Help With ACT regestration.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:08 pm

Hey, im taking the ACT soon and I cant figure out one of the pages in the regestration packet. the Student Profile Section. My councelor is on vactation so I cant ask her.

Please help.

Post by **bicostp** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:15 pm

1. What's the ACT? Is it a national test, or is it a state thing (like the MCAS tests are, here in MA)?

2. What's in the Student Profile section? You're being too vague.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:20 pm

bicostp wrote:1. What's the ACT? Is it a national test, or is it a state thing (like the MCAS tests are, here in MA)?

I think its mostly used in the western states, or thats what I've heard. I haven't taken it yet, so I can't help with registration.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:32 pm

The ACT is like the SAT test. its a standardised test and its national.

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:38 pm

Register at http://www.act.com.

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:16 pm

You know, a little information doesn't hurt, either. It's in the student profile section, sure, but what is the actual question? I'd take a guess and say that most of us don't have the entire registration packet memorized.

Also, if your school has more than one counselor (mine had 4) it is possible you could talk with another one.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:28 pm

my schools too cheap to have more than one.

I found the area in the regestration booklet that helps ya fill out that page (bout damn time)

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:59 am

I dunno how I got away with it, but I somehow graduated high school (and currently going to college) without taking either of these.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:59 am

I'm not into these SAT and ACT and the like which are to get into college. If you do bad on it, a lot of schools don't even look at your normal grades, which is kinda odd since the SAT/ACT is a 3(?) hour test, and it's supposed to determine how much I learned in 3 years of high school. That, coupled with the fact that many schools don't even look at an ACT and the ones that do don't use the SAT, makes it all pointless. So what if I've got a 99 average? If I do bad on this all-knowing SAT, I'm screwed.

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:06 am

im glad i live in canada where we do not have any silly "aptitude tests"

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:13 pm

For those taking it, I have a couple suggestions, coming from a college freshman...

1. Plan to take the test twice. I'll be blunt, that test does some crazy things to you. It messes around with the mind, and is no fun. If you plan to take the test twice, no matter what your score is, it will be more relaxed when you do take it (at least for the first time) Plus, you can get an idea of what the test is like.

2. Do NOT send it to the college you are planning on going to. Instead, send it to your home address. If you want the other colleges to see your scores, you can request a copy to be sent to them afterward. It costs a bit more, but saves you some trouble.

Post by **gannon** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:50 pm

Gotta say, I bombed it when I took it (only got a 26 or some crap). Was going to retake it but I got accepted to college anyways so I figured screw it

Anyways, they pull some tricky things, a lot of questions that seem to be 100% opinion based for answers. Oh...and getting up early on a weekend sucks