ACT FEE WAIVERS

Dear Parents and 12th Grade Students,
On Thursday, Aug 6, 2009 from 3:00 - 5:00 pm FDA students and/or parents who are eligible to receive test fee waivers may come to FDA to obtain an ACT fee waiver. This opportunity is specifically for students who wish to take the September and/ or October ACT administrations. The registration deadline for the September 12th test is Aug. 7th. The registration deadline for October 24th test is September 18th. Fee waiver eligibility: According to the ACT organization, a student is deemed eligible for fee waivers if the student meets the financial eligibility guidelines such as participating in the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch/National School Lunch Program at FDA. If parents/ students returned lunch forms during the 2008-2009 school year,and the student is on record as being eligibility for free or reduced lunch, then, regardless of whether the student eats lunch at FDA, the student is eligible for an ACT/ SAT fee waiver as well as other college access waivers. Students are allowed to obtain a maximum of 2 ACT fee waivers, according to ACT guidelines. Cost of the test ACT (No Writing) $32.00 Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register).ACT Plus Writing <http://mail.google.com/writing/index.html> $47.00 Includes reports for you, your high school (if you authorize reporting), and up to four college choices (if valid codes are provided when you register). The $15.00 Writing Test fee is refundable, on written request if you are absent on test day or switch to the ACT (No Writing) before you begin testing.September 12, 2009* August 7, 2009 August 8 - 21, 2009 October 24, 2009 September 18, 2009 September 12, 2009* August 7, 2009 August 8 - 21, 2009 October 24, 2009 September 18, 2009 All students are encouraged to take the ACT and register for the test dates early ,regardless of fee waiver eligibility, in order to get a test site that is within an easy traveling distance to home. When students register on the last registration day, they often find they must travel to an out-of-the-way test site, usually in another borough. The cost of the ACT without Writing is $32.00. The cost of the ACT with Writing is $47.00. Please go to www.actstudent.org <http://www.actstudent.org/> for a full description of the tests and their differences.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.