ACT assessment & accommodations (the ACT, university, school, scholarships)

[Strongasabear]

Can anyone help as far as what is recommended? Thanks.

Two accommodation options are available to students with disabilities for the ACT:

(1) ACT-Approved accommodations. - ACT-Approved accommodations result in ACT scores that are fully reportable to colleges, scholarships, and other entities.

(2) State-Allowed accommodations. - The ACT scores from State-Allowed accommodations administrations are not college reportable.

[Green Irish Eyes]

Do you want the score reported to a college/university? If so, then you need option #1. I'm not sure what the purpose of the second option is ... ???

[roscomac]

If you want the student's score to count toward college admissions, you should only accept the ACT-allowed accommodations. If you're more concerned with the student's testing experience, then you should accept all accommodations allowed for the student.

[laurie812]

The point of the 2nd option is that WCPSS pays for and makes all 11th graders take the ACT. Some students need non-ACT accommodations (for example, an ESL student and a bilingual dictionary). There are only certain accommodations that the ACT people will allow and you have to apply to use them. So that is why there are 2 options.

[Green Irish Eyes]

Gotcha. But, you know, they really can't MAKE someone take the ACT. My school pays for and administers the PSAT to all 10th and 11th grade students -- but there are always a handful who opt out or otherwise simply refuse to take it. Whaddya gonna do?

It still begs the question: what's the purpose of taking the test? If it's for college reporting purposes, then apply for whatever accommodations are allowed and use them. If it's just for the sake of taking a test, then go ahead and use the accommodations the district provides.