ACT

studyhall Currently the most popular college entrance examination in America, the ACT has long been accepted by admissions offices as a reliable measure of an applicant’s academic aptitude. Comprised of multiple sub-tests that measure mathematical, critical reading, grammatical, writing, and science skills, the ACT is often the test of choice for students with strong academic knowledge. Having heard testimony after testimony of how the one-size-fits-all curriculum of other academies has failed many of our past students, we know first hand the necessity of individualizing curriculum. As a result, we carefully and methodically study each and every one of our students’ individual needs, and then we adjust our approach accordingly. How an individual ACT program is structured depends on a number of factors unique to your student, including diagnostic testing results and his or her unique academic goals. For students applying to STEM schools or gifted programs, our general approach is to bring up the STEM score as high as possible by focusing nearly exclusively on the math, science, and reading sections. For general liberal arts candidates, our general approach is to bring up the overall score as high as possible.

Our service includes:

Superior strategies for problem-type recognition and approach-specific techniques for problem-types
Comprehensive close reading theory, including time management and text-comprehension techniques, tone and idiom recognition, and premise-based understanding
All required grammatical and stylistic conventions presented in a coherent and understandable manner
Comprehensive essay writing consultation including in-depth coverage of literary devices, tone and mood analysis, ethos, pathos, logos, kairos, antithesis, and signal identification
University-level reading comprehension skills, including deep training in the recognition of context clues and conjunctive adverb usage for understanding flow of ideas and authorial thought progression
Deep training in metacognition and hyper-analysis
Comprehensive style instruction, which includes proper syntactical usage, vocabulary/diction, organizational development, flow of ideas, clarity of communication, and adverbial and adjectival modifier usage for sophistication of expression
All math concepts, including superior problem-type identification strategies

Rates:

One-on-one: $60 per hour
Groups of two students: $40 per hour per student
Groups of three students: $35 per hour per student
Groups of four students: $30 per hour per student

Please call 206-947-4482 or email office@washingtontestprep.com for information about pricing, availability, specific teacher requests, or for general questions. Schedules are made on a first-come-first-serve basis and may require a two-week waiting period based on current demand and availability of instructors. Also, please note that to maintain instructional quality, Washington Test Prep caps group study at four students with all students’ PSAT or initial diagnostic scores needing to be within eight percentile points. There are no exceptions. As always, we sincerely appreciate your understanding as we seek to provide the highest quality instruction to all of our students.