Cassidy: When students begin their Junior year, it is imperative they start preparing for the ACT and bettering their score. The ACT is a college administration test that tests in these subject areas: Math, English, Reading and Science. An extra subject is the written test, which is an extra 30 minutes, but students are not required to take it. The written test is recommended for students’ planning on going into a writing based major.
The ACT determines the schools that will accept a student, to how much money the student receives in scholarships. At RCB, our counselors prepare students for the ACT in their sophomore year by having them take the Pre-ACT. This miniature version of the ACT allows students to see what areas they should focus on and what major would be best for them to go into. Other resources to help prepare are offered at RCB, for example, some teachers have test booklets they will allow students to take home to study. These booklets are a very helpful tool because they contain sample tests. The John Ebert ACT Math class is held for two nights before every ACT test date, and for some people has raised their test scores a lot. The number of amenities that help with ACT testing are endless, so students should take advantage of them.