Do Colleges Average Your ACT Score?

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Posted by Christine Sarikas | Nov 8, 2015 2:30:00 PM

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Like most students who take the ACT, you may have taken the test more than once or are thinking about taking it multiple times. How will colleges look at your multiple test scores? Will they look at all your scores? Just your highest score? Will they average your scores and use that number? Standardized test scores are an important part of applying to college, but it’s not always clear how colleges will determine your ACT scores if you’ve taken the test more than once.

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What Is a Good ACT Aspire Score for a Sophomore?

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Posted by Dr. Anna Wulick | Nov 8, 2015 11:50:00 AM

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Being in 10th grade is a little like walking over a bridge. You're crossing from the less consequential testing of early high school to the world of high-stakes tests, like the SAT and the ACT – tests that can affect your future. One of the ways you get from one side of this metaphorical divide to the other is by getting the chance to practice. For example, some students take the PSAT, which is meant to be a precursor to the SAT that they will take in their junior or senior year.

Others take the ACT Aspire, a national achievement test that assesses how well students from 3rd to 10th grade are measuring up to Common Core standards. The format, structure, and scoring of the ACT Aspire are all very different from the ACT. But, because it is designed by the same organization that creates the ACT, it can feel like a precursor to the real thing.

So what’s a good score on the ACT Aspire for a sophomore? In this article, I’ll talk about different ways to think about what makes a good score, and how to tell where you rank based on the score you got. I’ll also discuss whether your 10th grade ACT Aspire score means for your future ACT score.

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What is a Good ACT Aspire Score For a Freshman?

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Posted by Dr. Anna Wulick | Nov 8, 2015 11:45:00 AM

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It’s tempting to compare the ACT Aspire test to the PSAT, but in reality they are quite different in their goals and purpose. The PSAT is meant to be practice for the real SAT, and doing well on it can qualify you for the National Merit Scholarship.

On the other hand, the ACT Aspire is a test for 3rd to 10th graders that is meant to determine whether students are measuring up to Common Core standards. Just like the real ACT, the ACT Aspire covers English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing. But the format of this test, the structure of the questions, and the way the test is scored are all very different from the ACT.

So how do you know what ACT Aspire score you should aim for in your freshman year of high school? Or if you already got your results, how can you tell where you stand compared to your peers? In this article, I’ll talk about how the ACT Aspire is scored, give you some different ways to think about what a good ACT Aspire score is for a 9th grader, and demonstrate several tools to use when thinking about your specific score.

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What Is the ACT Out Of?

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Posted by Dora Seigel | Oct 17, 2015 12:30:00 PM

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You may have heard of this standardized test called the ACT. What's this test out of? What's the highest and lowest ACT score? And what score should you try to get? I'll answer all of these questions below.

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Low ACT Scores: What Should You Do?

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Posted by Samantha Lindsay | Oct 11, 2015 4:00:00 PM

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If you're currently scoring low on the ACT, you should make sure that you tailor your prep methods to your current needs and ability. Low ACT scorers and high scorers should prepare differently for the test and use different methods to get the best possible results.

In this article, I'll go over why students with low ACT scores should prepare differently and which strategies will be the most helpful for you.

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ACT Practice Tests: How to Reflect and Get the Most Out of Them

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Posted by Samantha Lindsay | Oct 11, 2015 3:00:00 PM

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ACT practice tests can be a great tool in preparing yourself for the real exam. In order for these tests to be worth your time, however, you’ll need to learn to evaluate your mistakes effectively. In this article, I’ll show you the most productive ways to reflect on ACT practice tests so that you can use them to your best advantage.

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Understanding ACT Scores: What Do They Mean?

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Posted by Dora Seigel | Oct 11, 2015 12:00:00 PM

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You took the ACT and got your score, but you don’t know how to interpret your ACT score. What does your ACT score measure? Is your score high or low? Will your score be enough to get you into your target schools?

In this article, I'll answer all of these questions and more, so you can go toward understanding ACT scores.

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What's the ACT Score Range?

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Posted by Francesca Fulciniti | Oct 9, 2015 6:00:00 PM

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 You can’t study effectively for the ACT if you don’t know what score to aim for, and you won’t know what score to aim for if you don’t know how the ACT is scored!

In this post, I’ll start off with some important background info on the ACT before getting to the good stuff — the ACT score range and what you should know about it. For example, what do these scores mean? What counts as a good ACT score? Read on to find out!

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What Do ACT Scores Measure? IQ? Income?

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Posted by Samantha Lindsay | Oct 2, 2015 8:00:00 PM

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ACT scores are a fixture of the college admissions process, but what do they really measure? Are they a useful way to judge your abilities and potential?

In this article, I’ll give you the details on what the ACT can and can’t measure and how to interpret your scores as a high school student.

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Missing ACT Score: How to Check ACT Scores

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Posted by Dr. Anna Wulick | Oct 2, 2015 4:30:00 PM

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There’s nothing quite like the white-knuckle feeling you get when you realize your ACT scores might be missing. You studied, you stressed, you planned, so it makes perfect sense to be feeling a little crazed with frustration.

But before you lose yourself in missing-score panic, let me reassure you that in the vast majority of cases the problem is small and easily solved. In this article, I'll explain what to do whether you are having trouble finding your scores yourself, or whether it's your target college that seems to have lost the score report from your application.

I'll go through some probable – and improbable – reasons for your missing score, and describe how to fix each one.

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What's a Good ACT Score? That Depends on Your Definition!

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Posted by Samantha Lindsay | Sep 27, 2015 12:30:00 PM

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It’s hard to define a good ACT score because every student has different goals and standards. However, there are various specific ways you might think about your scores to decide on what a good score means for you. In this article, I’ll go through four different means of defining what a good score might look like for you on the ACT.

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How to Get the Most Realistic ACT Practice Test Experience: 8 Steps to Follow

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Posted by Christine Sarikas | Sep 27, 2015 8:30:00 AM

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The same way that musicians practice their concerts before going in front of a live audience and athletes have scrimmages before a game, it’s important to practice taking the ACT before you sit down for the real exam.

There are many free ACT practice tests available that you can take in your own home, however; it can be difficult to simulate real test-taking conditions. The closer the conditions of your practice test are to the real ACT, the more useful and accurate your results will be.

Read this guide to learn ways that students and parents can create realistic test conditions in order to achieve the most accurate results from ACT practice tests.

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Which ACT Score Do Schools Use?

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Posted by Samantha Lindsay | Sep 26, 2015 10:00:00 PM

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Most colleges will use your ACT scores in some capacity when making admissions decisions. If you take the ACT multiple times, however, it's not always clear which scores they will consider most strongly.

In this article, I'll give you an overview of the policies that exist at different colleges when it comes to reviewing ACT scores in the admissions process.

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Is the ACT Changing Because of the Common Core?

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Posted by Halle Edwards | Sep 26, 2015 1:30:00 PM

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Wondering how the new Common Core standards will affect the ACT, if at all?

Find out how the ACT could reflect the new Common Core standards, and how that will affect studying for the test.

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ACT School Codes and College Codes for Score Reports

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Posted by Christine Sarikas | Sep 26, 2015 11:30:00 AM

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Have you taken the ACT or will you be taking it in the future? If so, you may have heard of ACT college and school codes.

These codes are used to ensure that your ACT scores get sent to the proper school. Read on to learn everything you need to know about them.

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