To help your students reach their maximum potential for college and career readiness, we are enhancing the ACT® test with options that keep students’ needs in mind.
Beginning with the September 2020 national ACT test date, students will have more options when taking the ACT:
- ACT Section Retest—Students who have already completed a full ACT test can choose to retake one or more sections (English, math, reading, science, or writing) without having to retake the entire test.
- Superscore reporting—To support the growing trend of students taking the ACT test multiple times, score reports will now include a calculated ACT Superscore, along with an ACT Composite score.
- Faster results with online testing—Students will be able to choose to take the ACT online at a test center on national ACT test dates and get their multiple-choice test results as early as two business days after taking the test.
WHAT DO MY STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW?
- These new options offer students more choices, a better experience, and greater confidence that their ACT test scores best reflect their hard work, overall academic achievement, and potential for success throughout their lives.
- Students will be able to choose to retake only the sections in which they want to improve their scores (after initially taking the full ACT test).
- Faster score reports mean students can make their action plans for college sooner.
**ACT Counselor Newsletter October 2019