What is the PreACT?
The world of education would be so much easier to navigate if all the old tests stayed the same, right? That said, most would agree that positive change means more than passing familiarity. Back in the day, New Yorkers like me never even thought of the ACT, let alone pretests like the PLAN or more recently the ACT Aspire. Today, teens across the Empire State and nation at large toggle freely between the SAT and ACT. Even better, schools have been increasingly taking advantage of the longitudinal assessments attached to those flagship college entrance exams. Hence, the question many parents find themselves asking: “What is the PreACT?” For the sake of comparison, the PreACT plays a similar role as the PSAT in terms of providing a sneak preview into the structure and content of a related admissions test while delivering useful data to students and school districts alike. The PreACT…
Introducing the PreACT
Following the philosophy of “if you can’t beat them, join them,” ACT has once again restyled its 10th grade assessment test. While this exam was called the PLAN or more recently the ACT Aspire, students and parents alike often referred to it as the “pre-ACT.” Choosing the path of least resistance, ACT recently announced that the 10th grade test will now be called the PreACT. Catchy! The people may have won the name they wanted, but have they been given the test they wanted? In most respects, the PreACT will play a similar role as the PSAT in terms of providing a sneak preview into the structure and content of a related admissions test while delivering useful data to students and school districts alike. The PreACT and PSAT differ in that the former is a 10th grade test where the latter may be offered in 10th grade but assumes greater…