Welcome to the race
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for Missouri released the latest data on ACTs in Missouri. “The state’s Class of 2010 had more students take the ACT college-entry exam than ever before, education officials announced today. A record 48,290 high school graduates took the ACT, representing 69 percent of this year’s class. Although the total number of students taking the test increased by 1,367, Missouri’s average score held steady at 21.6 – the same score the state has had for the last six years.”
The ACT exam is the most utilized college-entry exam in Missouri and most Midwestern states. The ACT is scored on a scale of 1 to 36, with 36 being the highest possible score. In 2010, 23 Missouri students scored 36 on the exam. Your ACT score is a gateway to scholarships as well as entrance into many of your universities. The increased number of students taking the ACT is indicitive of the increase in the number of students you are competing with for entrance into these higher levels of learning. You are in a competition, prepare yourself!
