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Historical ACT Percentiles From 2016 to 2022

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Whether you're currently studying to take the ACT or took it in 2016-2022, you might be curious about how your ACT percentile compares to students who took the ACT in past years. In this article, we'll go over what percentiles are, how percentiles work on the ACT, and why ACT percentiles matter.

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Which States Require the ACT? Full List and Advice

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In recent years, the number of states that administer the ACT statewide has more than doubled. T here are now 10 states that require every junior to take the test and five more that either require the test in some districts or offer it as a free option for students who wish to take it.

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Harvard Reinstates Standardized Testing

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On April 11, Harvard College announced it would require applicants for the class of 2029 — applying in fall 2024 — to submit SAT or ACT scores. Why the about-face? Harvard has reinstituted its standardized test requirement beginning next fall. The decision follows similar announcements from Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown.

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175 ACT Vocabulary Words You Need to Master

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Why do you need to learn ACT vocabulary words? Well, you probably already know that many schools require you to take the ACT exam and that your admission to those schools can partially depend upon your ACT score.

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Top Summer Programmes: Simons Summer Research Program

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What makes Simons stand out from other STEM research summer programmes is that Simons Fellows (accepted students) can choose to identify a member of faculty who is conducting research into an area they are interested in and ask them to act as their mentor for the duration of the program.

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The New Digital SAT – What It Is and What It Means for College Admissions

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The past few years have seen an unprecedented number of American colleges and universities suspend or even completely drop their requirement that applicants submit standardized test scores from the SAT or ACT. That means students will no longer take a paper-and-pencil test, but will instead complete the test on a laptop or tablet.

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Ivy League Schools Go Test-Optional Again for 2022-2023 – What This Means for College Admissions

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Then, in December 2021, Harvard University shook the testing and college admissions world by declaring that they would not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores through the next four years (that is, through the high school Class of 2025). Their argument is: if we can successfully evaluate students without the test, why not do so?