How is the ACT Scored?
Whether you’re studying for your first ACT or just got back a perfect score of 36 (after taking our ACT course, of course), knowing how the ACT is scored can be helpful for evaluating your study methods and your score report.
For Parents
Should You Submit a Test Score to Test-Optional Colleges?
As the College Board and ACT, Inc cancel test after test due to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities are also canceling certain admission requirements; namely, the SAT or ACT score requirement. As more and more colleges are allowing for test-optional applications, where does that leave you? If you’re applying to colleges this fall, should you still take the ACT or SAT test?
6 Things to Know Before Your College Campus Visit
As a former campus tour guide, there are things I wish I could tell students before their visit. In that spirit, below I list six things you should know about your campus visit.
How to Send ACT Scores to Colleges
After studying diligently for the ACT for months, it’s time to register for the ACT and decide how you want to send your ACT scores to colleges. Here’s the low-down on how and when to send your scores to colleges:
Confidence-Boosting Tips for Nervous Test Takers
Feeling stressed or nervous before a big test like the ACT or SAT is normal. Sometimes normal stress can become test anxiety: a physical, emotional reaction you cannot calm or control. The difference between stress or nerves and test anxiety is one’s ability to calm down and move on. There are a few mental and physical exercises you can perform to reduce test-day nerves and boost your confidence.
The Best Calculator to Use on the ACT
We highly recommend that you do use a calculator on the ACT test. When used correctly, it can help you solve problems more quickly and bolster your confidence in your answers. Read about our recommended calculators for the ACT:
College Board Eliminates SAT Essay and Subject Tests
The College Board announced yesterday that it will soon no longer offer the optional Essay section of the SAT test or any SAT subject tests.
The Best ACT, SAT Test Prep Companies in 2021
Google “best ACT test prep” and about a million companies pop up. We sifted through the good, the bad, and the expensive to put together this list of the best ACT and SAT prep companies for any budget.
5 Free College Planning Resources
Essays, applications, extracurriculars, GPAs, letters of recommendation, more essays; the college planning and application process is stressful at best and overwhelming at its worst. These five free college planning resources can help you start strong in your preparations for college, or help you re-route if you’re feeling off track and overwhelmed.
Why Election Day is on a Tuesday
It’s Election Day in the US today. But why are elections held on Tuesdays? And why the second Tuesday in November? The story of our modern election day begins more than 200 years ago at the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Rather, the lack of this convention to set a national voting date.