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 [...]

Starting SAT Prep at Options Solutions

Options Solutions began its SAT/ACT prep program for 2013 with a full-length mock SAT exam on Sunday, January 20th. Students who missed this first session can still pick up a copy of the exam from either of our office locations (West Vancouver – 211-1455 Bellevue Ave; Vancouver – 109-3195 Granville St), complete it at home, [...]

SAT/ACT Prep 2013 – Weekly Group Sessions

After students sit a full length mock SAT or ACT exam and attend the debrief to understand their scores, they can make the most of our second option for SAT/ACT test prep. Option 2: Attend Weekly Group Prep Sessions Some students score equally in each section of the exam, while other students excel in one [...]

SAT/ACT Prep 2013 – Full Length Practice Mock Exams

As we get ready to begin our 2013 SAT/ACT Prep Program, we want to introduce you to the various options we are offering. Option 1: Take a Mock Exam Even if you have already taken the PSAT, we strongly recommend that all students looking to begin a SAT prep program sit our first full length [...]

PSAT Scores

Most students who took the PSAT in October will have received their scores from the exam (or will be receiving them shortly). But what is the next step? Options Solutions will be beginning our SAT/ACT prep program on January 20th, with a full length mock exam sitting, and we encourage all students (even those who [...]

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 [...]

SAT Study Plans

Options Solutions will begin group SAT prep in January, but while you’re waiting, explore the SAT study plan options available here. Whether you’ve already taken the SAT test once or twice and are looking to improve your scores in certain areas, or you are just beginning SAT prep and are unsure where to begin, the [...]

US Application Timeline: When do you take the SAT or ACT?

If you are planning to apply to a US college or university for undergraduate studies, taking the required standardized admissions tests such as the SAT or ACT will most likely be a major part of your preparation process. As a matter fact, altogether it is a three-year plan starting in grade 10. Grade 10: It [...]

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