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ACT, which stands for ‘American College Testing’, is an exam based on measuring the knowledge and skills of high school graduate students who want to receive education at an academic level, just like the SAT. <\/a>The ACT, which has been accepted by many universities and colleges, especially in the USA and Canada, is also valid in many different countries apart from these two.<\/p>\n The ACT exam, organised and put into practice for the first time in 1959 by Everett Franklin Lindquist, one of the well-known professors at the University of Iowa, is an alternative to the SAT exam. With the scores obtained in this exam (which can be taken by both American citizens and citizens of other countries), individuals have the right to apply to all universities in the United States and 225 universities outside the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n In this exam, which does not only measure language proficiency but also evaluates what high school education brings to the student, the reasoning abilities and problem-solving skills of the individuals are also tested. This exam is held 6 times a year, and these dates are called “National Test Days”<\/strong>. There are also selected exam centres in many countries for participants living outside the United States for this exam, where additional exam dates are determined as needed. Additional exams are held at designated university campuses and are subject to the control of officials appointed by the ACT during this process.<\/p>\n The exam has a total of 215 questions<\/strong> and is prepared in English, and of course, the student’s proficiency in this field is also considered. The term \u201cResidual Testing\u201d is also used for the ACT supplementary exams, which never coincide with the national exams whose dates are determined.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ACT is an exam that can be taken by students who have completed their high school education in their country and want to study at university, especially in the USA or Canada. It is specially designed to measure the ability of people in various fields. To take this exam, the following requirements must be met:<\/p>\n It is essential for students who want to take the ACT exam to start preparing for the exam technique, especially from the 3rd grade of high school. There is no age limit specified in the application process for the exam. The centres where this exam is administered in Turkey are:<\/p>\n Students can get a score between 1 and 36 on this exam. For those who will register for the first time, the application for the exam is made through the official website.<\/p>\n During the exam preparation process, students can also follow the question types that came out in the previous periods from the online study programs. In addition to individual studies, there are also special ACT courses and group studies prepared for students. In addition, research on English content will also be beneficial for the exam.<\/p>\n ACT exam fees are set at $42.50 for the first 4 sections. The total exam fee is $59.50 for students who want to attend the 5th section where their writing skills are tested. In addition to the exam fees, there are additional fees that must be paid during this process for international students. In addition to this fee of $41, an additional $27.50 is charged for late applications submitted after the application deadline.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Organised as a single session, the ACT exam consists of four difficult sections and an elective section. In the first four compulsory sections, students are asked questions about English, Mathematics, Reading and Science skills.<\/p>\n The four main sections of the exam, which take a total of 2 hours and 55 minutes, are suitably completed in 40 minutes for the participating students. The writing section score is calculated separately from the total score and is evaluated between 1-12 points.<\/p>\n For the English section, which has 75 questions, the exam duration is 45 minutes. Here, theoretical and mechanical skills in the use of English are tested. With the questions prepared to test subjects such as sentence structure, punctuation marks, and language usage, students’ language command is measured. A lot of practice will be beneficial while preparing for this section.<\/p>\n Students ‘ knowledge of plane geometry, coordinate geometry, trigonometry, and algebra are measured in the mathematics section, where 60 minutes are given for 60 questions. In this section, it is sufficient to have a complete command of the mathematics learned at the high school level and to be able to use the techniques correctly.<\/p>\n There are 40 questions in this section, and students are given 35 minutes to answer the questions. Selected passages in the reading section include literary narratives, prose fiction, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Skills such as speed reading, reading comprehension and interpretation are measured in this section.<\/p>\n This section, which is the last of the compulsory sections, consists of 40 questions and takes 35 minutes. During the period of this stage, paragraphs containing the contents of science are given to the students, and the questions that follow these paragraphs are asked. While the subjects are suitable for the high school curriculum, students’ ability to evaluate data analysis, their skills in finding experimental results, and their level of interpreting theoretical knowledge and contradictory perspectives are also measured in this section.<\/p>\n There are no questions in the non-compulsory writing section, and the score obtained in this is not included in the overall ACT score. In this section, students are asked to write an essay on a determined topic, and both their expression skills and writing skills are evaluated.<\/p>\n The ACT exam is a very convenient and comprehensive exam for those who want to start their 4-year university education in the USA, Canada or countries where the exam is valid. Mathematical knowledge forms the basis of this exam, and the curriculum is mainly prepared with multiple-choice questions. Students who do not get the desired score on the first attempt of this exam have the right to take the exam 12 times in total. Wrong answers given in the exam do not affect the number of correct answers. Exam results are evaluated in approximately 1 to 1.5 months and are announced on the institution\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n Like the ACT exam, the SAT exam is a type of exam taken by students who want to study at universities in the United States. <\/a>However, there are apparent differences between these two exams.<\/p>\nWho Can Take the ACT Exam?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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ACT Exam Fee<\/strong><\/h2>\n
ACT Exam Content<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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English Department<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Department of Mathematics<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Reading Section<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Science department<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Writing Department<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Things to Know About the ACT Exam<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What’s the Difference Between ACT and SAT?<\/strong><\/h2>\n