{"id":6426,"date":"2016-04-05t11:30:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-05t18:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=6426"},"modified":"2018-10-24t20:36:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25t03:36:46","slug":"when-should-you-take-the-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/when-should-you-take-the-act\/","title":{"rendered":"when should you take the act?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"tuesday act: when should you take the act?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eqkbkevnmbw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>in this episode of tuesdact, we&#8217;re talking about how to find the best act test date for you!<\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s the short answer to when you should take the 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