<p>Hello!
I am new to this Forum, I am very glad I found it. I am a sophomore in HS. I am planning to take ACT Test this June (June 11, 2011). As I undersood, I may take the ACT no more then 12 times total.
What does "you may NOT receive scores from more than one test date per NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION " mean exactly (the same about State administration)? In our state we don’t have a mandatory ACT test.
If I will take ACT test again, for example, twice (in fall 2011 and spring 2012) during my junior year, which score will count for my school? And for colleges?</p>
<p>There is really no ultimate limit to number of times you can take the ACT but you cannot take 12 because you do not have that many test dates left between now and when you apply to college.</p>
<p>The statement that you cannot receive scores from more than one test date per National Administration simply means you cannot take the test more than once for the particular test – when the ACT is given there are usually two test dates, a Saturday and then a Sunday to account for those who cannot take a Saturday test due to religious restrictions; you cannot take it both days.</p>
<p>A State administration test is one given only for a state that requires its high school students to take the ACT, such as Michigan, Illinois and Colorado, and that test is given on different dates than the one given nationally and the same rule applies – you cannot take it on both days (the Saturday and Sunday) that it is given.</p>
<p>As to which test counts for admission to college, it depends on college. For ACT, majority use that test with the highest composite score. A minority “superscore” your multiple tests meaning if you send multiple test socres, the scores that will be used for admission are the highest section scores from the multiple tests; for example, score 30M, 31E, 27R, and 28S on one and 32M, 33E, 25R, and 26S on another and scores used for admission will be 32M, 33E, 27R, and 28S. Also there are a smaller minority which use only certain section scores – your English and math score – for admission and ignore composite, science, and reading (Rose Hulman and Georgia Tech are two that do that.)</p>
<p>Thank you, drusba, you explanation helped a lot.
Another question: will all of my ACT and SAT test results (I mean, each try of each test taken) show on my official high school transcript?</p>
<p>Talk to your counselor and ask him/her. If he/she’s not sure, ask him/her to print out a copy of a transcript that they would send to a college/scholarship program and see if your scores are on there. As a general rule of thumb, they should not be, but some schools put the scores on the transcript just because.</p>
<p>Help! My son took the state mandatory ACT in IL and is scheduled to retake it at the end of June. He has since moved from IL to CO and does not want to return. Can this test be rescheduled using the national system? I know IL, like CO requires high school graduates to take the ACT, is there a way he can take this test in CO now that he has been relocated? </p>
<p>Seems horrible to make him go back to IL just to retest. Thanks.</p>
<p>You should still be within the registration deadline date for the June test. If that is the case and you applied on-line you can go into your registration and try to make a change of test center location to a center in Colorado which you will be allowed to do as long as that test center is not full. If you applied by mail then call ACT (you can also call it even if you applied on-line). Not sure if they charge an additonal fee to make a change.</p>