Today we’re adding another layer to the ACT Reading strategies (see Part 1 here). First, we’ll cover how the vast majority of students can get a near-perfect score on ACT Reading. Second, for those not willing to do the first, we’ll discuss how students can still hit their personal best
To maximize your chances of a high SAT or ACT score, don’t prep for a test date, prep for a test score. Sometimes preparing for a specific test date is unavoidable (such as when a student has one last test before early application deadlines in senior year). But, I’ll explain
One of the most difficult aspects of taking the ACT is timing, particularly on the Reading and Science sections. In order to improve on these sections, students need a lot of practice (preferably from the real tests), the right strategies (skim for key terms on the reading section, when to
The current version of the SAT will only be offered four more times — in August, October, November, and December of this year (2023). The next SAT, in March of 2024, will be the new, digital SAT. (Exciting!) So, should students prepare for the current SAT, the ACT, and/or the
Test-optional admissions is changing and has split into three different groups: test-required with rare exceptions, test preferred, and truly test-optional.
Most people grew up hearing two extreme claims about the SAT and ACT: 1) From the test makers, “test prep does not work.” 2) From test prep providers, “We will teach you the tips/tricks/strategies to ace the tests.” Both claims are mostly false. It is true that test prep solely
