ACT
ACT What is the ACT? Why is it SO important? What can I do to be ready?
The ACT is a standardized test that measures skills in subtest areas: English, Math, and Reading. Science and Writing subtests are optional. Students take the ACT so they can submit their scores to colleges as part of the college application process. The ACT measures a high school student's readiness for college and provides colleges with a common data point that can be used to compare all applicants.
Alabama requires that all 11th grade students take the ACT on a school day in the spring of junior year. Additionally, EHS administers the ACT to 10th grade students in the spring of their sophomore year. To take the test any other time, visit www.act.org to register. Come by the CCC if you have registration questions.
Prior to the school administration of the ACT, all 10th and 11th grade students are encouraged to create an ACT account. Visit www.act.org to create an account. Helpful tools: MYACT User Guide for Students and the MYACT Account Setup-State and District Video.
To PREPARE for the ACT, come to school every day, keep up with assignments and test preparation in your classes, and consider some of the prep resources below. (Most are FREE!) (links are to external sites; not maintained by EHS)
🔴Video sessions from MasteryPrep - Great videos for each ACT subject area. Sit down with paper, pencil, calculator, and 75 minutes for each of these AWESOME prep videos. Make time for this! Click below to watch a video for each sub test area (links are to external sites; not maintained by EHS)
🔴An online ACT prep tool from Mastery Prep is offered free to EHS juniors. Juniors received a sign-on information flyer during 2nd block at the beginning of the school year. If you did not receive a flyer, you may log in following the steps below. Once signed in, you will be prompted to change your password.
Access for all juniors
Site: app.masteryprep.com
Username: student school email address; Password: Wildcats2027
How Mastery Prep online practice works:
- 1. Initial Assessment:
Begin by taking a diagnostic practice test to gauge your readiness for the ACT. - 2. Personalized Instruction:
After taking the practice test, receive a personalized learning path, featuring a combination of videos, lessons, and practice problems targeted at specific skills. - 3. Practice and Review:
Work through the adaptive curriculum and can take additional practice tests to track your progress.
🔴Alabama Career Planning System, a free online tool; access via Clever.
- al.kuder.com - awesome TEST PREP tools from Peterson’s, FREE for EHS students
- click "Log in with Clever"
- find Enterprise High School
- click Log on with Google
- use your school Gmail credentials to log in
- on the far left, scroll down and click "Prepare for Entrance Exams." Then make your choice and begin! You can choose flashcards, pre-assessments, practice tests, etc. Work on all subject areas or just specific ones!
🔴ACT test prep books are available for checkout in the EHS Library. These are a great tool! 5 complete practice tests, all the answers, and an explanation of how to get each answer!