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NC Community colleges, such as Cleveland Community College, never require SAT or ACT scores for admission.
Many college application deadlines will be no later than December/January, so any senior needing SAT or ACT scores need to plan accordingly.
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ACT and SAT will only give account information directly to the student.
SAT: www.collegeboard.org
ACT: www.act.org/student
Students who do NOT have an account will need to create one. Students will log in and create a profile, then select which test date/location they need. Those dates and locations are on the SAT/ACT website.
A note about creating your MyACT account:
All juniors take the ACT at school in the Spring. If students wish to retake it, they will need the ACT ID number off the top of their score report. These reports were mailed to the address students provided and come directly from ACT. If students are unable to find their score report, email or come see Mrs. Murray in Student Services.
Steps:
Go to www.act.org
Click Register for the ACT Test: U.S.
Click Create US Account
Answer the following questions:
Have you registered for the ACT before: NO
Have you taken the ACT before: YES (if you took it here with us at school)
You will be prompted to enter your ACT ID number which is at the top of the score report you received in your email.
If you have already created a MyACT account and your previous account information does not appear after login, it is possible a new account was created in error or there was an error in migration. If you do experience this issue, contact ACT for agent assistance in merging accounts.
Fee waivers are available for 11th and 12th grade students
Eligible students may receive up to two fee waivers for the SAT (just one code is needed) and four for the ACT.
Request an SAT fee waiver directly from College Board.
Request an ACT fee waiver from your SHS school counselor by submitting the SHS Fee Waiver Request form.
Once eligibility is determined, students will be given a fee waiver.
Students are eligible for a fee waiver if one or more of these descriptions apply to you:
Enrolled in a federal free or reduced-price lunch program at school, based on US Department of Agriculture (USDA) income levels.
Enrolled in a program for the economically disadvantaged (for example, TRiO). Note: If the student participates in a program, but is not economically disadvantaged, they are not eligible for a fee waiver.
Resides in a foster home, is a ward of the state, or is homeless.
Family receives low-income public assistance or lives in federally subsidized public housing.
Family’s total annual income is at or below USDA levels for free or reduced-price lunches on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service website. See simple guidelines here.
ACT
The ACT measures skills in English, math, reading, and science reasoning. You'll receive a score on each section and a composite score between 1 and 36. The ACT is offered during the school day for free to juniors at NC public high schools. Otherwise, the ACT costs $65 (without writing).
ACT Test Preparation Resources
Dates and Registration for ACT
SAT
The SAT measures critical thinking skills using questions in two categories: Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing, and Math. The total possible score range is 400-1600, and it costs $68.
SAT Test Preparation Resources
Dates and Registration for SAT