Sunday, December 21, 2014

5:6 Registering for the ACT

Register on Time
You need to register to take the ACT at least a month beforehand to avoid paying late registration fees. Many students register for their tests earlier so they can get their preferred testing location. Registering online is the fastest and easiest way to confirm your attendance. Sign up for the ACT by clicking here!

Check out the 2015 ACT Testing Dates:
  • February 7, 2015* (register by January 9, 2015)
  • April 18, 2015 (register by March 13, 2015)
  • June 13, 2015 (register by May 8, 2015)
*No test centers are scheduled in New York for the February test date.

Can't find a test date that works for you? Check the ACT site to find later testing dates.

Paying for the ACT
ACT (No Writing) - $38.00
Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register).

ACT with Writing - $54.50
Includes reports for you, your high school, and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register). The $16.50 Writing Test fee is refundable, on written request, if you are absent on test day or switch to the ACT (No Writing) before testing begins.

Taking the ACT costs money, but it doesn't have to. Guidance counselors are provided with fee waivers for the ACT (as well as the SAT and SAT Subject Tests) so that students can register and send their scores to their college choices free of charge. Students can use two waivers for each test. Be sure to ask your guidance counselor about obtaining a fee waiver before you register.