HomeForNow Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 (edited) DS (finishing grade 8 ) needs to take ACT soon for a couple of purposes. He has never taken any kind of official test like this before (apart from lots of math contests) and us parents are not from the US, so we know basically nothing about it. I see this website, and we'd be going for the July test (haven't registered yet).http://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html The needed scores for grade 9 purposes aren't that high (and for grade 10 purposes he could retake it later if needed), so it's just about doing his best, with whatever preparation can be done in a few weeks. He should be able to do well in Math (he's done Calc) but may lack subject knowledge in the other areas, whatever they are. It's too late to fill any gaps, so it's more about preparing for the format in the remaining time. Any suggestions? Edited June 7, 2020 by HomeForNow Changed "8)" to "8 )" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeForNow Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, HomeForNow said: Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeForNow Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeForNow Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 I just discovered the phenomenon of all nearby (<1 hr drive) testing centers being full (last day of registration). It seems obvious in hindsight, but it just didn't occur to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 2 hours ago, HomeForNow said: I just discovered the phenomenon of all nearby (<1 hr drive) testing centers being full (last day of registration). Due to COVID19, many of the usual test centers are not hosting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeForNow Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Hmm yes, trying to find a testing center in the ACT online registration reminded me of Monty Python's Cheese Shop sketch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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