Original: All four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. accept the ACT, but different institutions place different emphases on standardized tests such as the ACT, compared to other factors of evaluation such as class rank, G.P.A., and extracurricular activities.
Simplified: In February 2005, an optional writing test was added to the ACT, like changes to the SAT that took place later in March of the same year.