UCPS will host in-person ACT and SAT practice tests to provide students with an authentic, simulated test experience.

The format will be as follows:

• Practice test #1 will be held on a Saturday, in person, from 8 AM-12 PM.
• Students will then have several weeks in between with practice activities assigned to them in Albert.
• Practice test #2 will be held on a Saturday in person, from 8 AM-12 PM, allowing students to compare their progress to the first simulated administration.

Registration:

• Practice ACT, Spring 2025 will be held on February 15 and March 1, 2025. Click here to register for the event (registration closes Wednesday 2/13; students must be logged into their UCPS account to register).
• Practice SAT, Spring 2025 will be held on March 29 and April 12, 2025. Click here to register for the event (registration closes Wednesday 3/26; students must be logged into their UCPS account to register).

All UCPS high school students have access to timed practice ACT and SAT tests as well as independent practice through Albert. Students should log in with Clever, beginning with the student startup page. 

Once logged in, students will see a course with their grade level and ACT/SAT Practice in the title. They can click into the course and begin the practice test. Each section is timed just like the real ACT/SAT tests. Students can take individual sections of each test separately. After taking the tests, students can see which skills they need to work on. A second practice test will open at the beginning of the second semester.

• Students have access to a timed practice SAT and ACT assessment. 
• Once students have completed the timed test, they can practice. Scroll to the bottom of the landing page on Albert and choose the subject from the "Independent Practice" section.

Check out these videos to learn more! All are under two minutes.

• How to Access and Complete Albert Assessments
• How to Check Your SAT/ACT Practice Exam Scores
• How to Access Independent Practice on Your Student Dashboard

Albert provides score calculators so that students can see an estimate of what their score would have been on these assessments.

• ACT Score Calculator
• SAT Score Calculator

Fall practice tests available:

• ACT practice test #1: September 2-May 30
• SAT practice test #1: September 2-May 30

Spring practice tests available:

• ACT practice test #2: December 2-May 30
• SAT practice test #2: December 2-May 30 

UCPS has partnered with Huntington Learning Center-Weddington to provide free ACT and SAT blitzes. All blitzes are held from 10 a.m to noon. 

• ACT/SAT Blitz - November 23, 2024
• ACT Blitz - February 1, 2025
• SAT Blitz - March 22, 2025

UCPS and Huntington Learning Center partner to offer parent and student information sessions about the ACT and SAT. These sessions are called College Entrance Exams 101. 

All UCPS 11th graders will take the ACT during the school day. This test is provided at no cost to students, and students do not need to register separately for this test. All 11th grade students will automatically be registered at the school. Information will be coming from your high school regarding the date. The window for the 2024-2025 school year is March 11-April 18, 2025.