Bad Test Takers

we’re a team of experienced tutors who specialize in helping students boost their act scores. but we’re not naturally gifted at standardized tests. we definitely weren’t born with whatever genetic blessing it is that makes some people perform exceptionally well on standardized tests with little to no effort. and yet, when we take the act, we regularly score in the top 1% of test takers (between 33 and 36). how? we figured out not only what it takes to do well on the act but also how to teach regular test takers like us to considerably improve their act scores. in our experience, the earlier a student can begin preparing for the act, the better. we recommend starting no later than your sophomore year in high school, but we’ve worked with students as young as seventh or eighth grade. many students, however, don’t begin worrying about the act until their junior or senior years. of course, dedicated students can still make impressive gains in their scores, even if they start later. they ju