterns, here are the tentative ACT exam score reporting dates for the upcoming testing windows:

A good ACT score varies as per your goals and the colleges ytou choose. The good ACT score is thus "relative" that depends on your specific college goals. The key is to score at or above the average ACT score for the colleges you're applying to, which gives you a strong chance of acceptance. Subsequently, may universities accept ACT scores in the mid 20s while some accept above scores 30.   

The ACT exam scores range from 1 to 36. Each section of the ACT exam is also scored on a scale of 1 to 36 and the composite score of teh ACT exam also ranges from 1 to 36.  

Your ACT exam scores begin to get reported within two business days of you taking the test. Even though ACT is committed to providing the test scores as quickly as possible, some infrequencies may cause the result to get ready in as long as 8 weeks.   

You don't need to do anything to calculate or check your ACT exam superscore. ACT provides you the superscore of your ACT exam automatically if you have taken the exam more than once after September 2016. 

ACT allows you to make changes to your ACT exam appointment, if you cannot take the test on your chosen date, time and location anymore; or if you sense any discrepancy in the information you entered on your application. 

Here are the type of changes that you can make to your ACT exam registration:

1. Changing your test date
2. Changing your test centre
3. Adding/Removing Writing section
4. Updating your personal information
5. Adding/Updating colleges of your choice
6. Requesting additional score reports
7. Correcting your high school code

The retesting restrictions of the ACT exam suggest that a student can only take the ACT exam once in a single testing window. Taking the ACT exam two or even three times in a single testing window will not be accepted by ACT. ACT, in such a case, will provide you with the scores only from your first test attempt and not for the remaining attempts. Note that even your ACT exam registration fee paid for the 2nd and 3rd attempts will not be refunded by ACT.

ACT suggests that if you wish to take the ACT exam multiple times, then you should choose the testing dates in different testing windows.  

Students can start taking the ACT test as soon as they reach grade 6. Most students prefer to take the ACT exam for the first time during spring of their junior year and or the fall their senior year. This allows them to retake the exam if required, and make improvements in the areas of weaknesses. 

You should take your PTE exam at least two months before ypur college, university or scholarship's application deadline. Even though the scores for your ACT exam begin getting reported within two days of taking the test, the overall score report still may take around 8 weeks to get ready. Hence, two months will be sufficient for you to receive a decision on your ACT exam and hence, you can apply to your desired college in time.