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ACT math prep: Top strategies to ace your test

ACT math prep: Top strategies to ace your test

For many students, the math section of the ACT is a formidable foe. It demands swift and precise solutions in algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics. Nail this section, and you're not only signaling to colleges your readiness for advanced math courses but...

A few thoughts about the ACT/SAT

If you’re heading to college, you’re almost certainly going to take the ACT or SAT at least once. I’d like to set the record straight on a few things so that we can all minimize unproductive time and effort, especially in light of the fact that most students take...

ACT 36

It's a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year: student SJ just found out about his ACT 36.

ACT & SAT: Are They Winners’ Games?

I didn't expect Farnam Street to relate so directly to college admissions, but it does, and in a way that is as important as it is deep. According to the post linked above, the outcome of a "winner's game" is determined mostly by the actions of the winner; the outcome...