Comments on: Studying for ACT may not help http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-testing/studying-for-act-may-not-help/?nucrss=1 Trying to find the right college for you? Don't have adequate college admissions counseling available at your school? Looking for news (and some ramblings) about the whole college search process? You have come to the right place. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:42:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Mark Truman http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-testing/studying-for-act-may-not-help/#comment-126 Mark Truman Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:59:37 +0000 http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/blog/?p=480#comment-126 Todd, I've worked at several test prep corporations. Some of them have great ACT programs, some do not. Generally every SAT program is pretty good and tends to get results. Personally, I've seen much bigger improvements through ACT prep, but only if the program is well designed. Todd,

I’ve worked at several test prep corporations. Some of them have great ACT programs, some do not. Generally every SAT program is pretty good and tends to get results.

Personally, I’ve seen much bigger improvements through ACT prep, but only if the program is well designed.

]]> By: Todd Johnson http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-testing/studying-for-act-may-not-help/#comment-125 Todd Johnson Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:22:19 +0000 http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/blog/?p=480#comment-125 I agree and certainly didn't mean to suggust that prep for the ACT shouldn't be done. But in my experience, prep for the SAT often brings greater results than for the ACT because of the "trickiness" of the SAT. I agree and certainly didn’t mean to suggust that prep for the ACT shouldn’t be done. But in my experience, prep for the SAT often brings greater results than for the ACT because of the “trickiness” of the SAT.

]]> By: Mark Truman http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-testing/studying-for-act-may-not-help/#comment-122 Mark Truman Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:25:16 +0000 http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/blog/?p=480#comment-122 I can't disagree with these findings enough! The Chicago program was a classic example of the wrong kind of prep. The teachers received little to no additional training and focused on drilling kids repeatedly. That's not going to work for the ACT, a test that relies strongly on timing and less on trickiness. There is obviously a point of diminishing returns, but students should definitely look at real preparation for the ACT! I can’t disagree with these findings enough!

The Chicago program was a classic example of the wrong kind of prep. The teachers received little to no additional training and focused on drilling kids repeatedly. That’s not going to work for the ACT, a test that relies strongly on timing and less on trickiness.

There is obviously a point of diminishing returns, but students should definitely look at real preparation for the ACT!

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