Your alarm did not go off. Your ride cancelled at the last minute. You woke up sick. You arrived at the testing center and realized you brought the wrong identification. Or maybe life simply happened, and you could not make it to the ACT. Missing an important exam can feel devastating, especially when you have spent weeks preparing, paid the registration fee, and planned your college timeline around that date. But take a breath. Missing the ACT does not ruin your chances of a

A student writing their answers in an exam. Imagine taking the ACT twice. On your first attempt, you earn an excellent English score, but Math does not go quite as well as you hoped. On your second attempt, your Math score rises significantly, but your Reading score drops a little. You may assume that you have to choose whichever test date produced the higher overall Composite score. But depending on the colleges on your list, you may not have to choose at all. That is where