The Importance of SAT/ACT Practice Tests

We consistently recommend that students beginning preparation for the SAT or ACT exam start by taking a full-length mock exam. Here’s why we believe it’s an important first step, as well as a useful tool throughout the prep cycle (as adapted from mytutor.com): 1. Full-length practice tests offer a baseline score from which our consultants [...]

Tips to Improve Your SAT/ACT Score

Tackling the SAT or ACT test can be an intimidating task. Once you get past the initial hurdle of taking the exam, it can be equally challenging to determine the best ways to improve your scores. Here are a few tips to help make the process more manageable: 1. Familiarize yourself with the test. While [...]

Try an ACT Exam

Most students are familiar with the SAT exam, but the ACT exam is also well accepted among universities seeking standardized testing scores. We recommend all students take both a mock SAT and ACT exam to determine which test is the best fit for them. Our first mock ACT exam session is Sunday, February 3rd in [...]

ACT Science: Strategies to Know

The ACT Science section tests the ability to solve problems and questions related to topics in Biology, Physics and Chemistry. The test taker is required to read texts describing a scientific concept and a particular problem from an experiment or investigation, and is asked to interpret and analyze experimental data on graphs, tables and charts. [...]

SAT/ACT Prep: Steps to Success

The decision process in applying to the U.S. for post-secondary education almost always involves taking the SAT or ACT as a standardized test for admissions. At Options Solutions, not only do we help you plan a schedule and get you organized for the entire application, but we also offer workshops to prepare you to be [...]

2012 SAT/ACT Prep Program

Options Solutions is excited to launch our 2012 SAT/ACT prep schedule.  We will offer four different prep options this season. 1.    Full Length Practice Exams and Debriefs This option includes a 4-hour exam (SAT or ACT), exam marking (including customized essay marking), and a 2.5-hour debrief. Students are each given a cover sheet to help [...]

The ACT

If you are looking for an alternative to the SAT as a standardized test for admissions to a US university or college, the ACT (American College Test) would be your choice. A curriculum-based test similar to the SAT, the ACT also measures the high school student’s readiness for US universities, but assesses not three, but [...]