Guessing and Time Management on the SAT and ACT Most students will run into time management issues on the SAT or ACT, so it’s important to be prepared and know what to do when the proctor calls “Five minutes remaining!” and you’ve got a significant number of questions...
What Can You Learn from Converting Your SAT and ACT Scores? Naturally, high school students want to take the college admissions entrance exam that’s best for them. Certain students score higher on the SAT as opposed to the ACT and vice versa. If you’ve...
The PreACT: What We Know So Far The ACT recently announced that it will debut its prelimary ACT–a kind of official practice ACT called the PreACT–in the 2016-2017 school year. The PreACT is a multiple-choice test meant to help sophomores prepare for the...
A classic ACT Math question involves permutations, or figuring out the total number of options for a given scenario. Sometimes one of the trickiest questions on the ACT Math section can be a permutation question. In this article, I’ll share an easy trick for my...
Get a higher ACT Essay score - fast - with our instant-download complete course. Click here! Last-minute cramming for the ACT? One of the most common questions I get from my ACT prep students is “What should I do in the days leading up to the ACT?” In this...
The ACT Reading test is the bane of many ACT test prep students’ existences, but it needn’t be! In this article, I’ll offer some observations about the nature of the ACT Reading test and some advice for students looking for a perfect 36. How...
PSAT more important than SAT for some scholarships Many students start SAT prep their junior year–but are they missing out on crucial prep for a test that’s even MORE important? The answer’s often yes. Although the PSAT might seem like a...
Tutoring is useful, but what really counts as far as SAT and ACT prep is concerned is your performance on the day of the test. In this article, I’ll offer some advice on how to do your best on test day! 1) Get a good night’s sleep I know this is easier...
The biggest SAT or ACT prep mistake to make is, in my opinion, not dwelling enough on your mistakes. It’s human nature, after all, to want to dwell in our successes and sweep our mistakes under the rug, but this makes no sense at all when it comes to test prep....
Maybe you’ve been there: you’ve just taken the SAT a second time and improved your Reading score by 100 points only to see your Math score drop 100 points. Was the retake pointless? Not if you’re applying to colleges that superscore the test. Read...
