After you take the ACT, you might feel like a big weight’s been lifted from your shoulders. But, as the days pass and you still don’t have your test score, the tension starts setting in again. If you’re refreshing your ACT account page and wondering, When do ACT scores come out?—don’t worry! Your ACT scores are coming! In this post, we’ll take a look at ACT score release dates, so you can rest easy. Table of Contents When Will ACT Scores Be Available? What Time Do ACT Scores Come Out? How Do I Check My ACT Scores? I Have My ACT Scores: What Now? ACT Score Release FAQ A Final Word ..read more

Your ACT percentile ranking tells you how you did compared to everyone else on the ACT test. ACT percentiles are, in some ways, even more important than your actual ACT score. Why? Because they provide an easy way to compare your performance on the ACT to other test-takers overall, providing you with important information for your ACT prep. Read on for everything you need to know about ACT score percentiles. How Are ACT Score Percentiles Calculated? ACT percentiles are calculated by comparing one ACT score to the distribution of scores of all the students who took the ACT at a given time. On ..read more

If you find yourself in need of a rough score estimate after taking an ACT practice test, or if you simply want an estimate of how many questions you need to get right to get a certain ACT score, the following official ACT raw score conversion chart can help! Once you’ve checked out the chart, learn more about how to take your raw ACT score and convert it into an official composite ACT score on the 1 to 36 point scale. The chart below presents the raw scores on ACT Tests 1-4 (English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science), with their equivalent scaled scores in the right-most columns. Raw ACT S ..read more

The ACT Writing section is the only optional part of the ACT. However, optional does not mean unnecessary. A number of colleges do require it to be included with the rest of your ACT scores as part of their application process. If any of the schools you’re considering require you to take the ACT Writing Section, you definitely need to know what constitutes a good ACT Writing Score. Start improving your ACT writing score (and everything else) today with Magoosh! ACT Writing: Essay Percentiles The ACT Essay is scored from 1-6 in four categories by two graders. This gives you four scores from 2 ..read more

The choice between the ACT and the SAT is really tough, and most high school students wonder which side of this epic battle they should take. Both the ACT and the SAT are accepted by many universities in the United States and are taken by millions of students. In this post, we bring together all the best information about the differences and similarities between the ACT and the SAT to help you make this important decision. If you’re short on time, try our free quiz to get an answer on whether you should take the ACT vs SAT! Test Format and Timing The ACT takes 2 hours 55 minutes to complete ..read more

If you’ve come to this post hoping to find the secret ACT tips for the perfect score, I hate to break it to you – but that just doesn’t exist! What I can offer you is the next best thing – tried and true ACT tips and tricks that will maximize your ACT score on test day. Preparing for success on the ACT starts well before test day. In this post, we’re going to cover how to prepare for the test in advance as well as tips to follow during the test. The ACT tips and tricks we will cover include: Familiarize yourself with the test in a test-like environment. Choose a default answer for when you’r ..read more

The ACT is just days away. Like hundreds of thousands of students around the country, you may be getting jitters. That’s normal! You’re probably looking forward to a well-deserved break from studying, too. All in good time. These last few days are an important time, and there are a few commonsense things you can do to improve your test experience and score. Let’s take a look at some last minute ACT tips to help you do your best on the exam!     Now’s the time for a big push to get you to your goal. Let’s get started! Last-Minute ACT Tips Before Test Day 1. Focus on Your Weaknesses ..read more

Good ACT scores are the key to getting into the college of your dreams! But what is a good score? For most students, scoring above average, 21 or higher, is a good score. For those applying to elite colleges, scores in the 93rd percentile (30+) or even the 98th percentile (33+) are good scores. But that’s the short answer… there is more to it than that of course.   Click the links below to go straight to that section, or keep reading to get everything you need to know ACT scores! How are ACT Scores Calculated? What is the Highest ACT Score? What is a Good ACT Score? ACT Scores for the ..read more

Here, you’ll find ACT math practice questions for three of the main areas tested on ACT Math: Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry. They range in difficulty from easy to very hard, but these practice questions test many essential skills you’ll need on test day. ACT Math Practice Questions (With Answer Explanations) After you’ve worked through each question, click on the link for the video answer and explanation! You can also do them in a row and check your answers later, as a mini-practice test in math. We’ve included buttons for you to click to save your answers as you work through these prob ..read more

Best ACT Prep Books of 2021: Rankings Here you will find a clear and comprehensive look at the best ACT prep books. We grade each book on its strategy advice (does it provides good recommendations for approaching ACT test questions?), the quality of its practice questions and tests (how close are they to the actual ACT?), and its style (is it readable and, dare we say, enjoyable)? Let’s start out with a quick overview of the books and their quality before getting into greater detail with in-depth reviews below. Ranking Title Publisher Year Price* 1 ACT Prep by Magoosh Magoosh 2018 $18.9 ..read more