<p>My first ACT, I’m a Junior (almost a Senior) in HS. We got there at around 8, but they made us wait in the freezing cold outside for an hour. They tested what looked to be 100+ kids in the same room, and the desks were the small flip-out desks out of these armchairs that wasn’t even big enough for the answer sheet, so everyone had to hold their test book up with the other hand - this was terribly loud along with the squeaky chairs.</p>
<p>That was OK though, the big thing is the timing - and the clock was off in the room. She stated she would give us 45 minutes for the English portion - I started my timer RIGHT when she told us to start. I had 15 questions left at the 30-minute mark. Then she says “STOP!”. Several students complained to her she didn’t give us the correct amount of time, but she simply went on, leaving me with 15 guessed/rapidly skimmed questions… She also said (for the first 5 letters of your last name portion) leave the space at the right if you have a less than 5 letter last name, like “Harris”. Yes, she spelled it out, too.</p>
<p>Terrible.</p>
<p>So some questions:</p>
<li>Do colleges care if you take the ACT Junior or Senior year, or does it not matter?</li>
<li>How many times can you take the ACT?</li>
<li>Do colleges see how many times you take it?</li>
</ol>
<p>complain to the ACT HQ. did you fill in the responses to the questions about the testing administration on the back of the booklet? one of the questions asked about desk space specifically…</p>
<p>Well today was my third time testing, and I am a senior. I took my first ACT in December, because I already took the SAT three times and I wanted to see if the ACT was easier for me, which it was.
I was already accepted to college with my SAT scores, but I took the ACT so that I would be eligible for more scholarships.</p>
<p>If I were you I would take the test again in June, but at a different test center. You may also want to send a complaint to ACT since you did not receive full time.</p>
<p>College only see the scores that you send them. However, I would not worry, since most colleges only focus on your best scores.</p>
<p>You can mail to them them if you have any problems (they said this on the end of the test) that if you any administration problems, mail to them</p>
<p>Oh yes, and I signed up for that thing that sends 4 scores to schools. Is that wise, or should I just wait until my final try and then send them?</p>
<p>some schools don’t hold on to them for you so you may want to check ahead of time if you take it again before doing that - I think the UC schools ignore them just because of the sheer number of applications they get. smaller privates usually keep them on file even before you apply.</p>
<p>personally I wouldn’t do it in case I bomb it. although they “say” they only take the highest score, I think there is probably something in their subconscious that turns them off when they see a low scoring test and a high scoring test as opposed to a single high scoring test.</p>
<p>If you really think you did that horrible, and you know you will be taking the test again, you still have time to take those schools off your list on actstudent.org</p>
<p>It all depends on what school you are applying too.</p>