Counselor Toolkit
Get the Free Counselor's Guide 2024-2025
In this guide, you’ll find all the information you need around the national offering of the ACT test, as well as additional tools and resources to help support you as you serve your students throughout the school year.
Get access to:
- Downloadable calendars for important ACT dates and deadlines
- Season-based timelines for your juniors and seniors to support lesson planning and needs for college prep
- Comprehensive test prep options
- Important solutions to support students outside of traditional college prep
- Access to tools that will help keep you and your students on track for their college and career journey
The dates in this document are subject to change. The most up-to-date information on the ACT test is available here.
Resources for Spanish-speaking students and parents can be found here.
Submit the form below to access the Counselor's Guide.
Downloadable Resources
Whether it’s having a stack on hand in your office or having ACT awareness in the hallways, print these resources as you need them throughout the school year.
ACT Enhancements
Keep up with the latest information about enhancements coming to the ACT test in 2025 for students who choose to test online.
K-12 Webinar Series: ACT Enhancements
Join us for a webinar series starting January 30th for K-12 educators and school counselors. Get a detailed overview of the ACT enhancements and gain valuable insights to guide your school or district through these updates with confidence.
ACT Communication and Engagement Resources
Recognition Toolkit
ACT has built free Student Success Recognition Club Toolkits (“Club Kits”) that contain everything a school or district needs to create ACT and PreACT success recognition clubs.
ACT Communications Toolkit
Messaging, graphics, and resources for educators to communicate and engage students and parents around the benefits of ACT, PreACT and WorkKeys.
Social Media Toolkit
We’ll take the hard work out of planning your next social post. Find tips and templates to use to grow your social media presence.
Dr. Ryan Luhning - How Taking the ACT Can Help Students Who Have Never Considered College
Live Sessions Now Available!
Looking for a bite-sized approach to discovering how ACT can support you, your students, and families? Explore our schedule of live sessions you can attend to get the answers you’re looking for. See you there!
ACT is committed to providing appropriate accommodations for qualified examinees who take the ACT test.
If your students are having trouble paying for the ACT test, the ACT Fee Waiver Program can help.
Important Events for You and Your Students
Webinar: Creating a College and Career Readiness Day
Join ACT experts and guest speakers to discover what a College and Career Readiness Day is and how to have a successful event at your school.
My Journey Virtual College and Career Planning Events
Check out previous My Journey sessions, and sign up to be notified when registration opens for Fall 2024 events.
ACT College and Career Readiness Workshops
Attend a College and Career Readiness Workshop
Learn more about the programs and services that ACT offers to help you ensure your students are on the right path.
Opt in to Educational Opportunity Service
Get Your Name in the Game with Educational Opportunity Service (EOS). Three Reasons to opt in to EOS when you register for the ACT:
- Get discovered by colleges
- Find financial aid programs
- Broaden your college search
Additional Resources to Help Your Students
Making the Most of High School
Testing advice and other tools to help students lay a great foundation before graduation.
Going to College After High School
Help your students understand readiness and whether they're on the path to achieve it.
All Things Career Readiness
Help students enter the workforce, build certifications, and gain college credit while showcasing career skills.
Developing Social Emotional Skills
Resources and tips to help foster key social and emotional skills.
New York students are unlocking their own potential with the ACT!
"The ACT data is helping us have conversations about what our students need to be successful at when they leave our school – whether they’re going into career or they’re going to college. I think that we’ve just begun to scratch the surface of really how we can use the ACT data to serve our students.” - Vicky Roller, School Counselor (Newport High School, OR)
Counselors like you across the country are using the ACT and the data and resources we provide to make genuine connections with students and help guide them down a path of readiness for whatever comes next!
Read more success stories below:
Recursos para estudiantes y padres
¿Sabía quey padres ACT tiene recursos para estudiantes y sus padres que hablan español? Estas herramientas útiles incluyen:
- Artículos, libros electrónicos y herramientas de planificación útiles
- Guías para cada grado
- Examen ACT de práctica gratuito
- Consejos útiles para realizar el examen ACT y para tu camino hacia la universidad y tu carrera (vídeos)
Obtenga más información en act.org/estudiante.