ACT Test Dates 2010-2011 Register for these exams online at http://www.actstudent.org/regist/index.html Test Date | Registration Deadline | (Late Fee Required) | September 11, 2010* | August 6, 2010 | August 7 – 20, 2010 | October 23, 2010 | September 17, 2010 | September 18 – October 1, 2010 | December 11, 2010 | November 5, 2010 | November 6 – 19, 2010 | February 12, 2011** | January 7, 2011 | January 8 – 21, 2011 | April 9, 2011 | March 4, 2011 | March 5 – 18, 2011 | June 11, 2011 | May 6, 2011 | May 7 – 20, 2011 |
ACT vs. SAT *material from sparknotes.com Testing Philosophy ACT | SAT | The ACT strives to assess the knowledge you've acquired, meaning that the test focuses on subjects and skills taught in high school. | The SAT tries to assess "innate ability." It does so using tricky and confusing phrasing to determine your test-taking skills (i.e. your performance under pressure and your ability to identify what's being asked.) |
Differences in Format | | ACT | SAT | | Total Time | 175 minutes (plus 30 minute optional writing test) | 225 minutes (plus 25 minute experimental section) | | Total Number of Sections | 4: Math, Science, Social, English (plus the optional writing test) | 3: Math, Reading Comprehension, English (plus 1 experimental section) |
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