kristin fracchia

when should you take the act?


 

in this episode of tuesdact, we’re talking about how to find the best act test date for you!

liam got a 35 on the act. get a higher act score with magoosh.

here’s the short answer to when you should take the act:

  • most students: spring of junior year
  • early birds: winter of junior year
  • procrastinators: early fall of senior year

 
but there’s a lot more that goes into it than that! check out the video for more, and we have another great resource for you here:

 

author

  • kristin fracchia

    dr. kristin fracchia has over fifteen years of expertise in college and graduate school admissions and with a variety of standardized tests, including the act, sat, gre, gmat, and lsat, with several 99% scores. she had a phd from the university of california, irvine, an ma degree from the catholic university, and ba degrees in secondary education and english literature from the university of maryland, college park. she was the recipient of the 2013 excellence in teaching award and the chancellor’s club fellowship from the university of california, irvine. she’s worked as a high school teacher and university professor, as an independent college and graduate school admissions counselor, and as an expert tutor for standardized tests, helping hundreds of students gain acceptance into premier national and international institutions. she now develops accessible and effective edtech products for magoosh. her free online content and youtube videos providing test prep and college admissions advice have received over 6 million views in over 125 countries. kristin is an advocate for improving access to education: you can check out her tedx talk on the topic. follow kristin on linkedin!

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