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 [...]

Our New SAT/ACT Prep Books Have Arrived

Options Solutions worked throughout the fall refining our SAT and ACT prep approach, and we are proud to introduce a new resource for SAT and ACT prep: our own private label prep-books. The interactive books are created specifically to help students build test taking strategies while mastering curriculum. Our new books will be used in [...]

Improve Your SAT/ACT Math Score

If you scored under 670 on the SAT Math section or under 30 on the ACT math section, we strongly recommend you prioritize our Math group prep session on Monday, February 18 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM in the West Vancouver office (1455 Bellevue Ave, Suite 211). Weekly group prep sessions on all SAT/ACT subject [...]

Join Us for SAT/ACT Group Prep Sessions!

Are you planning to take an official SAT or ACT exam in the coming months? Join us for weekly group prep sessions to make the most of your study time. Starting Monday, February 11th with a session on Test-Taking Strategies that is strongly recommended for all students, our group prep sessions will take place weekly [...]

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 [...]

SAT and ACT Prep at Options Solutions

Options Solutions has finalized dates for our SAT/ACT prep program for 2013, and we will be highlighting the different options available to students over the next few weeks (full length mock exams, weekly group prep sessions, and super weekends). Sessions will begin in January and run through June, and will focus on helping students prepare [...]

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. [...]

Options Solutions Visits Sardis Secondary, Talks US and UK Admissions

Entering the vast atrium of what appears to be the heart of Sardis Secondary, Options’ Edwin Liew was greeted by students ‘aerobizing’ in full flight to the catchy pop tune of LMFAO’s “Party Rock Anthem”. But there was a twist; the participants were cheerleading with choreographed, flash-mob-esque dance moves to their own lyrics, voicing their support [...]