Does it take longer to get ACT results back if you have special accomodations?

Test Preparation
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I was just curious if this was fact or fiction. My son took his ACT test last weekend and I have heard rumblings that if you have special accomodations that the scores usually come out a bit later. It is not a big deal since he is a junior in high school, but I was wondering if this was indeed the case.

I know the essay score as well as the percentile score comes out later than the subscores and the composite scores. However, I have heard that the subscores and the composite come out later for students with special accomodations.

If this is true, I was curious as to why this is the case.

Thanks in advance

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My son took it in October last year with writing - had some accommodations - he may have been one of the latest to get his scores - came in December. I hope you have a better experience.

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Thanks!! I wonder why that is. I am a born skeptic. lol

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Unless there is a problem, it doesn’t take any longer than the normal time students.

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I don’t recall my S17 getting his results any later than his friends without accommodations.

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I would depend on whether it was simply extended time testing (i.e., he took it the same day as everyone else, but had time-and-a-half) or if it was special testing, which is school based and administered any number of times during a 3-week period. The latter will take longer to get results back then the former.

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That could be. My son had extended time on the regular administration date.