Should my child take an SAT or ACT prep course?

In today’s world the education system is more competitive than ever before. Most children start out attending preschool. Some of the more prestigious preschools have waiting lists and thousand dollar tuitions. So it’s no wonder that the competition to get into a good college has dramatically increased. Because of this increased competition more and more places are offering SAT and ACT prep courses. But are prep courses really necessary? The SAT and ACT scores that a student receives play a large part in determining what University a student will be accepted to and whether or not they will receive a … Continue reading

SAT or ACT test?

What are the SAT and ACT tests? The SAT and ACT tests are standardized tests that most high schools students take their junior or first part of their senior year. The SAT test is two parts. The first part tests Math Skills ranging from number skills to probability. The second part is the Verbal score (now called Critical Reading), which tests grammar, spelling, and reading comprehension, written essay. Subjects are scored on a scale of 200 to 800. A perfect score is 1600. The average score is 1000. The ACT test has four scores that are averaged for the students … Continue reading