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West High freshman aces the ACT
3/9/2020 -- Alan Song, West High School, scored a 36 -- the highest possible score -- on the ACT college admissions and placement exam.
Song, a freshman, is undecided about where he will attend university. He wants to study politics and theoretical science. Outside of the classroom, Song enjoys chess, science bowl and debate.
Nationally, while the actual number of students earning the top score varies from year to year, only around two-tenths of 1% of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2018, only 3,741 out of more than 1.9 million graduates who took the ACT earned a top composite score of 36.
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science, each scored on a scale of 1–36. A student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. The score for ACT’s optional writing test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
The ACT is a curriculum-based achievement exam that measures what students have learned in school. Students who earn a 36 composite score have likely mastered all of the skills and knowledge they will need to succeed in first-year college courses in the core subject areas.
ACT scores are accepted by all major four-year colleges and universities across the U.S.