The English Language Centre serves as a test venue for American College Testing Program (ACT®) in Macau. All registration and other administrative queries are handled by ACT in the United States. The issuing of the registration confirmation document and the notification of registration status do not go through our Centre. Candidates do not receive any notification by phone or by mail from our Centre.

* The information below is for reference only. Please refer to the ACT at http://www.actstudent.org for the most updated information. If you cannot find the answer you need on the ACT website, contact ACT by e-mail at OSUS@act.org.

*Reporting time: 7:45 a.m.
*Reporting venue: LG1 Floor, University Library Building, University of Macau.

ABOUT THE ACT TEST

The ACT® test assesses high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.

• The multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas: English, Mathematics, reading, and science
  
  
• The Writing Test, which is optional, measures skill in planning and writing a short essay

REGISTRATION

• All students testing outside of the United States, U.S. territories, Puerto Rico, or Canada must register on the Web. There are no international registration packets. You must establish a free student Web account in order to register. After providing the information requested to create the account, click the "Register to Test" link on http://www.actstudent.org/regist/intldates.html and follow the instructions on the Web screen to complete your registration. Payment must be made by valid American Express, DISCOVER, MasterCard or VISA credit cards.
  
  
• Your ACT Web account also gives you access to the following services:
  
  
• Make changes to your registration such as Test Option, Test Date, or Test Centre changes (if you do so before the registration deadline for the test date).
  
  
• View your scores at no charge before you receive your official score report in the mail.
  
  
• Add, change, or cancel the universities where you want ACT to send your score reports (if you do so before the test date).
  
  
• Send your scores to additional universities after you test by requesting Additional Score Reports.
  
  
• Receive e-mail updates from ACT.
  
  
• You can change the Test Center for the same test date if there are seats and materials available for your test option at your preferred test centre. If so, you will be assigned there and charged a Test Centre Change fee of USD20.00.
  
  
• To change your test option from ACT Plus Writing to ACT (No Writing) or the other way around, log in your student Web account or call ACT Registration at +1-319 337-1270 by the late registration deadline for your test date to request the change. Fee adjustments depend on whether you are adding or removing the Writing Test and whether other services are required to find you a seat (e.g. a Test Centre Change).
  
  
• If you need to make any informational changes (such as your mailing address), log in to your student Web account and select "Make changes to your registration"" or call +1 319 337-1270.

TEST FEES

USD33.00 Basic registration fee for ACT (No Writing)
USD48.00 Basic registration fee for ACT Plus Writing
USD26.00 International Surcharge (Add to Basic Fee)
*The above Basic registration fees include sending score reports to up to 4 college choices.

ON THE TEST DAY

• Report to the test centre no later than 8:00 a.m. on the test date.
  
  
• Plan to stay just over 4 hours for the ACT without the Writing Test, including administration instructions and breaks. Actual testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes, broken down as follows:
  
  English: 45 minutes
  Math: 60 minutes
  Reading: 35 minutes
  Science: 35 minutes
  
  The ACT Writing Test adds 30 minutes to the testing time.
  
  
• You must have acceptable and valid ID with your name and recent and recognizable photograph to be admitted to a test centre. You will not be admitted to test without it.
  
  
• Print your ticket from your ACT Web account and bring it to the test centre.
  
  
• Sharpened soft lead No. 2 pencils with good erasers (no mechanical pencils; no ink, ballpoint, or felt-tip pens). Do not bring highlight pens or any other writing instruments; you will not be allowed to use them. If you have registered to take the ACT Plus Writing, your essay must also be completed with a soft lead No. 2 pencil.
  
  
• Bring a watch to pace yourself. Do not bring a watch with an alarm function. If your alarm sounds during testing, you will be dismissed and your answer document will not be scored. Your supervisor will announce when you have 5 minutes remaining on each test.
  
  
• You may use a permitted calculator on the Mathematics Test only. Some models and features are prohibited. Visit http://www.actstudent.org/faq/answers/calculator.html for more information.
  
  
• You may bring a backup calculator and extra batteries to the test centre. Testing staff will not supply batteries or calculators. You will not be allowed to share calculators during testing.
  
  
• Do NOT bring any of the following items:
  
  
  • Food or drink, including water
  • Books, dictionaries, notes, scratch paper, or other aid
  • Highlighters, colored pens or pencils, or correction fluid
  • Any electronic device other than a permitted calculator (e.g. timer, cell phone, media player, PDA)
  • Reading material
  • Tobacco in any form

SCORES & SCORE REPORTS

• Your multiple-choice scores, including your Composite score, can be viewed online as soon as they are ready, normally beginning about 3 weeks after the test date.
  
  
• If you take the ACT Plus Writing, your Writing scores will be added as soon as they are available, usually about 2 weeks after your multiple-choice scores are posted.
  
  
• Some scores take longer. Check back weekly.
  
  
• ACT (No Writing) reports are normally mailed 3 - 8 weeks after the test date.
  
  
• ACT Plus Writing reports are mailed only when all your scores are available, including Writing, normally 5 - 8 weeks after the test date.
  
  
• Score reports can be mailed only if you provide an accurate mailing address when you register.
  
  
• The deadline for adding, changing, or canceling college and high school reports is the Thursday noon (US central time) immediately after the regularly scheduled Saturday test date.
  
  
• To have your ACT scores sent to other colleges and scholarship agencies after you test in addition to the ones you selected during registration, make an online request by logging into your ACT Web account, make a telephone request, or send ACT a letter.
  
  
• For more information, please visit http://www.actstudent.org/faq/taken.html

CONTACTING ACT®

Registration
Telephone: +1-319-337-1270
Office hour: Mon - Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m., central time
ACT Registration, 301 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 414,
Iowa City, IA 52243-0414
U.S.A

Score reports
Telephone: +1-319-337-1313
Office hour: Mon - Fri, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., central time
ACT Records, 301 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 451,
Iowa City, IA 52243-0451
U.S.A.

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