What parents and students should know about SAT & ACT tests but probably don’t


THE SAT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU THINK IT IS ... NOR IS THE ACT

Let Me Explain

The SAT and ACT are not the tests you think they are. I believe every student under-performs on these tests, whether they’re the school valedictorian or not.

It’s because kids treat them like they do every other test by studying hard, memorizing stuff, and looking for the best answers.

They don’t realize they’re studying unnecessary things, memorizing stuff that’s never going to be needed, and failing to understand that neither the SAT nor the ACT have “best” answers; they have one correct and three incorrect. There will never be a “best” answer alongside a “mediocre” answer. They’ll purposely offer only a marginally correct answer, while making something wrong (slightly or blatantly) with the remaining choices. And as a result, a student with an excellent GPA, unwilling to accept mediocrity, will get increasingly frustrated, and likely register a score that’s far below what was expected

The Reason?

The SAT is UNLIKE other tests, including the ACT, although from far away they seem almost identical.

  • The SAT is more reasoning-based.
  • The ACT is more curriculum-based.
  • The SAT is not necessarily designed to assess what you’ve learned through your high school years; it’s more like a series of puzzles based on math, reading, and writing knowledge and skills.
  • The ACT is designed to reveal how well — and to what degree — you’ve learned your high school skills.

Ok … but why?

Colleges and universities can’t trust GPAs as much anymore, and are eager for standardized tests that will reveal a student’s ability to figure things out from a limited amount of information, and to assess whether they’ve been taught that information in the first place. You know, skills that pretty much everyone needs for the remainder of their lives.

The college life, and success within it, often depends on how well a young man or woman can adjust to different environments and requirements. GPA’s don’t tell the whole story. Of course, neither do the SAT and the ACT.  Many schools no longer demand you submit your scores. But guess what? They’re not going away entirely, and your student’s future depends heavily on them. Ouch! And plenty of scholarship money depends on them too. Double ouch!

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What are they really looking to assess?
Simply this … HOW MUCH WE CAN MESS WITH YOU UNTIL YOU GIVE UP!

They're messing with you!

This is Where I Can Help

MY PROGRAMS ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN OTHER COURSES OUT THERE

Why, you may ask? Simple. The others are focusing on the wrong things, often trying to reinforce what your child has already learned. Not only is that ineffective, but it misses the main reason your child will under-perform. The SAT and ACT are messing with them, taking simple concepts and twisting them into confusing forms. That’s what makes this so frustrating for your student!

Why Two Different Programs?

THE CLOSER YOU LOOK, THE MORE DIFFERENT THEY ARE.

  • Both tests have four multiple choices sections.
  • Both have Math, Reading, Writing, and (yes) Science.
  • Both are timed: ACT at 2:55, SAT at 2:14 (w/o essays)

… yet, the ACT has 215 questions and the SAT only 98. That’s 117 more ACT questions with only 41 minutes more time than the SAT gives you for 98.  What?! They CAN’T be asking the same stuff!

These tests are trying to mess with your kid!

I Equip Your Child for Battle

I show the kids EXACTLY how they’re getting messed with. I give them simple, easy-to-understand strategies that empower them to effectively wage battle against everything the SAT and ACT test-makers have to offer.  They’ll begin to understand how to handle those horribly boring SAT Reading passages, figure out those almost incomprehensible ACT Science questions, and see the stark differences between SAT Math and ACT Math.

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