{"id":5173,"date":"2016-01-23t11:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-23t19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=5173"},"modified":"2017-02-01t13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01t21:18:21","slug":"how-long-is-the-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/how-long-is-the-act\/","title":{"rendered":"how long is the act?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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the act without writing is 2 hours and 55 minutes (175 minutes)<\/strong> long, while the act with writing is 3 hours and 35 minutes (215 minutes)<\/strong> long. for students needing extended time, the act without writing is 4 hours and 30 minutes (270 minutes)<\/strong> long, while the act with writing is 5 hours and 30 minutes (330 minutes)<\/strong> long. this does not include mandatory breaks. <\/p>\n some students also receive accommodations for multi-day testing; if this is true for you, you will instead take the test at your school during a designated three-week testing window under the supervision of your guidance counselor. <\/p>\n act sections (“tests”) vary in length. the length of individual act sections follows a standardized format:<\/p>\nhow long is the act by section?<\/h3>\n