• The ACT is a national college admissions examination that consists of subject area tests in:

    English    Mathematics    Reading    Science

    The ACT is offered at Gulf Coast High School.

    People of all ages and grade levels are eligible to take the ACT. This includes students in grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 and high school graduates. Of course you'll need to register and pay the test fees.


    ACT TEST DATES

     

    February 9, 2019

    (Registration Deadline – Jan. 11th / Late Deadline Jan. 18th)

    April 13, 2019

    (Registration Deadline – Mar. 8th / Late Deadline Mar. 25th)

    June 8, 2019

    (Registration Deadline – May 3rd / Late Deadline May 20th)

    July 13, 2019

    (Registration Deadline – June 14th / Late Deadline June 24th)


     How to Get a Fee Waiver $

    If you think you're eligible, your school guidance counselor will help you get a fee waiver. Most students that qualify for the Free and Reduced Lunch program are eligible for the fee waiver.

    If you're eligible for a fee waiver, you can take the SAT or SAT Subject Tests for free and get other benefits to apply to college like waived application fees.


    Requesting Accommodations for the ACT

    A student with a documented disability may be eligible for accommodations.  All requests for accommodations and English Learner supports, including appeals, must be submitted prior to the late registration deadline through the Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system.  Please see your guidance counselor to request these accommodations.  You will need to complete this Consent to Release Information form.  Accommodations and English learner supports are not available for standby testing.

    The request process can take seven (7) weeks and does not begin until all required documentation is received.


     

ACT
  • On Exam Day Bring:

    Your ticket
    Bring a printed copy of your ticket to the test center. 

    Photo identification 
    Bring acceptable photo identification. You will not be admitted to test if your ID does not meet ACT requirements.

    Number 2 pencil 
    Bring sharpened, soft lead No. 2 pencils with good erasers (no mechanical pencils or ink pens). Do not bring any other writing instruments; you will not be allowed to use them. If you are registered for the ACT with writing, your essay must also be completed in pencil.

    Watch
    Bring a watch to pace yourself, but do not bring a watch with an alarm. If your alarm sounds during testing, you’ll be dismissed and your answers will not be scored. No watch? No problem. The supervisor in standard time rooms will announce when you have five minutes remaining on each test.

    Calculator 
    Bring a permitted calculator to be used on the mathematics test only. You are not required to use a calculator at all, but if you do, it is your responsibility to know whether your calculator is permitted.

    Snacks
    to eat outside the test center on break.

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