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Author: Chris Lele

Chris Lele
Chris Lele is the Principal Curriculum Manager (and vocabulary wizard) at Magoosh. Chris graduated from UCLA with a BA in Psychology and has 20 years of experience in the test prep industry. He’s been quoted as a subject expert in many publications, including US News, GMAC, and Business Because. In his time at Magoosh, Chris has taught countless students how to tackle the GRE, GMAT, SAT, ACT, MCAT (CARS), and LSAT exams with confidence. Some of his students have even gone on to get near-perfect scores. You can find Chris on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook!

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    The ACT Math Test loves triangles. Out of all the ACT math topics tested, the triangle is the most commonly tested geometric shape. And among triangles, the right triangle shows up the most. The good news: you only need two tools to handle almost every right triangle question. The first is the Pythagorean theorem. The…

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    Use our free ACT score calculator to estimate your scaled scores and percentiles on the Enhanced ACT, and convert old ACT scores to new ones.

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    After you take the ACT, you might feel like a big weight has been lifted from your shoulders. But as the days pass and you still don’t have your test score, the tension starts setting in again. So, when do ACT scores come out? Here’s the short answer: ACT reports that over 97% of scores…