Students identified as academically talented may be invited to participate in an academic talent search program that includes taking the ACT or SAT.

Many of these programs offer a one-step registration option that combines registering for the academic talent search program with registering for the ACT. In some instances, additional test centers have been established that are available only for students participating in the academic talent search program. Talent search participants are advised to follow the instructions they receive from their respective program to register for the ACT. This may require registering directly with the talent search program rather than using ACT online registration or an ACT registration packet.

For details about specific academic talent search programs, visit these websites:

• Belin-Blank Exceptional Student Talent Search (BESTS) at The University of Iowa
• Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at Johns Hopkins University
• Joseph Baldwin Academy (JBA) at Truman State University
• Midwest Academic Talent Search (MATS) at Northwestern University
• Talent Identification Program (TIP) at Duke University
• Western Academic Talent Search (WATS)
• http://www.actstudent.org/regist/jrhigh.html