When to test.

Many families ask the question of when is the best time to start taking standardized college admission tests, the ACT and SAT. There is no correct answer for all students. I feel if you are a good student and tests do not bother you an earlier test late sophomore or early junior year would be great. If you are anxious about the test, maybe you should wait, practice often, and feel very prepared before you take it.

Most colleges only want your best scores and don't care how many times you take a test. Some colleges also super-score the tests which means they take the highest sub-scores from multiple sittings and create a higher composite score. Ask colleges that you are interested in if they do this.
ACT and College Board both offer free test-prep on their websites if that is something that you feel you want or need.

Remember that the test is just one part of the entire application. Your GPA and the college prep classes you take are more important. There are many colleges that are test-optional and do not require that you send in a test score. Here is a list of those colleges.

Here is a full list of the testing dates for the 2018-2019 school year.

Standardized College Testing Dates for 2018-2019

ACT- www.act.org

Test Date	Registration Deadline	Late Registration (Extra Fee)
September 8, 2018	August 10, 2018	August 11-26, 2018
October 27, 2018	September 28, 2018	September 29- October 14, 2018
December 8, 2018	November 2, 2018	November 3-19, 2018
February 9, 2019	January 11, 2019	January 12- 18, 2019
April 13, 2019	March 8, 2019	March 9-15, 2019
June 8, 2019	May 3, 2019	May 4-10, 2019
July 13, 2019	June 14, 2019	June 15-14, 2019

SAT- www.collegeboard.org

Test Date	Subject Tests Available	Registration Deadline	Late Registration (Extra fee)
August 25, 2018	Yes	July 27, 2018	August 15, 3018
October 6, 2018	Yes	September 7, 2018	September 26, 2018
November 3, 2018	Yes	October 5, 2018	October 24, 2018
December 1, 2018	Yes	November 2, 2018	November 20, 2018
March 9, 2019	No	February 8, 2019	February 27, 2019
May 4, 2019	Yes	April 5, 2019	April 24, 2019
June 1, 2019	Yes	May 3, 2019	May 22, 2019