June 25, 201313 yr Not a course, but I used a book called "ACT for Dummy's". It was laid out as a two week course. You studied certain stuff each of the 14 days before the test. For me my score improved three points. Enough to cover the required 22 to get into teachers ed.
June 25, 201313 yr There are lots of these camps and there are classes at most high schools. The value of the camps and classes are learning how to attack the questions, look fors in understanding how to eliminate distractors (answers that obviously cannot be correct but if you don't understand the concept make sense), getting use to the rigor and thinking required. As far as the content involved, it is a crap shoot sometimes. It helps most, but not all.
June 25, 201313 yr Here is another alternative: Test Preparation: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region
June 28, 201313 yr Money not well spent for my daughter...her score didnt increase but she didnt put the effort into it. Everyone takes tests so differently. I think the course is good if you put the time in and effort.
August 14, 201313 yr Just got the final KEES award notification. You can get up to $500 per year of KEES money applied to any in-state college with a score of 28 or more. So that $300 APP course investment could net a $2000 return. 20=$214 per year 24=$357 per year 28+=$500 per year
August 14, 201313 yr Plus if you're scoring above a 28 you'll be qualifying for other scholarships as well. My one regret from school is not applying myself in high school like I should have. Really would've made life a lot easier the past decade or so.
August 14, 201313 yr Plus if you're scoring above a 28 you'll be qualifying for other scholarships as well. My one regret from school is not applying myself in high school like I should have. Really would've made life a lot easier the past decade or so. Not entirely, I had a 32 on the ACT and didnt get but one scholarship awarded.
August 14, 201313 yr Like others have said, it can be helpful but you'll only get out of it what you put into it. It's not a test that involves a lot of content-based knowledge but when it comes to standardized testing, getting acquainted with the style of the questions themselves is extremely helpful. That's really what these prep courses can do for you. I didn't take one for the ACT or SAT but I did do a self-study course for the LSAT that I found really useful. I know that every student at Trinity does a prep course for the test now. That's probably a good idea. Maybe someone else knows the actual numbers but if scores hadn't improved over the past, they probably wouldn't bother doing it still.
August 14, 201313 yr Not entirely, I had a 32 on the ACT and didnt get but one scholarship awarded. It's dropped a point in the last 50 days.
August 14, 201313 yr Sullivan Jr College has a 2 day prep course. I think most Jr colleges do. One of our sons went to Sylvan he added 4 points to his ACT. It was the difference for him getting accepted into the University of Illinois College of Architecture. SAT Prep & ACT Test Prep Programs & Tutoring | Sylvan Learning
August 14, 201313 yr It's dropped a point in the last 50 days. I had a severe concussion they day I took the test, lol.
August 14, 201313 yr Author I had a severe concussion they day I took the test, lol. What is your excuse today?
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