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is the act a good test for international students?
if you are an international student, here are some things to think about to determine if the act is a better test for you. check out the video for our tips for international students!
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what is a good act aspire score?
act aspire tests are scored on kind of a funky scale that changes between subjects and between grades tested. for the act aspire test given in grade 10 (the one that predicts your act scores for 11th grade), here’s how the scoring breaks down in the table below:
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how long is the act?
the act is 2 hours and 55 minutes long without writing and 3 hours and 35 minutes with writing. all in all, you could spend up to 5 hours in the testing center…
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real act prep guide, 4th edition update: official act prep guide | book review
like many students and tutors out there, we think a 4th edition of the real act prep guide (the “red book”) is ridiculously overdue. the 3rd edition (the current edition) was published in 2011, so, yeah…nearly five years ago. the tests in the book are from the 2005-2010 period, and since this time, the act…
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how hard is the act?
difficulty is a relative term. on a difficulty scale that ranges from learning your abc’s to building a space shuttle, the act test probably ranks about here: compared to your abc’s and a typical state standardized test, the act probably ranks about here: of course, this is just an illustration. for some people, learning the…
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10 productive ways to waste time
procrastination gets a really bad rep when you think about it. everyone’s always talking about ways you can stop procrastinating…but did you know? wasting time can actually be one of the best decisions you made today! there are tons of ways you can waste time in a fun, yet productive manner. (in fact, there are…
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how positive thinking benefits test-takers
it´s hard not to imagine worst-case scenarios as test day looms ever closer, but did you know this could actually harm your test score? being pessimistic is not only worse for your health in the long run, but it also results in less productivity and more stress. there is a key difference between pessimism and…
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organization (the step by step guide)
so…organization. repeated more often by teachers, mentors, and parents as the key to the universe, and the great mystery (or dreaded arch nemesis) of many a high school student. but what is organization? at least in my personal ap-studentese dictionary, organization is the effort to put your thoughts and physical homework and classwork into a…
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top 20 free apps for high school and college students
they say there’s an app for everything…and they’re right! we’re a mobile generation, and for all those high school and college students out there, these twenty apps might make this upcoming school year a whole lot easier. 1) inclass this note-taking app is so beyond awesome, i felt ecstatic when i found out about it.…
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5 tips for finding the perfect tutor
finding a good tutor to help you study for the act (or even an upcoming math test) can be an invaluable step towards academic success. today our friends at noodle are here to offer tips for finding the right tutor for you. these days, it doesn’t matter whether you’re in grade school, high school, college…