Testing companies get a lot of scrutiny — and scorn. But sometimes they do something that’s bound to make people happy.
No, really. On Wednesday the ACT announced that, as of next September, it will provide free score reports to low-income students who register for the ACT examination with a fee waiver. Those test takers will be able to send up to 20 free score reports, which will never expire, for each exam they take. Right now, all students can send their ACT scores to four colleges or scholarship agencies, free of charge, up to five days after taking the exam; each additional score report costs $13.
Hours after the ACT’s announcement, the College Board made one of its own: Starting next spring, the organization will provide unlimited SAT score reports for low-income students who take the SAT. Currently, the College Board sends four score reports at no charge up to nine days after the test (and four more, good at any time, for students who get a fee waiver). Each additional report now costs $12.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://www.chronicle.com/article/ACTCollege-Board-to-Offer/242048