What is ACT?

A university admissions test accepted by most four-year universities in the United States and Canada for undergraduate admissions

Comprised of 4 sections: English (75 items, 45 minutes), Mathematics (60 items, 60 minutes), Reading (40 items, 35 minutes), and Science (40 items, 35 minutes)

Optional Writing test consisting of one prompt, to be completed within 40 minutes

Total duration of 3 hours and 35 minutes, if taken with the optional Writing test

Conducted in April, June, July, September, October, and December

Scored range from 1 to 36 and are valid for 5 years

act Test Format

The test consists of 4 compulsory sections - English, Mathematics, Reading, Science - and an optional Writing section.

Section I: English

Understanding of English, production of writing, and language skills.

Section II: Math

Mathematical skills typically acquired up to age 17.

Section III: Reading

Reading comprehension commonly encountered in first-year college curricula

Section IV: Science

Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

Section III: Writing

Writing skills taught in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses

Sections	Questions	Duration	Scoring
English	75 multiple choice	45 minutes	1 - 36
Math	60 multiple choice	60 minutes	1 - 36
Reading	40 multiple choice	35 minutes	1 - 36
Science	40 multiple choice	35 minutes	1 - 36
Writing(optional)	1 essay prompt	40 minutes	2 - 12 points Not included in total score
Total		3 hours 25 minutes (without optional Writing section) 4 hours 5 minutes (with optional Writing section) Including breaks	1 - 36

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1-to-1 Personal Coaching

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Tony

US College

Tony holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours (First Class) in Global Studies from the National University of Singapore. His exemplary academic record has also secured him a PhD Fellowship at Purdue University’s Sociology Program as an alternate Singapore Fulbright candidate.

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US College, Medicine, MBA & Postgrad

Graduating with highest honours (Summa Cum Laude) in Anthropology from Yale-NUS College, Singapore, Linh is a scholastic powerhouse with a diverse academic background which spans the humanities to the quantitative sciences. A highly proficient test taker herself, Linh has obtained perfect scores in the ISAT, SAT Math and PTE. Additionally, she has scored in the 99th percentile for the SAT and UCAT, and the 96th percentile for the GRE.