Essay On the both the ACT and new SAT, the Essay is unscored and optional. However, many selective colleges expect students to fulfill the Essay assignment. The ACT essay prompt presents multiple viewpoints on a given topic, and the student is tasked with developing his or her own viewpoint, addressing points raised in those provided. The SAT, on the other hand, presents a published article or speech with a distinct point of view and asks the student to discuss how the writer makes his or her case. In essence, the ACT essay asks students to construct an argument, while the SAT asks students to analyze an argument. In preparing for either essay component, students practice and refine the process of evaluating a given topic or essay and assembling a coherent and persuasive response in a limited period. ACT Science Reasoning
The Science Reasoning portion of the ACT is the one section of this test that does not overlap with the SAT. However, the critical reasoning abilities that students refine while preparing for this section apply to other standardized tests and to a wide range of academic undertakings. Instructors emphasize the skills of interpreting, analyzing, and evaluating. The ACT Science Test typically includes charts, graphs, diagrams, and passages that represent data, summarize
research, or describe conflicting perspectives. ACT questions typically draw from fields such as biology, chemistry, earth or space sciences, and physics. Our students learn to become familiar with these subject areas and—more important on the ACT—to process any given scientific information in the most efficient and accurate way. Our approach trains students to pinpoint significant details and to draw reasonable inferences. Course Materials In addition to availing of all official materials released by the College Board and ACT, students enrolled in Advantage Testing’s programs receive instructional and practice materials authored by Advantage Testing and available only to them. Our proprietary curricular materials have been designed by deconstructing all official tests and information released by the test writers in the last 33 years, identifying the core concepts under review, and developing unique methods for responding to how these concepts are tested specifically on the SAT and ACT. These industry-leading workbooks, worksheets, guidelines, and reviews equip our students with a unique advantage by allowing them to practice and refine the methods they have acquired with a comprehensive library of question types.
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