{"id":145,"date":"2014-09-10T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T15:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.eastpennsd.org\/ehs\/counseling\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2026-07-23T07:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:05:14","slug":"act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastpennsd.org\/ehs\/counseling\/testing-information\/act\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The ACT Assessment is designed to measure high school students&#8217; college readiness and is made up of multiple-choice tests that cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. The writing test, which is optional, measures skill in planning and writing a short essay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Most four-year colleges and universities in the United States require the ACT or SAT for admissions purposes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">For more information on the the ACT, visit<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"ACT\" href=\"http:\/\/www.act.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0www.act.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACT Assessment is designed to measure high school students&#8217; college readiness and is made up of multiple-choice tests that cover four skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and science. The writing test, which is optional, measures skill in planning and writing a short essay. 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