Students should register for Act by May 3

The next ACT Assessment will be administered nationwide on June 8. College-bound high school students must register for the college admissions and placement exam by May 3 — the deadline for having your registration postmarked. There is a late registration postmark deadline of May 17, but an extra fee is charged for late registrations.

ACT scores are accepted by virtually all U.S. colleges and universities, including all Ivy League schools, and are used by colleges along with high school grade point average and other information in admissions decisions and to help place students in appropriate-level courses. The test fee is $24.

Students can register for the ACT by getting information from their high school counselors or by registering online at ACT’s website — www.act.org. The website also has helpful information, sample tests and the opportunity to order test prep materials including an interactive CD-ROM, ACTive Prep, which contains actual, timed tests and helps students build a study plan.

The ACT Assessment is given in all 50 states. It is curriculum-based, designed to measure a student’s academic achievement and the appropriate course level for college placement.