ABOUT THE ACT
The ACT is a standardized paper-based test administered by the ACT and is widely used by colleges and universities in the United States to determine a student's readiness for college during the admissions process. The test consists of five sections: English, math, reading, science and optional writing. The test takes almost three hours to complete, with an additional 40 minutes provided for the optional essay writing section.
The ACT is scored out of 36 points. Each section has an individual score ranging from 1 to 36. The composite, or overall, score is calculated by taking the nearest whole number average of the three section scores. Starting in September 2020, the ACT will Superscore the composite score. In other words, if a student has taken a test multiple times (instead of taking the whole exam like the SAT), they can take their highest score from EACH section (after the first comprehensive exam) and use those scores to calculate their composite score. Also, after taking at least one full exam, any student can just take ONE section of the ACT to try and improve their scores! The ACT will allow students to retake individual sections on test days, so long as they already have a valid composite score on file. One hour for 60 questions on the ACT Math. How cool is that!
For more information on the ACT and its format, click here.
The ACT is scored out of 36 points. Each section has an individual score ranging from 1 to 36. The composite, or overall, score is calculated by taking the nearest whole number average of the three section scores. Starting in September 2020, the ACT will Superscore the composite score. In other words, if a student has taken a test multiple times (instead of taking the whole exam like the SAT), they can take their highest score from EACH section (after the first comprehensive exam) and use those scores to calculate their composite score. Also, after taking at least one full exam, any student can just take ONE section of the ACT to try and improve their scores! The ACT will allow students to retake individual sections on test days, so long as they already have a valid composite score on file. One hour for 60 questions on the ACT Math. How cool is that!
For more information on the ACT and its format, click here.
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As a college exam guru, after SAT revamped their curicullum THREE times since 2006, Mr. Kim personally likes the ACT over the SAT for various reason including superscoring, easier format, one section exams (focusing on what one needs and not retaking the all sections again like for the SAT), practicing what your child learned in school (instead of out of the box types of questions stated in the SAT), and unlike the SAT's, the ACT org has been quite steadily increasing their market share! College Board, maker of the AP exams and SAT's, has changed its format over SIX times since Mr. Kim took it in 1984.
Studying for the ACT alone can be an overwhelming and daunting challenging for a lot of students. National Study Academy strives to ease that process and help your loved one in preparing for the test and develop good study skills at the same time. ACT preparation courses at National Study Academy happens in two separate phases.
Studying for the ACT alone can be an overwhelming and daunting challenging for a lot of students. National Study Academy strives to ease that process and help your loved one in preparing for the test and develop good study skills at the same time. ACT preparation courses at National Study Academy happens in two separate phases.
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Students should expect to complete anywhere from one and half to two and half hours of homework weekly outside of tutoring. However, because our ACT preparation course is one-on-one, amount of homework can be adjusted to fit the student's needs and schedule. Students also have the option of preparing for both the SAT and ACT concurrently as well as extend the program by elongating each lesson to once every two weeks etc. Call us and we can make a plan.
For more up-to-date information regarding test dates and deadlines, click here.
SIGN UP FOR THE ACT HERE
Signing up for the ACT requires an ACT account, payment for the registration fee, headshot, and high school code. For more information on how to register for the ACT online, click here.
RESOURCES FOR THE ACTNational Study Academy has a list of various resources that students can use to help study for the ACT here.
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