Katy blogged for ACT during her senior year of high school in Mobile, Alabama. She attended college at St. Louis University where she majored in English and creative and professional writing. Katy spent a year as a freelance writer after a brief internship at a non-denominational publishing house before moving to Washington D.C.

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A native Californian, David graduated from high school in 2008. He attends college in Salt Lake City where he enjoys the relaxed pace of life, the nice people, and the great snow for snowboarding. He is active on the art scene and is considering a major in arts administration.

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Born and raised in Cuba, Maria and her family moved to Miami, Florida when she was 14 years old. She attended a large public high school. While very involved in extracurricular activities, she also founded an organization to help other immigrants get admitted into top universities. After graduating in 2006, Maria now attends Harvard where she majors in history with a minor in Economics.  She is minority coordinator for the Harvard admissions office.

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In the last installment of Jenny’s audio diary, she gets her ACT scores back and she’s pleased. She talks about the career recommendations on her score report, using the ACT website to see if her composite score is competitive for the college she’s interested in, and what’s next in her college planning.

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In the fifth installment of the audio diary she is keeping as she prepares to take the ACT, Jenny tells about taking the test. Her preparation helped her relax during the test, and she feels good about her performance. Now she waits for her scores.

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In the fourth installment of the audio diary she is keeping as she prepares to take the ACT, Jenny shares her thoughts the night before the test. She talks about what she is doing to be ready for the test the next day.

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In the third installment of the audio diary she is keeping as she prepares to take the ACT, Jenny tells about her experience using the practice Writing Test offered in ACT Online Prep, and checking out what’s available on the ACT student website.

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In the second installment of the audio diary she is keeping as she prepares to take the ACT, Jenny tells about her experience using ACT Online Prep. She has used a test prep book, but she finds the online program more helpful. Find out what Jenny learned about the program and what she needs to work on before test day.

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Meet Jenny, a high school junior, who will be taking the ACT for the first time on April 14. She’s recording a diary as she prepares for the ACT and sharing what she learns to help you when you take the test. Follow her until she receives her scores and then find out what she plans to do from there. Jenny introduces herself in this first entry, just seven weeks before the test date.

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When you have questions about financial aid, the best place to go is the source. ACT visits with a college financial aid professional from the University of Iowa to get information students and their parents need to know. After you’ve listened to the program, see more financial aid information from ACT.

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