ACT EXAM INFORMATION

College-bound high school students can take the ACT Assessment on April 7, the next nationwide test date. The registration postmark deadline is March 2. Late registration postmark deadline is March 16, with an additional fee is required for late registration.

ACT scores are accepted by most colleges and universities, including all Ivy League schools. The test fee is $23. Colleges use ACT scores, along with a student's high school grade-point average and other information to determine admission and placement for new students.

For information, including registration forms and test sites, contact your high school guidance counselor or register online on ACT's Web site www.act.org. The Web site also has helpful information, sample tests and the opportunity to order test preparation materials.

The ACT has four sections: English, reading, math and science reasoning.

Students who have already taken the ACT can take it again and try for a higher score. Juniors can use their scores to examine academic weaknesses, take courses to correct those weaknesses and retake the exam as seniors. Students who take the exam more than once can report only their highest composite score to prospective colleges if they choose.