The 40-minute writing portion of the ACT requires students to read a prompt and three related perspectives and then compose their own response to the central issue. Though optional, certain colleges ...

Major changes are coming to the ACT college admissions exam in the spring, the CEO of ACT announced Monday. The exam will be evolving to “meet the challenges students and educators face” – and that ...

Time management can be challenging for students taking the optional ACT writing test. Rather than asking an open-ended question or for an opinion on a particular statement, the ACT writing section ...

Princeton University on Thursday announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit writing portions of the SAT or ACT. Stanford University is making a similar change. Princeton is, however ...

The science section will now be optional on the ACT exam, and the exam duration will be decreased, the organizationannounced earlier this week. The writing section was made optional in 2005. Students ...

The ACT and SAT are widely accepted by U.S. colleges, which often prompts students to ask: Which test should I take? The answer lies in understanding the differences between the two tests. Both ...

The California Institute of Technology has announced that it is dropping a requirement that applicants submit the SAT or ACT writing test. Caltech's move follows those of Stanford and Princeton ...

When it comes time to apply to colleges, many high school students will find themselves asking how they can make their college applications stand out. Serious scholars applying to competitive schools ...