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August 18, 2008 - Billings Gazette: "Few grads ready for college"
Less than a quarter of Wyoming high-school students who took the ACT college entrance exam tested well enough to show they are ready for college with 79 percent possibly needing remedial college classes.Nationwide, only 22 percent of the 2008 high-school graduates who took the test are ready for college.
Statewide, 68 percent of the students who took the ACT are ready for college English. But just 28 percent are prepared for college science. And only 21 percent achieved a score indicating they're prepared for English, math, social science and science in college.
Results indicate that 79 percent of the students may need help such as taking remedial college classes, said Scott Gomer, ACT's media relations director.
