{"id":9937,"date":"2017-05-15t12:48:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-15t19:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=9937"},"modified":"2018-10-24t02:52:57","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24t09:52:57","slug":"states-that-require-the-act-or-sat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/states-that-require-the-act-or-sat\/","title":{"rendered":"states that require the act or sat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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if you weren’t sure whether to take the sat or act<\/a>, here’s some good (?) news: your state may already have decided for you! that’s right— as states begin to use college admissions tests to meet national standards required of public high schools, they’re starting to make the act\/sat mandatory<\/strong>. <\/p>\n one upside of this? because of this change, some states have already begun to provide the act<\/a> or the sat <\/a>free to all juniors<\/strong> (more on this in a second).<\/p>\n an important reminder that state and local policies change rapidly. this information is correct at the time of publication (may 2017), but you should check with your guidance counselor to confirm state requirements and subsidies!<\/em><\/p>\n so just where do you lucky students who experience (or will experience) mandatory college admissions testing live? which are the states that require the act? which are the states that require the sat? well, take a look at the map above or the chart below<\/strong> to find out what your state requires!<\/p>\nstates that require the act or sat<\/h2>\n