ACT Program

The ACT is an alternative to taking the SAT. Ivy College Prep has over 20 released real ACT exams. Classes are offered for each section of the test: English, Math, Reading and Science. Weekly administration of a full ACT is part of the course. Courses usually start 8 weeks before each ACT test date.

Current ACT Course Schedule

ACT Test Dates

ACT English Test Standard Written English: Usage/Mechanics Punctuation Grammar and Usage Sentence Structure Rhetorical Skills Strategy of Exposition Organization of Passages Style

ACT Math Test Pre-Algebra Elementary Algebra Intermediate Algebra Coordinate Geometry Plane Geometry Trigonometry

ACT Written Test

This portion of the test covers a range of subject areas, from Social Studies and Natural Sciences to Prose Fiction and Humanities Similar to the SAT it contains both explicit and implicit questions about the material, understanding an author’s voice and method, and understanding vocabulary in context.

ACT Science Test

This includes scientific material containing references to: tables, graphs, figures and research. It also contains questions involving conflicting data, differing premises and incomplete data.

ACT Writing Test

This is now an optional section on the ACT. All the essay development skills used in Ivy College Prep’s SAT Essay course are geared towards the specific rigors of the ACT.