Register for the ACT test as early as possible to secure your spot. Here’s a guide to help you navigate the ACT registration process.
Changing Your ACT Test Date
Your ACT test date may be canceled or changed for various reasons, including COVID-19, severe weather, and other unforeseen circumstances. If your test is canceled, ACT will email all registered test-takers with updates and instructions on how to reschedule. Simply follow the instructions in the email to change your test date and/or location. For updates on test center closures, visit ACT’s rescheduled and canceled test centers webpage.
In most cases, you can reschedule your test through your online account. If you’re unable to reschedule online, contact ACT Customer Support.
Test date change fees will be waived if your test is canceled or your test center is closed. However, if you need to change your ACT test date for personal reasons, you will be charged a change fee.
ACT Fee Waivers
The ACT fee waiver program is available for eligible students who cannot afford the registration fee.
Students can receive up to four fee waivers, which include unlimited score reports and free access to a self-paced test prep program. If you qualify for an ACT fee waiver, you may also qualify for college application fee waivers. Visit the ACT website for information on how to obtain a fee waiver.
ACT Test Scoring and Superscoring
ACT offers Superscoring. Students who take the ACT more than once will automatically receive a Superscore, which is the average of your four highest subscores in English, Math, Reading, and Science.
ACT Test Day Essentials
All ACT test centers and locations will continue to follow CDC-recommended COVID-19 guidelines. Face masks are not required on test day unless mandated by your specific testing location. ACT encourages students to bring and wear a mask and to stay home if feeling unwell on test day. You should arrive at your testing location by 8:00 AM. The test without the Writing section will take just under three hours with a short break after the second test. The Writing test will add 40 minutes.
Colleges with Flexible Testing Policies
Your test scores are only one factor in the college application process. Keep in mind that many colleges have test-optional, test-flexible, or test-blind policies. Be sure to confirm the testing requirements of any colleges you’re applying to. Good luck!
