December 13 ACT date - is that too late for regular admissions?

Parents Forum
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<p>My son has taken the ACT once and wants to take it one more time - December 13 - for use with regular decision applications. The ACT site says the multiple choice will be available approximately two weeks after, and writing 4 weeks. For early January applications, that seems tight. Is it possible to get the scores in during that time period? Thanks so much. </p>

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<p>Check the school websites. They will tell you whether they will accept the December ACT for this round of admissions.</p>

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<p>thumper1, I have been looking at the college websites and they say all materials must be in by january 1 or January 5 etc, but they don’t say specifically whether the December 13 ACT will be accepted. I am looking on the deadline page of the websites. Is there some other section I should be looking at? </p>

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<p>What schools? Maybe someone else can find this for you.</p>

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<p>We looked at Vassar, University of Rochester, Lehigh and Oberlin, to start. Was going to look at some more. They just say everything has to be in by X date, but not if the Dec 13 date will work. Don’t want my son to bother if it’s too late. Thanks.</p>

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<p>From the frequently asked questions on the Vassar website. I googled. Vassar, ACT deadline…and this is what I got.</p>

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<p>Thank you. I googled the others and didn’t come up with specific information about the test. I’ll keep looking. </p>

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<p>Looks like Rochester wants the scores by January 1.</p>

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<p>Yes, I saw that - for the December 13 ACT, the multiple choice would be available by January 1 but the writing test might not be (four week delay for the writing test). So not sure if December 13 would be out of the question in this case. </p>

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<p>I’d just call and ask.</p>

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<p>Looks like Oberlin deadline is Jauary 15.</p>

<p>You know…all of these schools have an office of admissions, and they want to help applicants. Tomorrow morning, give each a call and ask if the December 13 ACT meets the application deadline for regular decision applicants for this year. They should be able to tell you.</p>

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<p>Thanks, I’ll do that. I can see all the deadlines, but because of the staggered results, not sure whether he should sign up or not. We’ll call.</p>