@sseamom (and @bluebayou) glad your D has her WHOLE score report. Many do not. While it certainly isn’t a “fiasco”, “travesty” or "derail"ment, it is annoying that 6 weeks out some have all of the report, some have none of the report and some have half. ACT doesn’t tell you the % of score reports that are released on various dates. Maybe people were hoping they would be the ones like enough like your D to get the reports in a timely manner?
I am with you, everyone knew the score report policy going into the test. If you were worried about the scores getting back in time you should have tested earlier. My D’16 did take it early but wanted to give it one more shot, she is still waiting on her writing score. I have called the schools where she wanted to submit the Sept scores and is applying EA 11/1 to let them know the scores are coming, at least she has one complete report to submit.
But, honestly, in this day and age…I find it hard to believe that it takes ACT 8 weeks to run some bubble test sheets through a computer and spit out the scores. Reading handwritten essay maybe, but not the bubbled answers?
to the above recent posts. It is a problem…it is an admitted problem that not one but two reps from the company admitted and it has everything to do with the new writing protocol. Your chastising students and their parents is not correct here.
It is bad form for this company to not take into account that they may have encountered problems with this roll out.
But then again this testing is a business, not really meant to calculate student performance as much as to make money. I hope future students stick with the SAT and bag this ACT.
That W protocol maybe at fault for any delays, but a “problem” truly does not exist until week 9 after the test date, at which time, the ACT is late. Until then, they are doing exactly as they told you that they would when you/your child signed on the electronic dotted line. (scores available 8 weeks post-test.)
Just bcos their normal process/practice is to release scores early, does not mean that they always have to release scores early.
Personally frustrating, yes, but a “problem”, no, not yet. Sorry.
I saw a news report that there are some answer booklets from the Sept test that went ‘missing’ Believe it was from MD.
My d did get her scores in the 4th or 5th batch, and even though we ordered scores to be sent right away, some schools will not get the report until mid Nov. Depends on the method schools choose for accepting reports
Also might have been wise for ACT to roll out new test format/scoring in say, March, when it would be less likely to cause an issue for seniors looking to get score reports in before deadlines.
Yep, following this one. My daughter took the Sept. test. She took it in April as well, but the September score is significantly higher, so of course that is the one she wants to send. No writing score available yet for her for the September test. She wants to apply single choice EA school to one school, not sure how that is going to work, since it looks like the ACT scores will not be sent in time. We’ll find out soon how much it matters, I guess. She just took SAT for the first time, too, early October, and those scores will, I hope, be available on time, and I hope acceptable. She was out of the country last year, as a foreign exchange student, and got off to a later start with all the testing than is ideal. Still, didn’t expect this. Looks like ACT didn’t either.
Well, ALL the testing companies are in it for the money. There’s really no incentive for them to do ANYTHING for OUR convenience. But I’m not chastising anyone. Really, it was right there on the registration information months ago. How can it be a problem if it was never hidden, never kept quiet, that some scores would not be out until as late as mid-November? That there are still 3 weeks to go BEFORE that date, actually, there’s no real delay yet.
I’m sure that having scores back super-fast and on a single specific date like the College Board does it would be ideal, but we knew going in that was not going to be the case. Fwiw, it’s likely that because of the SAT “school day” test D took, she might miss EA at one of her schools, because THAT test date is Oct. 14, not Oct. 3. We screwed up there. But I’m not faulting the SAT people or the school-WE were the ones responsible for picking an earlier test date.
The outside dates on the website have typically been reserved for international and other special situations, but sure, let’s pretend it’s okay because they said it might take a long time. However, given that the pattern of delivering scores is significantly slower than it has ever been (despite the qualification on the website), I am concerned that they will not even deliver scores by the November 6th date. And based on the pattern of communication this time around - they certainly won’t be publicizing it if they are expecting to miss that deadline.
My DD came through the Common App fiasco from a few years ago unscathed by having her counselor email and mail any needed documents. She was accepted by her ED school and is very happy there. My suggestion would be to download a PDF of the unofficial score report from the ACT website. You can download PDF Creator online to create a PDF of almost anything you see online from your computer screen.
I would then ask the high school counselor to email college admissions with the PDF of the unofficial ACT without writing attached and a note that an official report was ordered but delayed awaiting the writing score. If I had an older complete report with writing I would consider sending that as well.
Good luck to those awaiting complete ACT scores.
ACT is urging colleges to consider accepting the screenshots of students’ September multiple-choice scores from their official ACT student account as a provisional measure. Presumably official reports may be ordered or will be immediately forwarded once Writing scores become available. ACT advises that "the college typically receives the score report within 2 to 3 days" after an order has been placed.
I don’t think colleges are going to accept screen shots, but the other suggestion, that ACT send the scores they have (since writing does not affect the composite score) is good. I wish they would consider doing that.
Keep in mind that though the college will receive scores within 2-3 days of ordering, they take several days in some cases to “catch up” with the student’s file.
I am totally guessing here – I think it is probably worth a try to send a screen shot, if scores have not been released. My guess is that colleges won’t make an admit decision based on a screen shot of a test, but perhaps they’ll defer the decision to a later date, to after they get the official submission . . . Some of our kids may not have any other choice if they want to try for EA, so I guess, it is one of those hold your nose and jump in situations. But, c’mon, ACT – send the composites in without the writing if you can’t get it ready, like, today. Pretty please?
Another question – which colleges put a lot of weight on the writing section? On one recent visit, the admissions person said their school ignores the writing test. It wasn’t a top school by CC standards, but it did make me wonder if there are other schools that have a similar take on it.
I would second the vote to send a screen shot you the admissions office plus also your regional admissions counselor. It can only help your situation and will not hurt it. This is really just advocating for yourself.
If a college does not accept scores electronically, then they are sent on a disc by mail or by paper mail and that can take much longer. Those are only sent twice a month. So if you happen to order a report just after a paper or disc date then you can end up waiting another 3 -4 weeks for your scores to arrive