Testing Update May 2009: ACT

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ACT Standby Options for International Students

ACT is announcing a new standby option for students in international locations who have missed the registration deadline for the June ACT. A link for "If you missed the registration deadline" has been added to the home page of http://www.actstudent.org . This link takes students to information about downloading, printing, and completing a pdf of a one-page Standby Request Form. Students must first create an ACT Web Account and then complete the form and take it with them to the test center on test day. If there are sufficient test materials, space, and testing staff to accommodate the student after all pre-registered examinees have been checked-in, the student may be allowed to test. ACT will bill students who are allowed to test standby for the basic registration fee, international surcharge, and a $40 standby fee.

For the other test dates (October, December, February, and April), students continue to have the option to register for a future test date online and bring the admission ticket for that test date to the desired test center on test day. If there are sufficient test materials, space, and testing staff to accommodate the student after all pre-registered examinees have been checked-in, the student may be allowed to test. ACT will bill students who are allowed to make a
"test date change on test day" for that additional service.

Patrick B. Bourgeacq, MBA, JD
Director, International Service Relationships
International Programs Division
ACT, Inc.
101 ACT Drive
P.O. Box 168
Iowa City, IA 52243-0168
(319) 337-1142
Patrick.Bourgeacq@act.org
www.ACT.org


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