[Will88]

Almost a third of Illinois' high school Class of 2012 scored too low on the ACT college-entrance exam to be considered ready for key college classes, according to data released Wednesday.

And the writer of that sentence probably didn't score too well, either. Unless things have changed drastically, only those who intend to apply to colleges take the ACT or SAT exams. So, if a third of those who took the ACT are not ready for college, and still only something over one-half take the exam, then only about 1/3 of the total class of 2012 is ready for college work, or about 2/3 of those who did take the exam.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: Unless things have changed drastically, only those who intend to apply to colleges take the ACT or SAT exams. ::

Things have changed drastically, Will. The Board Exams are offered a preparatory class on the High School’s class schedule. Students receive HS credit regardless of score. There are some schools (in MI) that offer HS credit for middle-school students to take the “early version” (my daughter scored a 24 in her 8th grade year).

When I took the ACT, perfect was 32. Prior to that, perfect was 28 (my sister scored a 27!)

[crescentbeach]

All high school juniors in Illinois, not just those intending to go to college, take the ACT as part of the Prairie State Achievement Exam.