Episode 2

Why You Should Never Just Take One Section of the ACT

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February 20th, 2020

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Chad Cargill’s ACT Test Prep Podcast
Episode 2 – Why You Should Never Take Only One Section of the ACT. It is a Terrible Idea.

Composite Score: From a single ACT test, the sum of your English, math, reading, and science divided by 4. This would be your highest overall ACT score from a single ACT test.

Superscore: From any ACT test, your highest English, math, reading, and science divided by 4.

Schools who change to superscores raise minimums for scholarships.

Starting with the 2020-21 school year, ACT will allow you to retest in any section.

• You must have already taken a complete ACT.
• You can pick up to 3 sections. Writing will count as 1 of the 3.
• Price has not been set.
• Lifting the max of 12 ACT tests.

Details about this new policy can be found on ACT’s FAQ page. Scroll to the section titled "ACT Section Retesting."

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/more-choices-for-the-act-sept-2020/faqs.html

Why never do it?
• A school has to superscore.
• You may raise other sections.
• Students usually get bigger gains in stronger sections.
• It’s only a couple extra hours to take the other sections.

Why do it?
• Avoid zero level class.
• Colleges superscore and you have a perfect score in 3 sections.

  • You have a game at noon and can't stay for all four sections.

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