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Yes! You should take the ACT! 
What the ACT is: The
ACT is the competitor test to the SAT. The SAT is Coke and the ACT is Pepsi. We
all know that Coke is better than Pepsi, but some people insist on having their
Pepsi. Because of this, we strongly recommend that you should take the ACT.
What the ACT literally is: The ACT is a
standardized test accepted by almost all colleges, just like the SAT. The ACT, however,
tests you in more of a curriculum-based way. Translation: It's presented in a
more cut and dry way. All of the trickery that the SAT employs is largely absent
from the ACT. The material a student learns in school will be on the ACT, presented in
the same way that it was presented in school.
Structure of the ACT: It has 5 sections. Writing, Math, Reading
and Science and an Essay. Same material as the SAT basically except they have
the
dreaded Science section. Truth: you don't need to know anything about science to
ace the Science section. But we'll tell you all about that another time.
What the ACT means for you: Not much really. Most students score
in the same ranges on both tests. The reason YOU should take the ACT is that you
don't have to report your scores to colleges unless you like them. So if you do
as well as or better than you did on the SAT comparatively, you include your ACT
scores on your transcript. If not, nobody has to know that you ever took the
test.
There's nothing to lose!
We can help you: Adam and Jenny have been tutoring for the ACT
for years. Currently about 1/4 of our students elect to take the ACT. We have
never really pushed the ACT on our students in the past, however, we have
decided to change that beginning this fall. Colleges in the middle of the
country largely rely on the ACT and more and more colleges on the coasts are
starting to accept the ACT in addition to the SAT. Taking the ACT can only make
you look better to a college, so why not take it?
The good news: After you take Adam and Jenny's SAT course, you
are pretty much already prepared for the ACT. All of the math, reading and
writing techniques you will learn for the SAT all largely apply to the ACT. To
prepare for the ACT we usually just add on about 4 lessons to learn the ACT
strategy (which is very different from the SAT strategy) and to take a few ACT
practice tests.
Check it out for yourself: Their website is www.actstudent.org
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