The changes, which the firm’s CEO described as “fundamental,” will be implemented for online test-takers in the spring of 2025.
The company announced this week that some test-takers may see a reduction in the ACT’s college admission as early as next year.
The test will be shorter than usual, up to an hour, but less than the typical three hours. It will also include fewer questions. Unlike previous years, reading passages will be shorter, and the exam will have an optional science-related selection.
The nation’s most prestigious college admission exam recently underwent changes, marking yet another significant alteration to the pandemic-damaged landscape of standardized testing. The SAT is administered by the College Board, which also reduced the exam’s duration to two and replaced the conventional pen-and-paper format with an entirely online one.
Even though most American universities still do not need tests, the ACT’s changes suggest that many kids who eventually decide to take an exam for college admissions will be faster and less content.
According to Janet Godwin, CEO of ACT, “These enhancements are just the beginning.”
