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Under the Radar: Changes to the ACT's Reading & English Tests

While its competitor, the College Board, announced to the world that the SAT was undergoing substantive changes, the ACT Inc. took an alternative route. Arguably, the ACT Inc. did not completely overhaul its test. It is also true that there was some evidence that the ACT was evolving over the course of 2015-2016. However, the nature and extent of the changes to the test only became apparent with the publication of the new ACT Official Guide (May 31, 2016). These structural and substantive changes to the ACT are significant enough to require study and reflection as to how they impact test strategies. This article briefly identifies those changes. If there is a take away message, it is this: the June 11, 2016 administration of the ACT marked an inflection point. Students, if you took the test prior to June, you need to get current before trying again... things have changed.