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Congratulations to ACT student Ashley B. from Lewisville, Texas – she scored a 33 on the April ACT – up 2 points from her December ACT and a full 6 points from the start of her program. Way to go Ashley! Private ACT tutoring works.

Of the four major areas our tutors cover in ACT tutoring programs (Content, Consistency, Timing, Test-Taking Skills), ACT time/pacing is often the most difficult for students to grasp. ACT Reading timing is one of the biggest issues we handle. The ACT test is fast-paced, and the creators craft test sections that will challenge the timing of even […]

My sister, who works in GIS for the Kansas government, recently posted the following on Facebook: Time to draw the line in the sand. If the State of Kansas decides to adopt “innovation” and no longer requires Professional Engineers and Architects to be licensed, I’m moving somewhere with guaranteed structural integrity regardless of “oppressive rules […]

Which test do colleges prefer – SAT or ACT? There used to be an idea that some colleges preferred the SAT and that some preferred the ACT. Although a handful of colleges are moving away from college admissions tests entirely, at this point in time every accredited 4-year US college and university accepts both the […]

No matter what stage of life you’re in, time management is hard. We’re all experts at adding things to our lives but not as aware when it comes to subtracting things. To illustrate, let’s look at a sample math problem: In the equation X+Y+Z=168, if X is increased by 4 and Y remains unchanged, what must […]