The ACT and the SAT are college admissions tests required by most colleges.  Most college admissions committees will evaluate your application based on your best single-session score, so don't hesitate to send scores from multiple test days.  Some colleges "super score," meaning they will evaluate you based on your highest score in each section across multiple testing dates.  For those of you who don't test well, you'll be glad to know that there are more and more colleges that are test-optional. 

We receive scores electronically and upload them into Naviance; however, if you don't see your score you can let your counselor know and he/she can add them for you.

An ongoing conversation in college admissions is the value of the writing portion of these tests.  An increasing number of colleges no longer require the essay, so if the colleges you are applying to do not require it, then you might choose not to register for the writing portion and save yourself time and money.  We do advise you to thoroughly review each college's admissions requirements section on their websites for further guidance.

We recommend students take both the ACT and SAT in spring of their Junior year.