SAT/ACT

The ACT TEST is designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work. The tests cover five skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning and writing. The ACT Test is not an aptitude or an IQ test. Instead, the questions on the ACT are directly related to what you have learned in your high school courses in English, mathematics, and science. Because the ACT tests are based on what is taught in the high school curriculum, students are sometimes more comfortable with the ACT than they are with the traditional aptitude tests. 

ACT results are accepted by most U.S. colleges and universities. Check with your college admissions office to find out if the college you are applying to accepts the SAT, ACT or both exams. 

The ACT includes 215 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete with breaks. 

The ACT with no writing is $55.00 (2020) and the ACT with writing $70.00 (2020) which includes score reports for you, your high school and up to four college choices for which a valid code is listed at time of registration. You may send additional score reports for $13.00 each. There are additional fees for late registration, standby testing, test date or center change and items.

ACT Fee Waivers are available to low-income 11th and 12th grade students.

You may take the ACT Assessment as often as you wish. There are no limitations on how many times you can take the ACT. 

You should definitely consider retesting if you had any problems during the test, such as misunderstanding the directions or not feeling physically well. You may also want to consider retesting if you are not satisfied that your scores accurately represent your abilities in the areas tested. If you see a discrepancy between your ACT scores and your high school grades, or if you subsequently complete coursework or an intensive review in the areas covered by the ACT Assessment, retesting may be beneficial. 

If you have taken the ACT Assessment more than once, ACT maintains a separate record for each test date. When you ask ACT to send a report to a college, ACT will release only the record from the test date you request. If you wish, you may ask ACT to report more than one test date record to an institution. However, you may not select test scores from different test dates to construct a new record; ACT does not create new records by averaging scores from different test dates. 

Click HERE to find answers to your question about the ACT Test. 

The SAT Test measures the kind of reasoning skills needed for college by assessing how students apply what they have learned in school. Colleges and universities consider SAT scores along with class rank, high school GPA, extracurricular activities, personal essay, and teacher recommendations in admissions decisions. SAT scores are compared with the scores of other applicants and can be used as a basis for awarding merit-based financial aid.  The most important factor in admission decisions is high school grades earned in challenging courses. The best preparation for the SAT—and for college—is for students to take challenging academic courses and to read widely and write often.

The SAT, has two sections, Math and Evidence-based reading and writing. The test measures skills and knowledge students’ needs to be ready for college and beyond and is geared to better reflect what students learn in class. Focuses on math that is used in college and career, and questions in the evidence-based reading and writing section are passage-based. Students are asked to support answers with evidence from the passage. The revised test doesn’t subtract points for incorrect answers, so now no penalty for guessing.

SAT results are accepted by most U.S. colleges and universities. Check to find out if the colleges you are applying to accept the SAT, ACT, or both exams. 

CollegeBoard.com sends every SAT Test as a cumulative report of all scores unless you select the score choice option. Score Choice gives you the option to choose which scores (by test date for the SAT and by individual test for SAT Subject Tests™) you send to colleges—in accordance with an institution's stated score-use practice. You can choose total scores from one, several, or all SAT test dates. You cannot however combine scores from different test dates to create a new composite score. 

SAT® is $52.00 (2020) and the SAT with Essay is $68.00. There are additional fees if you register by phone, change the date or location of the test, register late or are on a waitlist and are admitted to the test center on test date.

SAT® Fee Waivers Available are available to low-income 11th and 12th grade students.  To find out more information and if you are eligible for a fee waiver click HERE.

You may take the SAT Assessment as often as you wish. There are no limitations on how many times you can take the SAT. 

You should definitely consider retesting if you had any problems during the test, such as misunderstanding the directions or not feeling physically well. You may also want to consider retesting if you are not satisfied that your scores accurately represent your abilities in the areas tested. 

SAT® is $52.00 (2020) and the SAT with Essay is $68.00. There are additional fees if you register by phone, change the date or location of the test, register late or are on a waitlist and are admitted to the test center on test date.

SAT® Fee Waivers Available are available to low-income 11th and 12th grade students.  To find out more information and if you are eligible for a fee waiver click HERE.

You may take the SAT Assessment as often as you wish. There are no limitations on how many times you can take the SAT. 

You should definitely consider retesting if you had any problems during the test, such as misunderstanding the directions or not feeling physically well. You may also want to consider retesting if you are not satisfied that your scores accurately represent your abilities in the areas tested. 

When you register for the SAT test, you get four free score reports included in the test fee of $52.00.  You may select these free reports up to nine days after the test date.  Take advantage of this by inputting the colleges you want your scores reported to at the time you sign up for the test. If don’t have a final list of schools just input your most likely choices. You may also choose additional schools or scholarship programs for $12.00 each. 

Hour-long, content-based college admission tests that allow you to showcase achievement in specific subject areas: English, history, math, science and languages. Some colleges use Subject Tests to place students into the appropriate courses as well as in admission decisions. Based on your performance on the test(s), you could potentially fulfill basic requirements or earn credit for introductory-level courses. 

• Make admission decisions

• Help determine how well prepared students are for college programs

• Place students in freshman or higher-level course work

• Advise student on course selection

• Click HERE to for FAQs regarding the SAT Subject Test.

Many selective private colleges and the entire University of California system require the SAT Reasoning Test or ACT test and two or three SAT Subject Tests. Some colleges specify which subject tests you must take for admission while other schools will give you a choice.

Click HERE to view a list of the colleges that require, recommend, or consider the SAT Subject Tests in the admissions (2014-16). You should contact the all colleges directly for their current policies on the SAT Subject Test.

NOTE: There is no reason to send subject test scores (unless requested) to schools that do not require them for admission decisions.

The SAT Subject test exams are usually offered on the same dates as the SAT Reasoning Test (see dates above). You cannot take both exams on the same day. You can take up to three SAT Subject Tests on the same day. In general, you may want to plan on taking an SAT Subject Tests around the same date as your final in the equivalent high school or AP course in order to eliminate studying the same subject twice.