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Understanding Your Scores
Reporting Your Scores to Colleges
Planning Your Education and Career
ACT Services and Policies
Should You Test Again?
Using Your ACT Results 2015–2016
We counted your correct answers on each test. We didn’t take points off for wrong answers. Then, for each test, we converted your number of correct answers into a score that ranges from 1 to 36. Your Composite score is the average of your four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number. If you left any test completely blank, that score is reported as a dash and no Composite score is computed.
How You Compare to Other Students
Your ranks tell you the percentage of recent high school graduates who received a score that is the same as or lower than yours. For example, a rank of 55 for your Composite score means 55% of students earned that Composite score or below.
Understanding Your Writing Scores Two trained readers scored your essay from 1 to 6 in each of four writing domains. Each domain score represents the sum of the two readers’ scores. Your writing score is calculated from your domain scores and is reported on a scale of 1–36. Your domain scores do not necessarily add up to your reported writing score. To learn more about this process, visit www.actstudent.org.
Understanding Your Scores
Find your… Composite Score xx
out of 36 possible points
ENGLISH + MATHEMATICS + READING + SCIENCE
xx xx xx xx
divided by 4
A NOTE ABOUT TEST SCORES No test can be absolutely precise, so think of your scores as a range rather than a single value. For example, for Composite scores, that range would be plus or minus one point; for the multiple-choice test scores, it would be plus or minus two points.
XX XX XX XX XX
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Reporting Your Scores to Colleges Your report lists the colleges you chose to receive your scores (if any). Compare your results to those of students who attend those col- leges. A score report was also automatically sent to the high school you provided.
If you want to send your scores to other colleges, you can order Additional Score Reports (ASRs) at www.actstudent.org. To keep your scores confidential, ACT will not provide them to anyone by telephone, email, chat or fax.
EXAMPLES OF HOW COLLEGES USE RESULTS ON THE ACT® TEST:
➜ Identify applicants who can benefit most from their programs. ➜ Place students in first-year courses. ➜ Help you develop an appropriate program of study. ➜ Help scholarship/loan agencies identify qualified candidates.
Your College Reports At your direction, your scores from this test date are being reported to the colleges shown below. College planning information registered or tested. Check with colleges for recent changes in information. Note: Your GPA was calculated from the grades you reported.
College Name (Code) ACT
Composite Score High School Class Rank
High School GPA
Percentage of 1st-Year Students Receiving Financial Aid
Need-based Merit-based
Approximate Annual Tuition and Fees
In-state Out-of-state Preferred Program
of Study Availability
Student Information Composite Score Class Rank Selected MajorCalculated GPA 21 Top 25% Accounting3.29
University of Omega (9521) Omega, CO www.universityofomega.edu
Alpha University (9059) University Center, IA www.alpha.edu
Beta Community College (8866) Clarkston, CO www.betacc.edu
Magna College (8905) Plainview, OH www.magna.edu
Middle 50% between 18–24
Middle 50% between 21–26
Middle 50% between 16–21
Middle 50% between 21–26
Majority in top 50%
Majority in top 25%
Majority in top 75%
Majority in top 50%
2.76
3.12
2.49
2.71
67%
85%
58%
90%
20%
27%
18%
35%
$5,600
$9,000*
$4,000
$8,500
$12,000
$15,000*
$4,000
$14,000
4-Yr Degree
4-Yr Degree
Program Available
4-Yr Degree
Scores in Relation to Benchmarks
1̂8 = Benchmark
2̂2 = Benchmark
2̂2 = Benchmark
2̂3 = Benchmark
1 36
1 36
1 36
1 36
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XX
Compare your scores to the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks
Your GPA is calculated on an unweighted 4.0 scale
from the grades you reported when you
registered.
Readiness Scores and Indicators Your report includes an English Language Arts (ELA) score (if you took the writing test), a STEM score, and indicators for Understanding Complex Texts and Progress Toward Career Readiness. You can find information about this at www.actstudent.org.
What Your Scores Say About Your College Readiness A score at or above the ACT College Readiness Benchmark indicates at least a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in first year college courses, such as English Composition, College Algebra, Social Sciences, and Biology.
English
Mathematics
Reading
Science
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Your Future Begins Now Turn your score report over. College and Career Planning helps you explore college majors and occupations, consider your options, and develop plans.
The information in this section is all about you. Majors and occupations you may want to explore have been listed here, because they are related to the interests you expressed or occupations you said you were considering.
Take a look at these sections of your report:
➜ Interest Inventory Results
➜ College Major Selected
➜ Occupational Field Selected
NOTE: if you took the test before September 2015, please refer to www.actstudent.org for more information about understanding your scores.
Next Steps How can you find the best opportunities for you? Create a free account at www.actprofile.org to:
➜ Explore occupations suggested by your interests. Career Areas related to your interests are listed on the back of your score report. Use ACT Profile’s interactive Career Map, found under the Career tab, to find out more about the occupations in these Career Areas. You will find lots of information about occupations in these and other Career Areas.
➜ Explore college majors. The back of your score report lists the college major you selected, as well as related majors. ACT Profile has lots of information about the major you selected, and there are hundreds of majors to explore using the interactive Major Map found under the Education tab.
There is much more at www.actprofile.org. For example, you can find majors that fit your interests, find occupations that align with your values and abilities, and compare colleges.
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ACT Services
REQUESTING A COPY OF YOUR TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
If you tested on one of the test dates below, you can order a Test Information Release (TIR) for $20.00. Through TIR, you receive a list of your answers, a copy of the multiple-choice test questions, and the answer key. If you took the writing test, you also receive a copy of the writing prompt, scoring guidelines, and scores assigned to your essay. You also receive information about ordering a photocopy of your answer document (including your essay if you took writing).
➜ Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 (March 12, 2016) ➜ Thursday, April 7 through Monday, April 11, 2016
(July 9, 2016) ➜ Saturday, June 11, 2016 (Sept 11, 2016)
If you ordered TIR when you registered, materials are mailed about 4 weeks after scores are reported. You can also order TIR for three months after you test by the deadlines in parentheses. Download the order form: www.actstudent.org
This service is not offered on any other test dates or through other testing programs (e.g., International, State and District, Special). If for any reason ACT has to replace the test form scheduled for use at your test center, this offer becomes void, and ACT will refund
your fee for this service.
REQUESTING HAND-SCORING
You can ask ACT to hand-score your multiple-choice
responses and/or rescore your writing test essay.
Within 3 months of receiving your scores, submit
your request in writing to:
ACT Student Services
PO Box 414
Iowa City, IA 52243-0414
Include your name, address, and date of birth, plus
ACT ID, test date, and test location from your score
report. Enclose a check payable to ACT Student
Services for the applicable fee: $50.00 for either
multiple-choice or writing, or $100.00 for both.
ACT will inform you by letter of the results of the
hand-scoring about 3–5 weeks after receiving
your request. If a scoring error is discovered, your
scores will be changed and corrected reports will
be released to you and all previous score recipients
at no charge. Your hand-scoring fee will also be
refunded.
(If you choose, you may request to be present for a
hand-scoring of your multiple-choice responses—
without access to the test questions—at an ACT-
designated location. Additional fees will apply.)
CORRECTING ERRORS ON YOUR REPORT
If you think there is an error in information other than
your scores or you want to change information (e.g.,
address change), within 3 months of receiving your
scores, write to:
ACT Student Services
PO Box 414
Iowa City, IA 52243-0414
If an error is found to have been made by ACT and
requires you to retest, it will be at the expense of ACT.
If an error is found to have been made by ACT and
does not involve retesting, corrected score reports
will be sent to you and all previous score recipients at
no charge. If an error is not found to be made by ACT
and you wish to send corrected reports, you must
request and pay for Additional Score Reports.
Security Hotline
If you have concerns about the security of the tests, please report them at www.act.ethicspoint.com or 877.777.7296.
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The following is a selection of ACT policies for your
reference. For more complete information about
scoring and reporting, please see ACT’s Terms and
Conditions: Testing Rules and Policies for the ACT®
at www.actstudent.org/regist/terms.html. For more
complete information about any of ACT’s policies,
see www.actstudent.org.
PRIVACY POLICY AND NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
ACT collects personally identifying information when you
register for one of our assessments and our processing of
such information, including collection, use, transfer, and
disclosure is described in the ACT Privacy Policy
(www.act.org/privacy.html).
Notice to International Examinees: Your personally
identifying information may be transferred outside of your
home country to the United States to ACT or a third party
service provider for processing and will be subject to use
and disclosure under the laws of the United States. It
may also be accessible to law enforcement and national
security authorities in the United States. You voluntarily
register for or take an ACT assessment and in doing
so you provide personally identifying information to us,
some of which is mandatory. If you do not provide certain
personally identifying information which is mandatory,
such as name, gender, address and date of birth, you
may not be able to complete your registration for the
ACT assessment. For a full description of our Privacy
Policy and practices please review the ACT Privacy Policy
(www.act.org/privacy.html). When you register for an
ACT assessment, you consent to the ACT Privacy Policy,
which is incorporated into these Terms and Conditions
by reference, including consenting to the collection of
personally identifying information and its subsequent use
and disclosure. Any questions about the ACT Privacy
Policy or this notice should be directed to our Data
Protection Official, Vice President, Data Management at
NON-SCORING AND CANCELLING SCORES
The ACT is intended to be delivered under standardized
conditions. If any irregularity is encountered before,
during, or after the administration of the test (that is, in the
course of the testing process) ACT will decide which of
the following actions to take, and its decisions are final:
(1) if you engage in suspected or confirmed prohibited
behavior, ACT may (a) dismiss you on test day and void
your answer document, (b) choose not to score your
answer document, or (c) void or cancel your score;
(2) initiate an Individual Score Review; (3) declare a
Compromise/Disruption in the Testing Process;
or (4) determine that the scores were not affected by
the irregularity and take no action. Testing irregularities
include, but are not limited to: (1) evidence of prohibited
behavior on test day, (2) evidence that you may have
falsified your identity, (3) impersonation, (4) unusual
similarities in the answers of examinees at the same test
center, (5) evidence of possible advance access to test
content, (6) other indicators that the test scores may not
accurately reflect your level of educational achievement,
(7) errors in handling or processing registration records,
(8) errors in preparing, handling, shipping, or scoring
test materials or answer documents, (9) errors in
reporting scores, or (10) evidence of other disruptions or
compromises in the testing process.
PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR ACT has sole authority for determining whether to
take action regarding prohibited behavior, whether
suspected or confirmed, and its decisions are final.
If ACT takes action due to prohibited behavior,
the individuals who engaged in the prohibited
behavior will not have their answer documents
scored or will have their scores cancelled; will
forfeit their registration for that test date; and
will have no right to refunds or appeals.
INDIVIDUAL SCORE REVIEWS ACT reserves the right to cancel test scores
when there is reason to believe the scores are
invalid.
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If ACT decides to conduct an Individual Score Review,
it makes reasonable efforts to notify you if your score
is under review. The notice includes information about
why ACT has started the Individual Score Review and
options available for resolving it. More information
regarding the Individual Score Review process will
be provided to you if ACT opens an Individual Score
Review regarding your score.
For Individual Score Reviews, the final and exclusive
remedy available for you to appeal or otherwise
challenge a decision by ACT to cancel your test score
is binding arbitration through written submissions to
the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), unless
both you and ACT agree to submit the matter to an
alternative arbitration forum. By agreeing to arbitration,
you are waiving your right to have your dispute heard by
a judge or jury.
COMPROMISES/DISRUPTIONS IN THE TESTING PROCESS ACT takes steps that are intended to ensure that test
registrations are correctly processed, and that tests
and answer documents are properly handled and
scored. In the unlikely event that an error occurs that
compromises or disrupts the testing process, ACT will
examine the situation and determine whether it needs
to take action, including not scoring answer documents
or cancelling scores.
If ACT determines that it needs to take action in
response to compromises or disruptions in the testing
process, ACT will either correct the error, if ACT
believes correction is possible; offer each affected
person the option to retest at no additional fee (normally
on a future national test date); or offer a refund.
Decisions made by ACT regarding compromises or
disruptions in the testing process are final. If ACT offers
a retest and you select that option (or it is selected for
you in State and District testing), you must retake all
four multiple-choice tests to produce a valid Composite
score. If you took the Writing Test on the original test
date, you may also need to retake the Writing Test in
addition to the four multiple-choice tests to produce a
valid English Language Arts score.
Special Instructions for State and District testing: In
the event of compromises/disruptions in the testing
process, ACT may offer each affected person the
option to retest at no additional fee or it may cancel the
test event without an option for retest.
The remedies listed in this Non-Scoring and
Cancelling Scores section are the exclusive
remedies for anyone affected by irregularities in the
testing process, regardless of cause.
It is important that ACT ensure that reported scores are
not affected by an irregularity, and that ACT inform anyone
who has received a score report that the score may not
accurately reflect a person’s academic achievement and
skills. You therefore agree that ACT may notify score
recipients if there is an investigation into the validity of your
reported test score and if your score is cancelled. You also
agree that ACT may disclose details about a test security
investigation to score recipients and to anyone who may
be able to assist with an investigation conducted by ACT,
such as law enforcement, state departments of education,
and local school officials. You agree that ACT will have no
liability for exercising any of these rights.
ACT will not be liable to test takers, schools, school
districts, or anyone else for any damages that are caused
by or arise from any irregularity, including but not limited
to failure by test administration personnel or students
to comply with ACT test administration policies or
procedures, or that are caused by or arise from the actions
of any third parties.
FEE PAYMENTS Services ordered via our website or by telephone require
payment by credit card. All other fee payments must be
made in US dollars drawn on a US or US affiliate bank.
International money orders payable in US dollars may
be used. We cannot accept personal checks drawn on
accounts outside the United States.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
We regularly prepare reports on the technical
characteristics of the ACT tests. You may obtain
copies from:
ACT Student Services
PO Box 1008
Iowa City, IA 52243-1008
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Consider retesting if one or more of the following applies to you:
➜ Did you have any problems during the tests, like misunderstanding the directions or feeling ill?
➜ Do you think your scores do not accurately represent your abilities?
➜ Are your ACT scores not what you expected based on your high school grades?
➜ Have you taken more coursework or an intensive review in the areas covered?
➜ Do you want to apply to a college that requires or recommends the writing test?
How often can you test? The following restrictions apply to a retest—even if your scores are cancelled by you or by ACT:
➜ You can test only once on a given ACT test date (National, International, State and District).
➜ You can take the ACT a maximum of 12 times.
One test date per report ➜ If you test more than once, you choose which test date or
set of scores to send to colleges.
➜ All scores from a test date are reported as a set. ACT does not create new records by combining scores from different test dates.
➜ If you want to report your writing score, all scores from that test date will be reported.
Should You Test Again?
Go to www.actstudent.org for more information.
Expected Composite Score on a Retest
No change
Decreased
21%
22% 57% Increased
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