<p>I hope someone that works for the ACT sees this. As a senior that recently finished the whole standardized testing fiasco, I could say that the ACT is a flat out joke. I dont think the makers of this test realize that MANY students (at least from whom I know) have cheated on this test and I could say almost directly as a result received acceptances into Ivy League schools because their GPAs werent very competitive to say the least. Lots of kids take it as a strategy by doing the SAT first and if it doesnt work out they take the ACT and cheat. Its seriously become a game and its sad to what the US education system of standardized testing has become, especially with such a disproportionate score range among differing economic levels thats much in part due to the million dollar ACT/SAT prep classes that have spawned literally worldwide. Thats only the start of my two cents after going through this whole process, and NO I DIDNT TAKE THE ACT incase u were wondering.</p>
<p>how would you cheat on the ACT? I don’t see your argument.</p>
<p>Can you explain ‘cheat’? Studying (regardless of how) is not considered cheating…</p>
<p>Or maybe he means “cheat” as in taking the ACT just because its easier than the SAT. That’s not the case.</p>
<p>What do I mean by cheat? Well for starters the actual test doesnt is the same for everyone that receives it on testing day, meaning that the person sitting right next to can copy off your scantron directly. Now, to be honest, some schools seat the students in every other desk, but a lot dont and just like any other test kids just look over and copy their neighbors scantron. Trust me I know plenty of kids that have done this and have much other cheating methods even if they are seated in every other desk. I’m surprised more people on CC haven’t mentioned this.</p>
<p>Oh. While that may be true, I don’t think it is enough to call the ACT a “joke.”</p>
<p>I don’t understand what you’re trying to get at about the ACT specifically.
This could happen for ANY test, first of all.
Second of all, I would imagine that at most locations it’s very difficult to cheat… in my experience proctors walk around.</p>
<p>I’m fairly certain TONS of students discuss answers during breaks and go back and change them. Isn’t that cheating? And isn’t it extremely easy to do?</p>
<p>Uh…how do you know it’s easy to cheat if you’ve never taken the ACT before…
And you can’t cheat because 1) the person will report you because they wouldn’t want to get in trouble for helping you cheat. 2) the person wouldn’t want you to compete with you, so they wouldn’t want you to have a high score by copying off of them. 3) they’re are proctors like SATs… 4) your seating is arranged by what hand you use to write. if you’re a lefty, you probably have a righty sitting on your left. </p>
<p>Even if people do help each other cheat, they’re only hurting themselves. If one person was actually wrong about some answers, then down goes their scores, and down goes the cheater’s scores.</p>
<p>lol are you kidding me “elau0493”? whether you believe me or not is frankly irrelevant, go ask around and you’ll see that this cheating phenom very much exists and helps a lot of kids out</p>
<p>With a 36 ACT and a 2280 SAT, I can confidently say that the ACT was much easier. I was surprised by its easiness actually. Really straightforward stuff.</p>
<p><em>Maybe</em> the ACT is easier (I think it does depend on your strengths & weaknesses)…but I’ve taken both tests, and I don’t see why it would be easier to cheat on the ACT. Part of it’s probably your geographic location - if you live on a coast where the ACT is not as important, regulations are probably relatively lax. But, I live in the Midwest, where the SAT is not as important, and the proctoring of the SAT was much more easygoing than the proctoring of the ACT.</p>