College Application Prep: Your ACT/SAT Score Isn't Everything
The college application process consists of providing several pieces of information to colleges. One of these things is test scores: ACT or SAT scores. While test scores are a big part of your college application and play a big role in your probability of being accepted to a certain school, there are several other factors that colleges will consider with your application package, so don’t worry if your test score might not quite be up to par for a certain school: make sure to work on these other pieces of your application as well and make them as strong as possible.
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ACT Reading Prep: Why it's Important to Have a Strategy
The ACT reading section is made difficult primary due to a tight time constraint that requires students to work through stories and questions rather quickly. Each student reads and comprehends at their own unique pace. A student’s strategy needs to take into account their reading speed and their level of reading comprehension and reflect those areas to allow the student to attempt as many questions as possible in the time allowed.
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College Prep: 5 Ways to Lower the Cost of College
It’s no secret: College is expensive. But there are some ways to lower the cost of secondary education. Here are some things to explore that may help save you some money.
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ACT English Prep: Independent & Dependent Clauses
Over half of the questions on the English portion of the ACT ask students to correct the grammar of sentences. There are several grammatical rules you should be familiar with and ready to use on test day, including identifying and connecting different types of clauses.
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College Prep: Senior Year Success Timeline
There’s a lot that students need to do during their senior year of high school to prep them for college and beyond. Here are things that students need to keep in mind to put them on a good path of readiness for college.
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ACT Writing Prep: How to Write an Argumentative Essay
The ACT writing section is optional, but we think it’s important for all students to take at least once. Here’s what to keep in mind to write a great argumentative essay on ACT test day.
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College Prep: 7 Tips For an Incoming College Freshman
The leap to college is a big, exciting time in a young student’s life. It’s a big transition that may be unlike anything a student has experienced ever before. For that reason, it can be scary and nerve-racking. Here are some things that we thing incoming college freshmen should keep in mind to help make the transition to college a little more stress-free.
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ACT Math Prep: Everything You Need to Know About Trigonometry
ACT math prep should spend some time reviewing trigonometry and SOH-CAH-TOA.
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ACT Test Prep: Qualities of a Great Tutor
A great tutor isn’t someone who just knows a lot about a topic. A great tutor is someone with a personality and approach that is going to help students learn and grow. A great tutor is kind, caring, knowledgeable, professional, accessible, and so much more…
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ACT Test Prep: How much should you pay for it?
There are many different ACT test prep plans out there. Some methods are much cheaper than others. On the more expensive end is one-on-one test prep with a specialized tutor. Individualized, one-on-one ACT tutoring is the highest quality, most effective type of ACT test prep to help students reach their goal scores.
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ACT English Prep: How to Approach Rhetorical Skills Questions
Rhetorical skills questions in the ACT English section ask students about the meaning of the story. There are certain things to be aware of to help you work through these questions, such as keywords to pull out of questions to direct you to the answers.
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ACT Math Prep: The Geometry Equations You’re Going to Want to Have Memorized
The ACT math section features many questions on geometry. There are several equations and concepts you’ll want to be familiar with so you can get as many of these questions right as possible.
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ACT vs SAT: Which one should I take?
The ACT and SAT are both standardized college admissions exams. Rather than focus on hitting your full potential on both tests, focus on one or the other. Here, we consider some differences between the two tests that may help students to determine which test they should focus on leading up to college application time.
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ACT Prep: How Parents Can Help Students Reach Their ACT Goals
ACT test prep can be stressful for students. Parents should take time to talk to their student about the ACT, work together to set test score goals, and help put their student on a good path toward acceptance to their dream college. ACT test prep is hard work, but it gets a little easier when students have a support system to guide them through the process, keeping in mind the real-life implications of ACT test success.
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ACT English Prep: Everything You Need to Know About Commas
ACT English prep focuses on building content knowledge increasing confidence, and identifying useful strategies, tips, and tricks. Commas are a big part of the grammar that is tested in the ACT English section, and there are many comma rules you need to know in order to correctly answer the conventions of standard English questions correctly.
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The Day Before the ACT: What you SHOULD and SHOULDN'T do
The ACT is an important exam that takes time to prepare for. You can’t really cram last-minute for the ACT, so don’t spend your time studying the day before the test. Instead, focus on some simple steps to calm your nerves for test day and make sure you’re prepared to hit your goal score.
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ACT Reading Prep: Small Tips & Tricks for Defeating the ACT Reading Section
ACT reading prep focuses on increasing familiarity with the format and language of ACT stories, frequent practice of the types of questions asked, and, as always, identifying tips, tricks, and strategies that work for an individual student to help with combatting the time constraint of the ACT reading section.
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