Nationwide ACT Test In April

College-bound high school students can take the ACT assessment on April 3, the next nationwide test date. The registration postmark deadline is February 27. Late registration postmark deadline is March 12 (an additional fee is required for late registration).

Virtually all colleges and universities in the nation, including Ivy League schools, accept ACT scores. The test fee is $26. Colleges use ACT scores, along with a student’s grade point average (GPA), course level, extracurricular activities, and other considerations to help determine admissions and the appropriate course placement for each students.

Students who have already taken the ACT can take it again and try for a higher score. Juniors can use their score to identify academic weaknesses, take courses to correct those weaknesses, and retake the exams, more prepared, as seniors. Students who take the exam more than once can report only their highest composite score to prospective colleges, if they choose.

For more information, including registration forms and test locations, contact your high school guidance counselor or register online on ACT’s website, www.act.org. The website also has helpful information, sample tests, and opportunities to order test preparation materials.