College Admissions Exams

All 10th and 11th Grade students will take the PSAT in the Fall of each school year.

When to Expect Scores

• Students can get PSAT/NMSQT scores in December, 2025 depending on their location. 

How to Access Your Scores

• If you provided your email address on your answer sheet on test day, you'll receive an email notifying you of when your scores are available.

• The email will have a unique access code that will connect you to your scores online. If you haven't already done so, you'll be asked to set up a free College Board account before you can view your scores.

• If you didn’t provide an email address on your answer sheet on test day, you can still access your scores online. If you haven't already done so, you'll be asked to set up a free College Board account before you can view your scores.

• Don’t have a College Board account? Save time and set one up now.

Understanding what's on your PSAT score report

youtu.be/ie6WBDzjtGA 

collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10/scores/understanding-scores 

Step 1: Go to actstudent.org

Step 2: Set up an ACT Student Web Account.

Step 3: Make sure you register for the ACT PLUS Writing.

Step 4: Print your admission ticket and bring it with you to the test center on test day.

Contact ACT      Phone: 1-319-337-1270

Juniors who are administered the ACT at Hough can use this score for college admission. This is an official ACT. To gain access to your scores you must:

• Go to actstudent.org

• Click on Create a New Account.

• Click No when asked if you have ever registered for the ACT. Click YES, when asked if you have taken the ACT.

• Follow the directions moving forward.

*Note: You will need either your ACT ID # (located on the paper copy of your scores), or your Social Security Number to link your scores to your new account.

Step 1: Go to collegeboard.org

Step 2: Set up a username and password.

Step 3: Select the test you would like to take 

• SAT Reasoning Test for College Admission

• SAT Subject Test if your college/university requests a specific one.

Step 4: Print your admission ticket and make sure you have it for test day.

Contact College Board:     Phone: 1-866-756-7346                 Email: sat@info.collegeboard.org

Please contact Mrs. Hunt in Student Services, if you believe you may qualify for a fee waiver.

In March 2026, all 11th graders will take the ACT at school. The ACT is a standardized test taken for college entrance, and it is also used by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education to determine the success of schools in achieving diploma endorsements from the state of North Carolina for their graduating seniors. These endorsements require a 22 Composite Score on the Reading section of the exam. In order to help our Juniors prepare for success on this assessment, William A. Hough High School has several supports that we encourage students to take advantage of this Spring:

1. Self-Enrollment codes for Edgenuity Review Courses:

                 These are self-paced courses to help students achieve success!

        We encourage students of any grade level to take advantage of this tool!

ACT Full Exam - GQR33-7MO8C

ACT Reading Exam - GQR33-7MO8C

Find directions to self-enroll here:

 Students will need to login to Edgenuity using their username and password:

            Username: CmsXXXXXXXXX (Student ID Number)

            Password: XXXXXXXXX (Student ID Number)

        Students then need to select Add a Course and enter the following code.