Using Your ACT Results

2019l2020

What’s Inside • Understanding Your Scores 3 • Reporting Your Scores to Colleges 6 • Planning Your Education and Career 6 • Should You Test Again? 8 • ACT Services and Policies 9

For more information, see www.actstudent.org Esta publicación también se puede ver o descargar en español. While the information in Using Your ACT Results is also provided on the Student Score Report, this document provides a convenient reference for your score report on the following topics:

•• Your Composite score and scores for each subject, including the writing test if you took it. •• Your scores on the combined STEM and ELA indicators. •• Your scores in relation to the ACT College Readiness Benchmark and the Readiness Range for each subject test. •• Your scores in comparison to scores of other students who took the ACT in the US and in your state. •• Detailed results for each reporting category within each subject you took. •• Your Progress Toward the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate® indicator. •• Sending your scores to colleges. •• Using your scores for college and career planning. •• Whether you should retest based on your current ACT scores. •• ACT services and policies related to taking the test and how we scored your test.

2 Understanding Your Scores

Here’s some information about the main graphic on your score report.

ANN C TAYLOR (ACT ID: -54116290) WHEAT RIDGE SR HIGH SCHOOL (061-450) TEST DATE: APRIL 2020 Student Report 21 19 24 19 18 24 23 08 Your Score COMPOSITE MATH SCIENCE STEM ENGLISH READING WRITING ELA Your Score

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ACT College Readiness 30 Benchmarks The 26 Readiness Benchmark writing test If your score is at or above the 24 scores range 23 Benchmark, you have at least 22 22 from 2–12. 20 a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% 18 18 chance of obtaining a C or higher in speciﬁc ﬁrst-year college courses in the 12 corresponding subject area. There is currently no Benchmark for writing. 6 Your Score Range Test scores are estimates of your educational 1 development. Think of your Your STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) score Your ELA (English Language Arts) score represents your overall true achievement on this test represents your overall performance on the science and math tests. performance on the English, reading, and writing tests. as being within a range that extends about one standard error of measurement, or US Rank State Rank about 1 point for the Composite and writing scores, and 2 points for STEM, ELA, Composite 56% Composite 58% and the other test scores, above and below your score. Math 49% Math 52% US & State Rank Science 33% Science 34% Your ranks tell you the approximate percentages of STEM 43% STEM 46% recent high school graduates in the US and your state who English 74% English 75% took the ACT® test and received scores that are the Reading 66% Reading 68% same as or lower than your Writing 90% Writing 91% scores. For example, a rank of 56 for your Composite score ELA 82% ELA 84% means 56% of students 0 50% 100% 0 50% 100% earned that Composite score or below.

Detailed Results We counted your correct answers on each subject test. We didn’t take off points for wrong MATH 19 ENGLISH 24 answers. Then, we converted your numberACT Readiness of correct Range answers into a score that ranges from ACT Readiness Range Preparing for Higher Math 22 of 35 63% ✔ Production of Writing 16 of 23 70% ✔ 1 to 36. We call these subject test scores. Your Composite score is the average of your four • Number & Quantity 5 of 5 100% ✔ Knowledge of Language 8 of 12 67% ✔ multiple-choice• Algebra subject5 of test 8 63% scores, rounded to the nearestConventions whole of number.29 If of 40 you73% left any test ✔ ✔ Standard English completely• Functions blank, that 6score of 8 75% is reported as two dashes and no Composite score is computed. • Geometry 4 of 8 50% READING 23

• Statistics & Probability 2 of 6 33% Key Ideas & Details 18 of 24 75% ✔

Integrating Essential Skills 11 of 25 44% Craft & Structure 6 of 11 55%

Modeling 9 of 22 41% Integration of 3 of 5 60% ✔ Knowledge & Ideas SCIENCE 18 Understanding Complex Texts Interpretation of Data 9 of 16 56% Below Proﬁcient Above

Scientiﬁc Investigation 7 of 10 70% ✔

Evaluation of 5 of 14 36% WRITING Models, Inferences & 08 Experimental Results Ideas & Analysis 8 Development & Support 8 Organization 9 Language Use & 8 Conventions

3 ANN C TAYLOR (ACT ID: -54116290) WHEAT RIDGE SR HIGH SCHOOL (061-450) TEST DATE: APRIL 2020 Student Report 21 19 24 19 18 24 23 08 Your Score COMPOSITE MATH SCIENCE STEM ENGLISH READING WRITING ELA Your Score

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Understanding Your Scores Detailed Results

MATH 19 ACT Readiness Range ENGLISH 24 ACT Readiness Range

Preparing for Higher Math 22 of 35 63% ✔ ForProduction the subject of Writing test, Composite,16 of 23 writing,70% STEM, and ELA scores,✔ you’ll notice that your score

• Number & Quantity 5 of 5 100% ✔ reportKnowledge shows of Languagethe specific line8 of 12 (thicker67% on the graphic) of your score,✔ and it also shows a shaded

• Algebra 5 of 8 63% areaConventions around ofthis line. This29 isof 40 your73% Score Range. Test scores are✔ estimates of your educational Standard English • Functions 6 of 8 75% ✔ development. Think of your achievement on these tests as being within a range that extends about 1 point for the Composite score and the writing test and 2 points for STEM, ELA, and the • Geometry 4 of 8 50% READING 23 subject test scores. The shaded areas represent this range for each score. • Statistics & Probability 2 of 6 33% Key Ideas & Details 18 of 24 75% ✔

Integrating Essential Skills 11 of 25 44% TheCraft writing & Structure test is graded 6by of 11 two55% raters who score your essay on a scale of 1 to 6 in each of the

Modeling 9 of 22 41% fourIntegration writing of domains. Each3 ofof 5 these60% domains represents essential✔ skills and abilities that are necessaryKnowledge to & Ideasmeet the writing demands of college and career. Your domain scores (shown SCIENCE 18 belowUnderstanding the main Complex graphic), Texts ranging from 2 to 12, are a sum of the two raters’ scores. Your writing Interpretation of Data 9 of 16 56% Below Proﬁcient Above score is the average of your four domain scores rounded to the nearest whole number. Scientiﬁc Investigation 7 of 10 70% ✔

Evaluation of 5 of 14 36% WRITING Models, Inferences & 08 Experimental Results Ideas & Analysis 8 Development & Support 8 Organization 9 Language Use & 8 Conventions

To learn more about what your writing scores mean, visit www.act.org/the-act/writing- scores.

Your STEM and ELA scores represent your overall performance on the specific subject tests you took. The STEM score looks at the science and mathematics tests to produce a combined score, and the ELA does the same for the English, reading, and writing tests. If you didn’t receive a score for one of the subject areas, no STEM or ELA score will be produced.

The main graphic on your score report also shows how your scores relate to the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks for each multiple-choice subject (and also for the STEM and ELA scores). If your score for a test was above or equal to the Benchmark, it means you have a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher, or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in specific first-year college courses in the corresponding subject area. There is currently no Benchmark for writing.

Finally, you’ll see a section about your US and State ranks for the different subject tests, as well as the Composite, ELA, and STEM scores. Your ranks tell you the approximate percentages of recent high school graduates in the US and your state who took the ACT and received scores that are the same as or lower than your scores. In the example of the Composite score on the previous page, a rank of 56 for your Composite score means 56% of students earned a Composite score of 21 or below.

4 ANN C TAYLOR (ACT ID: -54116290) WHEAT RIDGE SR HIGH SCHOOL (061-450) TEST DATE: APRIL 2020 ANN C TAYLOR (ACT ID: -54116290) WHEAT RIDGE SR HIGH SCHOOL (061-450) Student Report TEST DATE: APRIL 2020 21 19 1819 24 23 08 24 Student Report 21 19 Your Score 24 COMPOSITE MATH SCIENCE STEM ENGLISH READING19 WRITING 18ELA 24 23Your 08 Score Your Score COMPOSITE MATH SCIENCE STEM ENGLISH READING WRITING ELA Your Score

36 36 Your Score Range Your Score Range

ACT College Readiness 30 ACT College Readiness Benchmarks The 30 26 Readiness Benchmark Benchmarkswriting test If your score is at or above the 24 scores range 23 Benchmark, you have at least 22 The Readiness22 from Benchmark 2–12. 26 20 a 50% chance of obtaining a writing test B or higher or about a 75% 18 18 If your score is at or above the 24 scores range chance of obtaining a C or 23 Benchmark, you have at least higher in specific first-year 22 22 from 2–12. college courses in the 12 20 a 50% chance of obtaining a corresponding subject area. B or higher or about a 75% There is currently no 18 18 Benchmark for writing. 6 chance of obtaining a C or Your Score Range higher in specific first-year Test scores are estimates of your educational 1 college courses in the development. Think of your 12 Your STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) score Your ELA (English Language Arts) score represents your overall true achievement on this test represents your overall performance on the science and math tests. performance on thecorresponding English, reading, and writing subject tests. area. as being within a range that There is currently no extends about one standard error of measurement, or US Rank State RankBenchmark for writing. about 1 point for the Composite and writing scores, 6 Your Score Range and 2 points for STEM, ELA, Composite 56% Composite 58% and the other test scores, Test scores are estimates above and below your score. Math 49% Math of52% your educational US & State Rank 1 Science 33% Science development.34% Think of your Your ranks tell you the Understandingapproximate Your percentagesScores of Your STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) score Your ELA (EnglishSTEM Language 43%Arts) score represents your overall STEM true46% achievement on this test recent high school graduates represents your overall performance on the science and math tests. performance on the English, reading, and writing tests. in the US and your state who English 74% English as75% being within a range that took the ACT® test and extends about one standard received scores that are the Reading 66% Reading 68% same as or lower than your Writing 90% Writing error91% of measurement, or scores. For example, a rank of about 1 point for the 56 for your Composite score US Rank State RankELA 82% ELA 84% means 56% of students Further down on 0the first page50% of your score100% report, you’llComposite notice0 a breakdown and writing50% scores, of each 100% subjectearned that Composite score and 2 points for STEM, ELA, or below. Composite 56% Compositetest by 58%the different reporting categories that are included.and the other test scores, above and below your score. Math 49% Math Detailed52% Results US & State Rank Science 33% Science 34% Your ranks tell you the MATH 19 ACT Readiness Range ENGLISHapproximate24 percentages of ACT Readiness Range STEM STEM ✔ ✔ 43% Preparing46% for Higher Math 22 of 35 63% Productionrecent ofhigh Writing school graduates16 of 23 70%

• Number & Quantity 5 of 5 100% ✔ Knowledgein the US of Language and your state8 of 12 who67% ✔ English 74% English 75% took the ACT® test and • Algebra 5 of 8 63% Conventions of 29 of 40 73% ✔ received scores that are the ✔ Standard English Reading 66% Reading • Functions68% 6 of 8 75% same as or lower than your Writing 90% Writing • Geometry91% 4 of 8 50% READINGscores. For example,23 a rank of 56 for your Composite score • Statistics & Probability 2 of 6 33% Key Ideas & Details 18 of 24 75% ✔ ELA 82% ELA 84% means 56% of students Integrating Essential Skills 11 of 25 44% 0 50% 100% 0 50% 100%Craftearned & Structure that Composite6 of 11score55% Modeling 9 of 22 41% Integrationor below. of 3 of 5 60% ✔ Knowledge & Ideas SCIENCE 18 Understanding Complex Texts Interpretation of Data 9 of 16 56% Below Proﬁcient Above

Scientiﬁc Investigation 7 of 10 70% ✔

Evaluation of 5 of 14 36% WRITING 08 Detailed Results Models, Inferences & Experimental Results Ideas & Analysis 8 Development & Support 8 MATH 19 ACT Readiness Range ENGLISH 24 ACT Readiness Range Organization 9 ✔ ✔ Preparing for Higher Math 22 of 35 63% Production of Writing 16 of 23 70% Language Use & 8 Conventions • Number & Quantity 5 of 5 100% ✔ Knowledge of Language 8 of 12 67% ✔

• Algebra 5 of 8 63% ThisConventions graphic shows of how many questions29 of 40 were73% included for each reporting category,✔ and your percentageStandard ofEnglish correct answers. There are also indicators of whether or not you fell within the • Functions 6 of 8 75% ✔ ACT Readiness Range for each subject. The ACT Readiness Range shows where a student who • Geometry 4 of 8 50% hasREADING met the ACT College23 Readiness Benchmark on this subject test would typically perform.

• Statistics & Probability 2 of 6 33% ForKey the Ideas reading & Detailstest, you’ll see an18 additional of 24 75% indicator measuring how well you did✔ in Understanding Complex Texts. This indicator lets you know if you are understanding the Integrating Essential Skills 11 of 25 44% Craft & Structure 6 of 11 55% central meaning of complex texts at a level that is needed to succeed in college courses with Modeling 9 of 22 41% ✔ higherIntegration reading of demand. 3 of 5 60% Knowledge & Ideas SCIENCE 18 Understanding Complex Texts Interpretation of Data 9 of 16 56% Below Proﬁcient Above

Scientiﬁc Investigation 7 of 10 70% ✔

Evaluation of 5 of 14 36% WRITING Models, Inferences & 08 Experimental Results Ideas & Analysis 8 Development & Support 8 Organization 9 Language Use & 8 Conventions

5 Sending Your Scores

A score report (including your photo) was automatically sent to the high school you reported when registration was completed for the test. Your school will use this information for counseling, evaluating the effectiveness of instruction, and planning changes and improvements in the curriculum.

At your direction, your scores from this test date are also being reported to the colleges shown. (Be aware that when you send a report to a college that is part of a school system, the college may share your score with other colleges in that system.) Institutions use your test scores along with high school grades, academic preparation, out-of-class accomplishments, future plans, and other factors to help identify applicants who can benefit most from their programs. In addition, colleges can use results on the ACT to assist scholarship/loan agencies in identifying qualified candidates, place students in first-year courses, and help students develop an appropriate program of study.

If you listed a college code incorrectly or forgot to include one, don’t worry! You can still send scores to other colleges. Visit www.act.org/the-act/scores to explore student resources or to order additional score reports. Sending Your Scores

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Progress Toward the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate®

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Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Go to www.act.org/the-act/retaking for more information. Composite Score 21 1 36 Scale Test Security Hotline Students with your ACT Composite score are likely to obtain a Silver level on If you have concerns about the security the ACT NCRC. of the tests, please report them at In this example, a Composite score of 21 indicates that you or students with the samewww.act.ethicspoint.com or 855.382.2645. Composite score are likely to obtain a Silver level on the ACT NCRC.

7 TEST DATE: Sending Your Scores Student Report A score report (including your photo) was automatically sent to the high school you reported when registration was completed for the test. Your school will use this Your Score information for counseling, evaluating the eectiveness of instruction, and planning COMPOSITE MATH SCIENCE STEM ENGLISH READING WRITING ELA Your Score changes and improvements in the curriculum. 36 Your Score Range At your direction, your scores from this test date are also being reported to the colleges ACT College Readiness shown. (Be aware that when you send a report to a college that is part of a school 30 Benchmarks system, the college may share your score with other colleges in that system.) Institutions The 26 Readiness Benchmark writing test use your test scores along with high school grades, academic preparation, out-of-class If your score is at or above the 24 scores range 23 Benchmark, you have at least accomplishments, future plans, and other factors to help identify applicants who can 22 22 from 2–12. 20 a 50% chance of obtaining a benefit most from their programs. In addition, colleges can use results on the ACT to B or higher or about a 75% 18 18 chance of obtaining a C or assist scholarship/loan agencies in identifying qualified candidates, place students in higher in specific first-year first-year courses, and help students develop an appropriate program of study. college courses in the 12 corresponding subject area. There is currently no If you entered a college code incorrectly or forgot to include one, don’t worry! You can Benchmark for writing. still send scores to other colleges.Retesting Visit www.act.org/the-act/scores with to explore the student ACT 6 Your Score Range resources or to order additional score reports. Test scores are estimates of your educational If, after getting your scores, you’re thinking of retaking the ACT, consider if one or more of the 1 development. Think of your Your STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) score Your ELA (English Language Arts) score represents your overall true achievement on this test following applies to you: represents your overall performance on the science and math tests. performance on the English, reading, and writing tests. as being within a range that extends about one standard error of measurement, or • Do you feel that your scores should be higher than those received? US Rank State Rank about 1 point for the Where Are You Going? Composite and writing scores, • Did you have any problems during the tests, like misunderstandingGo to www.act.org/collegeplanning the directions or feelingto learn more Composite Composite and 2 points for STEM, ELA, and the other test scores, ill? about yourself and find out about careers, majors, above and below your score. and colleges that may be right for you. It’s free! Math Math US & State Rank • Have you taken more coursework or an intensive review in the areas covered? Science Science Your ranks tell you the STEM STEM approximate percentages of Do you want to apply to a college that requires or recommends the writing test? recent high school graduates • Retesting with the ACT in the US and your state who ® English English took the ACT test and The graphic below shows the how the Composite score is Considertypically retesting affected if oneby aor retest. more of Go the to following Reading Reading received scores that are the same as or lower than your www.act.org/the-act/retaking for more information. applies to you: Writing Writing scores. For example, a rank of 56 for your Composite score • Do you feel that your scores should be higher than ELA ELA means 56% of students Certain restrictions apply to retesting: those received? 0 50% 100% 0 50% 100% earned that Composite score or below. • Did you have any problems during the tests, like You can test only once on a given ACT test date (National, International, or through State • misunderstanding the directions or feeling ill? testing or District testing). • Have you taken more coursework or an intensive review in the areas covered? Detailed Results • ACT has a policy regarding the number of times you can retake the ACT. Visit www.act.org/ the-act/retestlimit for more information. • Do you want to apply to a college that requires or recommends the writing test? MATH ENGLISH There are also guidelines for which scores get Preparing for Higher Math Production of Writing reported by ACT if you retest: • Number & Quantity Knowledge of Language Typical Composite Score • Algebra Conventions of • If you test more than once, you choose which on a Retest Standard English • Functions test date or set of scores to send to colleges. • Geometry READING • All scores from a test date are reported as a set. • Statistics & Probability Key Ideas & Details ACT does not create new records by combining No change 20% Integrating Essential Skills Craft & Structure scores from different test dates. Modeling 56% Increased Integration of If you want to report your writing score, all Knowledge & Ideas • Decreased 24% SCIENCE scores from that test date will be reported. You Understanding Complex Texts Interpretation of Data Below Proficient Above Progress Toward can’tthe chooseACT Nationalto send a score for the writing test Understanding Complex Texts: This indicator lets you know if you are understanding the Scientific Investigation by itself. ® central meaning of complex texts at a level that is needed to succeed in college courses Career Readiness Certificate Evaluation of with higher reading demand. This indicator provides an estimate of the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate (ACT NCRC®) Models, Inferences & Go to www.act.org/the-act/retaking for more information. Experimental Results WRITING If you took the writing test, your essay was that students with your ACT Composite score are likely to obtain. The ACT NCRC is an scored on a scale of 1 to 6 by two raters in each assessment-based credential that documents foundational work skills important for job success Ideas & Analysis of the four writing domains. These domains ACT Composite Score: ACT math, science, English, and reading test scores and the across industries and occupations. Visit www.act.org/NCRC-indicator to learn more. represent essential skills and abilities that are Test Security Hotline Composite score range from 1 to 36. For each test, we converted your number of correct Development & Support necessary to meet the writing demands of college answers into a score within that range. Your Composite score is the average of your If you have concerns about the security and career. Your domain scores, ranging from Bronze Silver Gold Platinum scores on the four subjects rounded to the nearest whole number. If you left any test Organization 2 to 12, are a sum of the two raters’ scores. Your of the tests, please report them at completely blank, that score is reported as two dashes and no Composite score is Composite Score writing score is the average of your four domain www.act.ethicspoint.com or 855.382.2645. computed. Language Use & Conventions scores rounded to the nearest whole number. To 1 36 learn more about your writing score, visit Scale www.act.org/the-act/writing-scores. Dashes (-) indicate information was not provided or could not be calculated.

8 ACT Services and Policies

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 an additional fee. Fee information is located at www.act.org/the-act/fees. Through TIR, you receive a copy of the multiple-choice test questions used to determine your scores, a list of your answers, and the answer key. If you took the writing test, you also receive a copy of the writing prompt, scoring guidelines, and the scores assigned to your essay. Approved accommodated formats are available upon request for examinees taking Special testing. Information about ordering a photocopy of your answer document (including your essay if you took writing) for an additional fee will be included with your materials.

National Test Dates ~~ Saturday, December 14, 2019 (June 15, 2020) ~~ Thursday, April 2 through Monday, April 6, 2020 (October 5, 2020) ~~ Saturday, June 13, 2020 (December 14, 2020) Special Testing Window ~~ Saturday, April 4 through Sunday, April 19, 2020 (October 5, 2020) Materials are mailed about four to seven weeks after scores are reported. You can also order a TIR for six months after the applicable test date. Postmarked deadlines are in parentheses above. You can download the order form at www.act.org/the-act/tir.

This service is not offered on any other test dates or through other testing programs (e.g., International, State and District). 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.

SCORE VERIFICATION SERVICE

You can ask ACT to verify your multiple-choice and/or your writing test scores up to twelve months after your test date. A verification request form is available at www.act.org/the-act/ scores. You will need to complete the form and mail to:

ACT Customer Care PO Box 414 Iowa City, IA 52243-0414, USA

Enclose a check payable to ACT Customer Care for the applicable fee.

For multiple-choice tests, ACT will verify that your responses were checked against the correct score key.

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For writing tests, ACT will verify that your essay was scored by at least two independent, qualified readers and by a third reader in the event that the two scores differed by more than one point in any domain. ACT will also verify that your essay was properly captured and displayed to readers. If errors are discovered during score verification, ACT will rescore your essay.

ACT will inform you by letter of the results of the score verification about three to five 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 report recipients at no charge. In addition, your score verification fee will be refunded. You may also request to be present for verification 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 three months of receiving your scores, write to:

ACT Customer Care PO Box 414 Iowa City, IA 52243-0414, USA

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.

We regularly prepare reports on the technical characteristics of the ACT tests. A PDF copy of the ACT Technical Manual can be found at www.act.org/the-act/resources.

For more information on using your ACT results, visit www.act.org/the-act/scores.

ACT Policies

The following is a brief selection from ACT’s Terms and Conditions: Testing Rules and Policies for the ACT® Test (“Terms”). A full copy of these Terms is available at www.act.org/the-act/terms. For complete information about any ACT policies, see www.actstudent.org.

Section 1: Privacy Policy and Notice of Collection of Personally Identifying Information ACT collects personally identifying information from you when you register for or take one of our tests. Our processing of such information, including collection, use, transfer, and disclosure, is described in the ACT Privacy Policy found at: www.act.org/privacy. When you register for or take an ACT test, you consent to the collection of your personally identifying information and its use and disclosure as provided in the ACT Privacy Policy.

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Section 9: Individual Score Reviews In some cases, testing staff do not suspect, observe or report prohibited behavior in the testing process, but other information comes to the attention of ACT that raises questions about the validity of your test scores. In these cases, ACT may choose to conduct an Individual Score Review.

Notifying You of an Individual Score Review: It is extremely important that you maintain accurate and up-to-date contact information with ACT and that you respond to ACT’s correspondence in a timely manner. Failure to respond in a timely manner can result in the cancellation of your scores under review. You can update your mailing address by contacting ACT Customer Service at 319-337-1270 or updating your ACT Student web account.

Timing of Individual Score Reviews: You agree that your scores may become the subject of an Individual Score Review at any time they are on ﬁle with ACT as valid and reportable ACT scores. While Individual Score Reviews are typically initiated within a year after the applicable test date, this is not always the case. Information may come to ACT’s attention at any time that causes a review of your scores. For example, investigations into recently reported scores or activities may cause ACT to reevaluate older scores; ACT may receive inquiries at any time from high schools, colleges, and other score recipients questioning scores they believe to be inconsistent with their observations of academic performance; or ACT may receive information through its Test Security hotline or from external investigations causing ACT to reexamine past scores. You acknowledge that your ACT scores have ongoing value even after they have been reported and agree that ACT has the right to review them at any time.

Score Cancellation Notices: If scores are cancelled for any reason, ACT sends a letter to everyone who received the scores directly from ACT informing them that the scores have been cancelled. ACT generally does not inform official score recipients of the reason for cancellation but may do so in exceptional circumstances (including but not limited to instances in which there is a Misconduct Finding).

Section 10: Compromises in the Registration, Testing, Scoring, or Score Reporting Processes, and Group Irregularities ACT takes steps that are intended to provide you a fair, standardized testing process. However, circumstances may prevent this from occurring in some cases.

In the unlikely event such a circumstance occurs, ACT will examine the situation and determine whether it needs to take any action, including but not limited to not scoring tests or cancelling scores. If ACT determines that it needs to take action, ACT will in its sole discretion: (a) correct the error (if an error occurred and ACT believes correction is feasible), (b) not score tests or cancel scores and offer each affected person the option to retest at no additional fee (normally on a future National test date), or (c) not score tests or cancel scores and offer a refund. If the impacted test event is a State Testing event (i.e., one where a state or district has paid for your exam), ACT may offer the option to retest you at no additional fee or it may cancel the test event without an option for retest.

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The remedies listed in this Section 10 are the exclusive remedies available to examinees for the circumstances described in this Section 10.

ACT shall not be required to conduct Individual Score Reviews for each impacted group member or demonstrate the invalidity of speciﬁc scores in the circumstances described in this Section 10. Decisions made by ACT pursuant to this section 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.

Section 16: LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES To the extent permitted by applicable law, ACT’s total liability to you, or anyone claiming by or through you or on your behalf, for any claims, losses, costs, or damages arising out of, resulting from or in any way related to the ACT test, from any cause, shall not exceed the test registration fees you paid to ACT, or $100, whichever is greater. To the extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall ACT be liable to you, or anyone claiming by or through you or on your behalf, for any indirect, special, consequential, speculative, incidental, loss of opportunity (regardless of whether or how these are classiﬁed as damages), exemplary, or punitive damages, or for attorneys’ fees, expenses, expert witness fees, or costs, whether arising out of breach of contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, product liability, or otherwise and regardless of whether such loss or damage was foreseeable or you have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.

Esta información también se puede ver o descargar en español a www.act.org/the-act/resources en Using Your ACT Results (Spanish) 2019–20.