Navigating Your Path: A Comprehensive Guide to Checking SAT, ACT, and Other Standardized Test Scores
Gaining access to your standardized test scores, such as the SAT, ACT, and GRE, is a crucial step in the college application process and beyond. This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to check your scores, understand score reporting policies, and address potential issues with your results.
Accessing Your SAT Scores
For individuals who took the SAT within the last 5 years, accessing scores is typically done online. The College Board provides a portal where you can log in to your account and view your scores.
Retrieving Your ACT Scores
Over 97% of ACT scores are available online within 2-4 weeks after your test date. The ACT website features an initial score release table that indicates when scores will start becoming available.
Finding Old ACT Scores
If you need to find an old ACT score, the ACT website provides resources and instructions on how to retrieve scores from previous test administrations.
Checking Praxis Scores
To access your Praxis scores, you must log in to your Praxis account and click on your score report. If you do not already have a Praxis account, you must create one to view your scores. You should be able to access your test scores via your Praxis account.
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Understanding Score Reporting Policies
ACT Score Reporting
When taking the ACT, you have options regarding which scores are sent to colleges. You cannot send only your writing or only your multiple-choice scores. It is also not possible to combine writing and multiple-choice scores from different test dates. If you take the ACT multiple times, you can generally choose which scores you want to send to colleges.
Score Report Validity
For tests taken on or after July 1, 2016, Praxis scores are reportable for five years following your test date. For tests taken prior to July 1, 2016, scores are reportable for five years following the testing year in which you tested (July 1-June 30). GRE scores earned prior to July 2014 are no longer reportable.
Saving Your Score Report
It is advisable to save your score report as a PDF for your records. To do this, click your score report and go to “Printer-Friendly Version”.
Addressing Issues with Your Scores
Cancelling ACT Test Scores
ACT reserves the right to cancel test scores when there is reason to believe the scores are invalid. Outside of State testing and District testing, you may request to cancel scores for a particular test date. Contact ACT online, and they will provide you with a form to complete and return to them.
Verifying ACT Scores
You can ask ACT to verify your multiple-choice and/or your writing test scores up to 12 months after your test date. For the writing test, ACT will verify that your essay was scored by two independent, qualified readers and by a third reader in the event that the two scores differed by more than one point in any domain. ACT will also verify that your essay was properly captured and displayed to readers. If a scoring error is discovered, your scores will be changed, and corrected reports will be released to you and all previous score report recipients at no charge.
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Correcting Errors in Your Information
If, after you receive your scores, you find that you made a significant error in the information you supplied to ACT about yourself, you may contact them to ask them to correct your record. It is recommended to contact them within three months of receiving your score report. You will need to provide evidence supporting the directed change in most situations. If an error is ACT's responsibility and requires you to retest, there will be no fee.
Sending Additional Score Reports
If you need to send your scores to additional institutions, you can typically do so through your online account or by contacting the testing agency directly.
Understanding Unofficial Records
An unofficial record could include a picture, a screenshot, or a scan of your testing record. Before submission, please check the document’s image quality. All of the information should be easy to read, and all pages/portions of the score report included. Ensure that the report is oriented correctly so it can be read without rotating the document.
Retaking the ACT
Yes, you can choose to take the ACT as many times as you want.
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