ACT

Three ACT dates remain this cycle — September 19, October 17, and December 12, 2026. Here is how to decide how many sittings you actually need, which dates to pick, and how the new three-section composite changes superscore strategy.

The enhanced ACT makes Science optional — and the choice happens at registration. Use this five-question framework to decide whether to take the Science section before the September 19 test.

The enhanced ACT rewrote the Reading section: 36 questions in 40 minutes, shorter passages, 9 questions each. Here is the pacing math, passage-order triage, and 6-week plan to hit 30+ on the September 19 test.

A prioritized grammar hierarchy and rhetorical decision system to help you break 30 on Enhanced ACT English before September 19.

Math is now one-third of your Enhanced ACT Composite. Here is the new 45-question format, a three-wave pacing plan, calculator strategy, and a nine-week plan for the September 19 ACT.

July 2026 ACT scores are here. Learn how to interpret your percentile, decide whether to retake in August, and position yourself for fall applications. Includes the decision framework, section breakdown strategy, and critical timeline for ED/EA and Regular Decision deadlines.

A two-days-out ACT checklist: what to bring, when to arrive, the Enhanced ACT format, and the last-48-hours dos and don’ts that actually move your score on July 11.

If you’re registered for the July 11 ACT, you already made one decision without fully realizing its weight: whether to add the Science section. That choice h…

Most students lose ACT points to the clock, not the content. Here is a section-by-section pacing system with per-question time budgets to finish every question on the enhanced ACT this fall.

On the enhanced ACT, English and Reading changed the most—and a focused summer is the smartest place to spend it. Here is a verbal playbook for July 11 and September 19.