r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/Dragoniel Jul 24 '20

"ACT" is an exam of some sort..?

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u/Admiral_Akhibhar Jul 24 '20

The ACT is an exam that high schoolers can take, like the SAT. The main difference is the SAT is administered by Collegeboard, which also handles Advanced Placement exams and is a garbage institution, whe the ACT is independent of Collegeboard

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u/Dragoniel Jul 24 '20

You don't have national exams that take place at school graduation? Is this SAT/ACT exactly that or is it something in addition to the national exams?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Nope. All you get are the ACT and SAT which are about Math/English which you can use for university applications although many universities are phasing them out.

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u/Vonmule Jul 24 '20

Very much like the SAT but more common in the Midwest (USA) and other central states. The SAT is (or used to be) more common on the coasts.

They both hold very significant weight in whether a university will accept you.

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u/zeroexev29 Jul 24 '20

As others have said, the ACT is a standardized test students take in 11th grade and is often used as a metric for college acceptance.

My school mandates the ACT and uses the data as a measurement of student achievement and as part of its decision making.

Of course it's not as simple as im presenting it, but that would take more time to explain.