@Navy09mom Not sure if you have gone through the college process before, but I whole heartedly disagree with what you are doing. First, you may not have the choice to send test scores once your child applies to colleges. Some colleges require all testing history. They don’t care when it was. Taking the actual test is not advised until one has prepared for it. Next, as can be seen from a post on a few down from this one - any big increase in score will alert the ACT and it can become a mess as they accuse one of cheating. It is some statiscal method of a jump of more than a certain amount of points. See thread started by @ktrrights I highly advise you to read that post with that happening to many. It is a no-win situation. Yes, most high schools do offer the PSAT to sophmores and then juniors (for purposes of the NM), and some schools offer the pre-ACT or a testing company comes in and administers a real ACT - but it is only graded by the local testing company (they come in, test kids and then push their program to help with score increases). Also, having your child sit with a real practice ACT can help too. Please @minivan09ia do not have your child take the real test until they have prepared properly.