<p>Can someone confirm that incorrect answers DO NOT count against you on the ACT. I know incorrect answers on the SAT do count against you. So it would seem educated guesses are okay on the SAT and any off the wall guess might be worth it on the ACT. My DD takes the ACT in two weeks.</p>
<p>No penalty for incorrect answers on the ACT. Good luck.
<a href="http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/tips/index.html</a></p>
<p>Nightingale - According to my D the ACT has a different "feel" to it than the SAT. She preferred the ACT (and did a little better on it than on the SAT), but it took two attempts to achieve her good score. In her case it was the science portion that caused the most trouble. It was her strongest subject, and on the first attempt her worst subscore. Apparently this section contains quite a bit of graph interpretation. She polished those skills and did fine on the second attempt. I don't know what your ACT strategy is, but you may want to consider our D's experience.</p>
<p>Also, with the ACT, you can control which set of test scores get sent to the school. Just be sure NOT to select any schools when you take the test. Although you can also not initially send the scores when taking the SAT, the SAT will send all available scores when you select a school to send to. I thought this was a benefit in trying the ACT which turned out to get a much better score for my S. Also, my feeling is ACT questions do not attempt to trick you with a wrong answer and the SAT does.</p>