<p>I just received a delivery notice from the postal service alerting me to stop by and pick up certified mail from the ACT, the last time I took the ACT was this past December. I surmise from reading around the web that I am being accused of cheating because of my large score increase of 8 points (24 to 32). What usually is the protocol that takes place? Why would they wait until now to send me this, after i already sent my deposit into my school? I'm honestly panicking, will my offer me rescinded?</p>
<p>From what I have heard, if your scores have been flagged then they will want you to retake the test. It seems awfully late though since you took the test in December. That was nearly 6 months ago. I would think that they would have acted sooner if they believed that you cheated. Try to stay calm.</p>
<p>Honestly im really angry because i studied really hard over the summer, and even took a practice test each day leading up to the real thing.How long would arbitration take?</p>
<p>Maybe you should read it and find out.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’ll be accused of cheating. I got a high score my first time and I wasn’t accused of cheating. And I’m sure even if you were, if you called your college, I doubt they’d care.</p>
<p>^ That is a big difference between getting a high score at first attempt and big improvement in second attempts. Statistic showed it is rarely even getting 5-6 points of increase in the next attempt. So they have a reason to suspect an 8 point increase due to cheating. The same thing happen to SAT if one got, for instance, a 500 points jump all of a sudden. But the usually would flag the score immediately. It is very unusual to send out a notice that late particularly after the scores have been released.
How long was the time between the 2 attempts? They may suspect that if they are back to back within 1 or 2 months. Usually they would match your answers with other students in the same center first.</p>