Official free ACT preparation
You already have a starting point. Choose one section, practice briefly, and use the result to pick the next step.
ACT · 10–30 min · Web + practice materials · reviewed Sep. 2026
Open official supportCollege + career readiness
Build the score—and the runway.
A developmental pipeline from middle school through graduation that connects foundations, PreACT, ACT, admission, scholarships, eligibility, career readiness, and wraparound support.
3personal targets plus a district goal
Developmental pipeline
Plan backward from opportunity.
Recommended default: obtain the desired score at least two months before the earliest admission or scholarship deadline. Dates and policies must be verified with the institution.
6–8
Foundations
Reading evidence, math reasoning, attendance, confidence, career and athletic awareness.
9
Trajectory
GPA, course alignment, study routines, eligibility education, and Support Circle setup.
10
PreACT Secure
Source-labeled baseline, three target levels, skill practice, and access-support planning.
11–12
ACT → transition
Retest decisions, scholarships, admissions, FAFSA, eligibility, WorkKeys/CCR, and handoff.
Choose the pathway before the test
College, technical education, credentials, apprenticeships, and employment are valid options. Include ACT preparation only when relevant to the learner’s chosen route. This example uses fictional learners and schools.
Official dates remain source-dated and changeable
For 2026–27, Alabama’s public testing memo lists grade 10 PreACT Secure in fall 2026 and grade 11 ACT with Writing in spring 2027. Districts must re-check current ALSDE and ACT calendars before acting.
View ALSDE testing memoSynthetic learner studio
See encouragement become action.
These fictional profiles demonstrate personalization. Practice indicators are not official ACT results and never overwrite them.
Synthetic practice signals
Maya · Grade 10
Competitive admission + scholarship
65
English
66
Math
58
Reading
72
Science
64
Transparent formula: the displayed readiness value is the equal-weight arithmetic mean of the four synthetic 0–100 practice signals. It is not an ACT scale score, percentile, prediction, or validated readiness measure.
Encouraging insight
What is already working
Your reading analysis is already helping you across subjects.
Opportunity to grow
Strengthen algebra fluency and calculator choices before PreACT Secure.
Next move
Use one official math practice set, review errors by question type, and retry next week.
Open ACT math calculator practiceReadiness 22 · Competitive 25 · Stretch 28
Targets are planning aids—not promises, eligibility rulings, or predictions.
Instruction embedded in insight
Don’t stop at the signal.
Each opportunity routes to a vetted, free, official resource and an accessible next step. External services may collect their own usage data.
Prepare for PreACT Secure
Early practice gives you time to grow. Focus on one question type before measuring progress again.
ACT · 15–30 min · Screen-reader-compatible practice · reviewed Sep. 2026
Open official supportSix steps to ACT success
A consistent plan matters more than one long study session. Start with a schedule you can keep.
ACT · 8 min · Plain-language guide · reviewed Sep. 2026
Open official supportComplete the FAFSA
Financial planning is a pathway, not a verdict. Begin early, save your documents, and ask for help when a step is unclear.
Federal Student Aid · Guided process · Official application + help · reviewed Sep. 2026
Open official supportFind free scholarship resources
Your target can grow as you learn what each opportunity requires. Verify every deadline with the sponsor.
ACT · 15 min · Search guidance · reviewed Sep. 2026
Open official supportRequest ACT accommodations
Access supports help you show what you know. Work with your school’s test-accommodations coordinator early.
ACT · Plan with coordinator · Official policy + process · reviewed Sep. 2026
Open official supportScholarship + eligibility center
Three targets. Many rule sets. No guarantees.
The district goal, feeder/school milestone, subgroup opportunity, and each learner’s readiness, competitive-admission, and scholarship-stretch targets remain distinct.
District Configurable
Backward-planning simulator
Recommended score runway: by Aug 31, 2027
This demonstration applies a 62-day planning buffer based on ACT’s “at least two months” guidance. Confirm the actual test, registration, score-release, institution, scholarship, time-zone, and accessibility deadlines before acting.
District Configurable
Admission planner
Track institution-specific policy, test-optional status, superscoring, desired score, deadline, and official source.
Verify each sponsor
Scholarship threshold
Record award criteria, GPA, residency, major, deadline, renewal requirements, and source date—never a promised award.
Human confirmation
Academic eligibility
Keep AHSAA, NCAA division, NAIA, institution, and local school policies separate and current.