Is it against the rules to put information and programs into your calculator?

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<p>Another student and I were debating whether you can or not. He says you cannot put any math information onto your graphing calculator before the test because it seems like cheating, but I say the ACT is fully aware that graphing calculators are capable of these things, and they would have banned them if they were considered cheating. </p>

<p>I personally don't do it because it would take too much time for me during the test to use my calculator for that and I am not that good at programming. I got a 31 in math last time, and I think a 36 is possible because I feel like at one point in my math career I knew the answer to each question, and I may just use my calculator for more things in september for my last chance for a 33 superscore if it's worth it.</p>

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<p>Programming it is as easy as clicking download. From what I read, it’s not illegal and if it was, they would make students clear their calculators before use.</p>

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<p>There is a Boost Your Score booklet that has all the shortcuts that you can download onto your TI calculator. Supposedly there are one to three problems on each test that allow for the use of these formulas.</p>

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<p>It’s not against the rules, and no one’s going to turn on your calculator and check it, but honestly it would be a waste of time. The questions on the ACT aren’t the type where using a formula would be any faster/easier than doing in your head or with some quick, basic calculations.</p>