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ACT/SAT:
UCPS Career & College Readiness ACT/SAT Information
Juniors should take the SAT and/or ACT twice in their junior year. Colleges recommend students to have all testing completed by the October test date of their senior year.ACT Information - The ACT will be given to all juniors, at no cost, during the school day, TBA as part of a statewide program. For this test date, students do not have to register for the test on their own. For any additional ACT testing, students have to register on the website above and pay for the exam. Test dates are listed below.
For any additional testing, students must register online with the testing agency. Test dates and websites are listed below. Be sure to register as early as possible, in order to be assigned to your first-choice test center. Students who receive testing accommodations must apply for testing accommodations at least 8 weeks prior to the test date with CollegeBoard. Click here for SAT Testing Accommodations Information. See your counselor at school for more information.
- Fee waivers are available for both exams for students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. Students need to see their counselor for the waiver.
- The tests can be taken with or without writing. Students should check with the colleges they are planning to apply to see if the writing is required.
- Students can send scores to 4 colleges when registering for the test without any extra fee.
Registering for the ACT/SAT
- To register for the SAT and view upcoming test dates, please visit https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration.
- For the ACT and upcoming test dates, visit https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html
Free Online SAT/ACT Test Preparation:
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- UCPS offers ALBERT ACT & SAT practice to our students, which can be accessed at https://sites.google.com/a/ucps.k12.nc.us/ucps-secondary-startup-page/high-school
- http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/ for ACT test prep
- https://academy.act.org/ for ACT test prep
- http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice for SAT test prep
- https://www.khanacademy.org/sat for SAT test prep
- www.march2success.com for ACT & SAT test prep
- https://www2.cfnc.org/#/testPrep for ACT & SAT test prep