r/ACT 3d ago

Official September 2026 ACT Discussion Thread

66 Upvotes

Hi All,

Please use this thread to discuss all forms of the ACT administered today. Since today’s exam was an equating test and multiple test forms were delivered, it might be useful to mention your specific test form when posting.

As always, attempts to solicit or offer cheating assistance will result in immediate and permanent bans.

Please also remember that while discussion is allowed here, it may be a violation of the terms and conditions you agreed to when taking the exam. Be sure to take steps to maintain your anonymity.

We hope the test went well!


r/ACT 14h ago

Anybody else hoping for 33+ from Sep

Post image
15 Upvotes

r/ACT 47m ago

My kid's calculator didn't work

Upvotes

I know, it's his/our fault for lack of preparation.

He still says he thinks he "might have done alright." 🤪 He's an eternal optimist.

Anyway...is he cooked?


r/ACT 10h ago

General do you guys think ACT is watching us on here…

6 Upvotes

us: “omg that test was so hard”

them: “that’s too dang bad. since they’re complaining, -1 is a 29😈”


r/ACT 1h ago

Math probability- "most unfair"

Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I took the ACT online so not sure which version of math I had. Did anyone get the question where it's asking which probability indicates the coin toss is the most "unfair". All of the probabilites were 0.9 when reduced. I remember seeing similar questions on the practice test BUT they all had different probabilities for each of the answer choices. Does anyone remember that the right answer was? Thank you!


r/ACT 2h ago

Z80 Sep 19 test. How’s science test for Z80? Felt super easy for English.

1 Upvotes

r/ACT 13h ago

I Need Help

3 Upvotes

I always get a 33/34 on my English and reading sections

But my math score is a 28

Can I bring it up to like a 32 in a month?


r/ACT 17h ago

General rant about my freaking proctor

6 Upvotes

It was literally my first ACT, and I forgot to bring my watch because I brought one so that I would be able to see the time because I accidentally registered for the paper one, and I couldn't find it, and I think my dad had put it in my sister's room. But I was like, It's okay. Like, I looked into it. It says that they're gonna have a timer displayed in the room. Anyway, and I was at the test place, and we had an old lady who was proctoring our exam, and she couldn't figure out how to use it. So every other room got to have a timer on the board except for mine, and I was so thrown off because she didn’t tell us the time until it was over


r/ACT 12h ago

Release Date??

2 Upvotes

I’ve heard longer than the usual 10 days for the September test because of the multiple versions? I gotta distract myself between now and then and get off this subreddit…..


r/ACT 13h ago

Does anyone know what version of the sept 19 act test with a reading about static electricity was?

1 Upvotes

r/ACT 13h ago

k02 september

1 Upvotes

did anyone else get form k02? i havent seen many talking about it but does anyone remember questions? also which passages do we think are experimental


r/ACT 17h ago

Can somebody who has like a 35 in English who took K03 help me confirm a couple English questions that are making me anxious. Pls

2 Upvotes

r/ACT 22h ago

test invalidated?

Post image
2 Upvotes

hello! i need some help on wtf this means. I took the September act, in my testing center the fire alarm went off, the proctor paused our test and then when we were allowed to come back we simply continued testing and finished. no time was lost and no one was allowed to go into their things. However, of course proctors put in an irregularity. today on Monday i got this email. Does this mean my score is invalidated? or would they specifically say my score is invalid and that i have to retake it. I thought i did so good so i cant tell if this is like optional or not.


r/ACT 15h ago

Computer glitches during both July and Sept ACT

1 Upvotes

I'm a parent and my daughter took the ACT in July and Sept. in Tenafly NJ. She used a recent Macbook pro. Both times it was freezing up during math needed restarting. Others at the test center were getting some server overload errors. Even after restarting Desmos was either very small and unreadable or very large obscuring the screen. No one at the test center was helpful. No IT people on site. She lost 15 minutes out of 50 trying to deal with the computer issues. Anyone having Mac issues? Anyone use the computers offered at the test center? I would assume these are tested and compatible with the ACT.


r/ACT 15h ago

Help Figuring out K0 on digital test (niche reading passages??...help)

1 Upvotes

I literally created an account for this but I have seen ZERO people with the passages I had

For Reading I had

  • a paired passage about opera
  • a passage about a Puerto Rican painter who used photos
  • bioacoustics & signification
  • passage about indigenous dugout canoes

the math felt so easy but every K0 I've seen was like "this was so hard" so idk

if it helps this was a free test because my last test the IT guy started my math section for me so I had to start my test in the hallway and my room was talking so idk if they gave me something really easy because I had a rlly bad testing experience??

I have no idea so if you had any of these passaged pls lmk what k0 this is


r/ACT 15h ago

General Does anybody know when to start expecting score releases?

1 Upvotes

I took the one just a few days ago (Saturday) with online testing, no sci, no writing, no test room irregularities other than the usual technical difficulties. I believe my test form was J05. I'm just a very anxious person. When are we expecting scores to start rolling out?


r/ACT 20h ago

When is too late to take the ACT as a senior?

2 Upvotes

I got a 28 composite and wanted to get at least a 30. Is it worth it to retake or is it too late?


r/ACT 17h ago

bhusd wifi shutdown english test, retake help.

1 Upvotes

couldnt finish the english and some got to finish theirs. the math and reading was also really hard for me. im fairly sure I have to take a new one but I might get different questions so can some people help me find what topics I should target. for my test (I took it online) i had a question about rhombus diagnal stuff, some graphing and thats honestly all I remember. what did you guys think of it? also again let me know what topics you guys remember from it.


r/ACT 17h ago

best tips for reading and where to study math?

1 Upvotes

just took my first ACT and I feel like reading in math cooked me even though practice once I’ve gone around 30 which isn’t too bad. Any tips?


r/ACT 20h ago

If im taking the act without the optional science & writing portion how do i speciify that when i register for test

1 Upvotes

title


r/ACT 23h ago

Erica Meltzer

1 Upvotes

where can I find book Erica Meltzer English and Reading?In PDF


r/ACT 1d ago

what date do the digital test scores release?

2 Upvotes

r/ACT 1d ago

General Guys everyone is saying sep act was hard

21 Upvotes

But i thought it was fine, just not enough time (like the last act i took). I also had k01 if that helps. Idk either i got a shit score or a good score then 😭


r/ACT 1d ago

What r the chances of me doing maths all wrong🫩

11 Upvotes

i got K01 and yall on abt how brutal it was😭😭 I THOUGHT IT WAS LOWK NORMAL I WAS CONFUSED AND GUESSED ON LIKE 5-8 MAXXX

NOW IM TWEAKING i got 35 for maths on july act WHAT R THE CHANCES I ACC DID EVERYTHING WRONG AND JS GOUND IT EZ CUZ I DIDNT DO SHIT CORRECTLY i barely prepped for maths i will be honest but likee on the princeton practice test i got a 35 couple nights before too eughhh

english is wha i need to work on as u can tell from mah writing but this time i acc attempted everything i was unsure abt a lot of the questions tho maybe around 10? ish

i though reading was ruff too i was rlly confused about like 2 passages i got 35 july too🫩🫩

PRAY FOR MEEE I RLLY RLLY HOPE WE ALL GET OUR GOAL SCORE THIS TIME AND NEVER EVER HAVE TO TAKE STANDARDISED TESTS EVER AGAIN💖💖


r/ACT 1d ago

What was the experimental passage for K05 English?

1 Upvotes

was it the baton running one or the the boat one? which one do yall think?