So perhaps you’ve heard the news of the cancellation of the April ACT and May SAT in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. And perhaps you’re wondering what you should do; should you reschedule and keep studying? And how can you make studying from home count?
Due to the number of parents and students looking into online learning options to prepare for school closures caused by the novel coronavirus, we are offering our online SAT and ACT courses for free for the foreseeable future.
Beginning September 2020, students have three new ACT test updates to consider: section retesting, superscoring, and online scoring.
This month, we wanted to share the books that we’ve been reading for fun and would recommend to a friend (you!). From popular fiction to creative treatises and non-fiction, The Olive Book staff has been reading quite a variety of material recently, and we hope there is something that piques your interest:
The PreACT is a shorter, slightly easier ACT test specifically for 10th grade students. But what’s on the PreACT, and how should you prepare for it?
Refer to the table below for upcoming ACT test dates. Be sure to note that the registration deadline is about a month in advance of the test date. According to the ACT website registration takes about 40 minutes to complete, so leave plenty of time to register.
If you live in one of these states, the cost of your college application process could be that much lower.
You can study for the ACT test each year of high school in varying degrees of intensity. Your freshman year, you just need to know that the ACT test is out there and to monitor your performance on in-school cumulative assessments.
Sophomore year is about figuring out your baseline score on the ACT test. You can find this out by taking the PreACT or a timed, paper practice test at home.
Junior year is ACT crunch time. To start the year in a good place, set some time aside for test prep the summer before your junior year.