Worried parents understandably want their kids to get the best return on their college investment. The following list gives some of the best majors for kids seeking to do just that. Engineering majors are by far the number one choice—but the rest are safe bets and are...
In addition to The Official ACT Prep Guide, which is provided free of charge to our new students, this is my number one recommendation for students seeking a supplemental ACT prep text. The Complete Guide to ACT English, by Erica L. Meltzer, has proven indispensible...
College isn’t cheap, but you can make it cheaper if you take advantage of these tips. Also, e sure to check out our “Winning College Scholarships for High Schoolers” video course. It’s got over 5 hours of video content and bonuses for you to dig up...
Trigonometry intimidates many students on the ACT Math test, but it shouldn’t! There are only three or four trig questions out of 60 total questions on the ACT, and most of them are pretty basic. Here’s what you need to know to be prepared on test day. (Note: If...
“Senioritis” is the colloquial term for high school students losing energy and concern for school in the spring of their senior year. After those college acceptance letters start coming in, many high school seniors can’t be bothered to show up to class on time or at...
Unlike the SAT, the ACT Math Test does not provide students with a formula chart to aid in solving problems—so unless you’ve got these memorized, you might find yourself up the creek without a paddle on the ACT. Print this list and learn it, students. Learn it well!...
Want to know how your ACT score is calculated? Read on! What’s an ACT Composite Score? This is the score that matters most. It’s a number from 1 to 36 that represents the average of your scaled scores from each of the four tests. Each of those four tests—English,...
The ACT Science Test tends to scare most students. When I was in high school, I said to myself, “I’m not a scientist. I’d better take the SAT.” What I failed to realize back then was the well-kept secret that the ACT Science Test requires little to no specialized...
Students who take the ACT are often unsure of whether or not they should guess if they don’t know how to answer a question. Is it okay to guess on the ACT? The answer is—emphatically—yes! The ACT has no guessing penalty—and as a result, you shouldn’t leave any...
Poetry is often pushed aside in our increasingly visual culture, but we reach for its power of expression when conventional communication isn’t enough. As Iain S. Thomas writes in the Huffington Post: “What will you say at your father’s funeral? What...
