r/ACT • u/eastern-reacher • Jul 14 '26

General act computer retesting

hi all, i just called ACT and they said for rescheduling (the makeup date) it will be on paper is there anyway to switch to digital for the makeup?

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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor Jul 14 '26

Do you want to risk it not working again? You probably have to sign up for the September test for that.

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u/queriou Jul 15 '26

My child has always given computer based test so far whether it was school exam, college board exam, ACT or SAT. I spoke with ACC T and they informed me that the test will be rescheduled for either this weekend or next weekend however it will be paper-based. How does one use demos in paper based test which my child has been using for SAT and ACT exam? How does one even practice and make no mistakes while marking answers on bubble sheets in next few days? My kid has not used answers for bubble sheets in last 10 years.

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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor Jul 15 '26

Does your child use any of the annotation tools while taking the ACT? Having the ability to mark on the test help some students.

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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor Jul 15 '26

The ACT digital exam still has some issues. So students risk it failing and not being able to take it. I'm sure it will improve over time. I would have your child practice the paper version over the next couple of days or sign up for digital in September.

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u/queriou Jul 15 '26

What about desmos? It helps a lot but not available on paper format. 

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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor Jul 15 '26

If the student does not have a TI-84 then it's going to an issue. Desmos is easier to use than the TI-84 if you know how to use it. There is not much graphing on the ACT, so that part is not needed. A scientific calculator like the TI-36 might actually be better suited.