ACT announces new testing options...
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If money is not an issue, no reason to not take the test multiple times to try and improve your score.
my son took the whole test 9 times finally got the score he needed to get free tuition. great investment
It's already been that way for me with my oldest kids...
My two oldest took it a couple times each and did well enough, so we were happy.
However, I found out later that half their damn classes got to take the ACT individually in a special class and untimed (!), because they had doctors notes that claimed ADHD.
Apparently, this is a widely used strategy among Jackson private school parents these days.
My two oldest took it a couple times each and did well enough, so we were happy.
However, I found out later that half their damn classes got to take the ACT individually in a special class and untimed (!), because they had doctors notes that claimed ADHD.
Apparently, this is a widely used strategy among Jackson private school parents these days.
*By the way, I'm not downing kids who actually have ADHD. Just parents who take advantage of loose rules and questionable diagnoses.
I guess thresholds for scholarships will generally rise
I'm sure the floor for entry doesn't raise rise at state universities but as higher tier students increase their scores with the new rules favoring that, thresholds for scholarships will naturally rise as well.
So...not much point aside from ACT providing incentives to pay to take the test more often.
I'm sure the floor for entry doesn't raise rise at state universities but as higher tier students increase their scores with the new rules favoring that, thresholds for scholarships will naturally rise as well.
So...not much point aside from ACT providing incentives to pay to take the test more often.
Yep. It will be good for students the first year or two of the new system. But after the schools raise their requirements it will all cancel out. Hopefully my kids can take advantage so I can blow their 529 money on a beach house.
It has always seemed stupid to me to have a test for which a large portion of the score is related to speed, and then to have a lot of people take it un-timed. They should have just tripled the time limit a long time ago. Let people hand in sections when they finish and immediately start on the next one, or take a bathroom break before getting the next one if necessary.
That's exactly what I thought when I read about this. It does nothing for the evaluators. It's all just a racket.
everyone gets a trophy continues - so when everyone starts making 33+ then what?
should be 1 attempt and thats it
should be 1 attempt and thats it
Ginny Crager is glad--her hands would cramp up from changing so many answers for OM recruits.
How is it more dumbing down? People have been able to take the ACT multiple times for as long as I know. At least 30 years, so probably longer. How is this an example of more dumbing down if its just allowing people to take specific portions multiple times instead of the whole thing?
Well, it’s not supposed to be untimed just for spoiled rich kids with adhd. Some students with learning disabilities and adhd get to test individually and get time and a half, but not untimed. I don’t know if that’s true
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