<p>For those of you who have already taken the ACT, are you allowed to sit where ever you want? Or does the proctor assign the seat?</p>
<p>I know it sounds as if I want to cheat, but I assure you this is not the case. When I took my SAT, the proctor assigned seating, and I ended up getting a crummy, old desk. I know this seems like I'm picky, but literally the seat had a hump/bump thing in it, and it was uncomfortable as frick for 4 hours. yeah it sounds dumb, but it was hard sitting there for 4 hours. I ultimately left the room sore...</p>
<p>SO do ACT proctors assign seating? Oh and do proctors walk around? That stuff just makes me nervous, idk why.</p>
<p>Proctors should assign seats. But it’s mostly based upon the order you enter the room - he/she will tell you to sit two seats behind the person in front of you, etc. You can request a change if there is something wrong with your seat.</p>
<p>When I took my ACT in June, I was able to sit wherever I wanted to. If you get to choose where you sit, make sure you sit in a seat where you can see the clock or timer. I sat in a part of the room where I couldn’t see the clock, and it was hard to pace myself.</p>
<p>^the best way is to bring a watch so you know your intervals. Some rooms may not even have a clock and it’s always better to eliminate that “what if” of “what if I’m assigned a seat”</p>
<p>Ohh, got it. Thanks guys, but I don’t have a watch that doesn’t make a sound every hour (it beeps every hour, and proctors don’t allow that I believe). I’ll have to hope we can choose seats so I can sit as close to the clock as possible.</p>
<p>Again, there’s always the case of not having a clock in the room. CB does not guarantee that all testing rooms have clocks. Ask to borrow your dad’s watch - men’s watches with the dials aren’t digital and are perfect. Mine had a dial around the outside that you could move and essentially “set” your time limit. That way, when the minute hand reaches the arrow mark on the outside dial, you know your time is up (or seconds away from being up).</p>
<p>You can probably disable or mute the sound on your watch or change the settings. Look at the manual you got when you purchased it… If you still have it. But if you don’t have a watch that doesn’t beep, like the above posters said, you are taking a chance of the testing room not having a clock. I have been using a watch for my practice tests and it helps a lot with pacing because you can be more in control.</p>