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This week we’ll continue our summary of the differences between the ACT and the new SAT. Part one covered general considerations, ACT vs. SAT Reading, and ACT English vs. SAT Writing and Language. This part […]
With the changes to the March 2016 SAT, it’s time to update our “ACT vs. SAT” guide. The redesigned SAT is more like the ACT than the old SAT was. Both the ACT and SAT […]
In this lesson we’re going to provide some recommendations for what you should and should not do during the week leading up to ACT or SAT. These tips will help you to maximize your final […]
Students taking the optional ACT Writing (essay) Test this fall will notice that the format has changed somewhat. For one thing, students now have 40 minutes (instead of the previous 30) to write their essays. […]
The ACT and SAT reading sections require you to do a great deal in a relatively short amount of time. Not only must you read multiple passages of several hundred words each, you must also […]
The ACT Writing and SAT Essay sections favor concrete, detailed examples over ones that are vague and hypothetical. One of the easiest ways to flesh out an otherwise sparse example is to pack it with […]
In the past we’ve covered strategies for answering ACT and ACT passage-based reading questions. In this lesson, we’re going to highlight some of the things that you should not do while attempting to answer these […]
Today we’re going to illustrate how you can narrow overly-broad essay examples into ones that are more manageable in scope. The ACT and SAT prefer examples that are specific and concrete. Using evidence that is […]
Subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement are two of the most commonly-tested grammatical concepts on the ACT and SAT. On the surface, these ideas seem relatively simple. Subject and verbs must agree in number. Pronouns and their […]
Today we’re going to look at two of the most popular strategies for annotating critical reading passages on the ACT and SAT: underlining and note-taking. These techniques can help you to better understand passages and […]
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