How to Improve Your ACT Science Score

Getting a stellar score on the ACT Science section isn’t just a matter of knowing all of the concepts that are being tested; it’s also important to have a collection of tried-and-true ACT Science strategies that you can rely on. The ACT Science test is often the section that makes students the most nervous. [...]

By |2023-02-16T09:43:13-06:00March 3rd, 2021|ACT Test Prep|

Top North Carolina High Schools by ACT Scores 2020

In the 2020 graduating class, 108,350 North Carolina students took the ACT; their mean composite score was an 18.8 out of a possible 36. For comparison, 2019’s graduating class had about 2,000 more students and scored slightly higher, with a mean composite of 19.0. Nationally, the average composite score was a 20.6 (down from [...]

By |2023-04-18T14:53:15-05:00February 15th, 2021|ACT: Top State High Schools by Scores|

How to Improve Your ACT Reading Score

If you’ve taken the ACT Reading section before and are planning to take it again, you’re likely looking for ACT Reading strategies that will show you how to improve your ACT Reading score. You are also likely aware of just how tricky the ACT Reading section can be.  Although the ACT Reading section has [...]

By |2023-03-14T15:34:24-05:00January 28th, 2021|ACT Test Prep|

ACT English Strategies

If you’ve taken the ACT English section before and are planning to take it again, you’re likely looking for ACT English strategies that will show you how to improve your ACT English score. The ACT English tips in this article are designed to give you the maximum strategic advantage. The ACT English test is [...]

By |2021-10-19T20:08:32-05:00January 21st, 2021|ACT Test Prep|

How to Improve Your ACT Score

If you’ve taken the ACT before and are planning to take it again, you’re likely trying to figure out how to improve your ACT score. Without question, the best way to improve your ACT score is to take practice tests and study practice questions. However, not all study strategies are made equal; you can [...]

By |2023-02-16T09:53:13-06:00January 4th, 2021|ACT Test Prep|

Top Wisconsin High Schools by ACT Scores

Although a majority of Wisconsin’s 2019 high school graduates plan to attend college—and many hope to stay close to home—they are, on average, performing at the lowest rates in recent years. This is a key takeaway from an analysis of Wisconsin students’ 2019 ACT Scores. In the 2019 graduating class, 66,729 Wisconsin students took [...]

By |2024-02-20T14:52:55-06:00December 9th, 2020|ACT: Top State High Schools by Scores|

Sample Essay Explanations to the Previously Released 2015-2018 ACT Writing Test

The 2015 official practice ACT Writing Test presented the prescient topic of "Public Health and Individual Freedom." Below are sample essays and score explanations to the full-length Writing test of the previously released ACT from the 2015-2018 “Preparing for the ACT Test” (Form 72CPRE) free study guide available here. For more general tips and strategies for [...]

By |2021-09-30T12:20:50-05:00November 23rd, 2020|ACT: Answer Explanations|

Sample Essay Responses and Explanations to the Previously Released 2020 ACT Writing Test

Below are sample essays and score explanations to the full-length Writing test of the previously released ACT from the current 2020-2021 “Preparing for the ACT Test” (form 1874FPRE) free study guide available here from ACT for free. For more general tips and strategies for the ACT writing test, click here. The ACT Writing test explained below [...]

By |2021-09-28T13:11:29-05:00November 18th, 2020|ACT: Answer Explanations|
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