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College entrance exams are standardized tests that measure your readiness for higher education. Here are the two primary ones:
College entrance exams are standardized tests that measure your readiness for higher education. Here are the two primary ones:
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT): Taken by high school students, the SAT assesses reading, writing, and math skills. It consists of multiple-choice questions and an optional essay. The test takes about three hours, and scores range from 400 to 1600. This test is not offered at our school but students may register to take this test at another test location (often another high school).
American College Test (ACT): Similar to the SAT, the ACT evaluates English, math, reading, and science reasoning. It also includes an optional writing section. ACT scores range from 1 to 36. The test is administered to all 11th-grade students at our school, free of charge, usually during the spring semester.
Test Optional
Test Optional
Test-optional is a term colleges and universities use to indicate that applicants do not need to submit SAT or ACT scores with their application. However, test-optional does not mean test scores don’t matter. Applicants can still choose to submit their scores if they think they are an accurate representation of their ability. Test-optional colleges do not disregard test scores entirely; instead, they do not penalize applicants who choose not to submit them. Please discuss the pros and cons of sending your test scores for each school you apply to. Each school's policies may be different, so students must research their colleges and know whether the school is test-optional or test-required.
Request Your Official Test Scores to be Sent to Your Colleges
Request Your Official Test Scores to be Sent to Your Colleges
If students are required or want to send test scores, many colleges will allow them to "self-report" their ACT or SAT scores. This means that the student will report honestly, their test scores. Colleges typically allow self-reported test scores until the student is accepted for admission. Once a student is accepted for admission, many schools require the student to send official test scores to the college. There will be fees for these services.
Use these links to order your test scores:
Test Requirements for UNC System Schools
Test Requirements for UNC System Schools
May 23, 2024, the UNC Board of Governors approved Policy 700.1.1 revising the test score requirements for admissions. Effective Fall 2025, students with a weighted GPA between 2.5 and less than 2.8 must submit SAT or ACT scores. Students with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or higher have the option to submit these scores.
May 23, 2024, the UNC Board of Governors approved Policy 700.1.1 revising the test score requirements for admissions. Effective Fall 2025, students with a weighted GPA between 2.5 and less than 2.8 must submit SAT or ACT scores. Students with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or higher have the option to submit these scores.
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