ACT Preparation

By: Megan Covey

All Juniors took the ACT on March 1, free of cost.

This year, most colleges still have test-optional as a choice if you prefer not to submit your score. Some colleges only require the score for specific majors. However, it never hurts to submit one if you choose to.

To practice, TorchPrep allowed all Juniors to take one of their practice tests on September 9.

After interviewing 35 Juniors, 23 students did better on the ACT than on the TorchPrep test.

After seeing the scores, Juniors had the option to take a course to do better on the ACT.

6 students were participants in the course. All of the students who took the course said it helped them.

Junior Brianna Baker said, “TorchPrep allowed me to have more practice and to get help from people trained to teach about the ACT.”

Instead of doing TorchPrep, 4 students had a tutor help them prepare.

Other students preferred doing practice tests in the ACT books, 40 percent used this method.

There were students (13) who did not prepare for the ACT. And 10 students studied a little.

Taking the ACT again was an opportunity that 30 students decided to take advantage of.

A good score on your first test is hard to get. However, 22 students feel like they got one.

Thirty-two students said that standardized tests are not a good representation of how smart you are.

Test anxiety is a thing and 70 percent of students had it for the test.

Some teachers helped students prepare for the test in their classes. 75 percent of students deemed this to be true.

Not answering all the questions does not count against you but 90 percent of students ended up answering all of them regardless.

Eating a good breakfast is important in order to be fully awake to do better on tests. 19 students ended up eating a good one before the ACT.

Junior Ainsley Brandaber said, “I had cheerios with a banana cut up on the top.”

Overall, Juniors now have a better understanding of what the ACT is and how to prepare.