update 2022

1. STRATEGY ON THE ACT
CW PREP
OVERVIEW

2. THE RULES OF THE GAME

3. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY

4. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ Success on the ACT is not just about what you
know.

5. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ Success on the ACT is not just about what you
know.
If they were really interested in
what you know, they wouldn’t
time it the way they do

6. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ Success on the ACT is not just about what you
know.
▸ Success is also about how you take the test!
If they were really interested in
what you know, they wouldn’t
time it the way they do

7. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ Success on the ACT is not just about what you
know.
▸ Success is also about how you take the test!
If they were really interested in
what you know, they wouldn’t
time it the way they do
IT IS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE TO KNOW EVERYTHING ON
THE TEST STILL MAKE A ROTTEN SCORE

8. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ Success on the ACT is not just about what you
know.
▸ Success is also about how you take the test!
If they were really interested in
what you know, they wouldn’t
time it the way they do
IT IS ABSOLUTELY POSSIBLE TO KNOW EVERYTHING ON
THE TEST STILL MAKE A ROTTEN SCORE
IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO NOT KNOW EVERYTHING AND
MAKE A FABULOUS SCORE!

9. A NEW APPROACH

10. A NEW APPROACH
STRATEGY

11. A NEW APPROACH
STRATEGY CONTENT

12. A NEW APPROACH
STRATEGY
CONTENT
SUCCESS!

13. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?

14. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?
▸ It means you’re missing questions for 2
reasons

15. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?
▸ It means you’re missing questions for 2
reasons
You don’t know how to do the thing the test
is asking you to do

16. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?
▸ It means you’re missing questions for 2
reasons
CONTENT

17. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?
▸ It means you’re missing questions for 2
reasons
You know how to do the thing, but you’re going
too fast to do it correctly or you never even had
time to get to it
CONTENT

18. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO ME?
▸ It means you’re missing questions for 2
reasons
CONTENT
STRATEGY

19. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
CONTENT

20. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
CONTENT
“EVERYTHING” ISN’T AS MUCH
AS YOU’D THINK.

21. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS
CONTENT
“EVERYTHING” ISN’T AS MUCH
AS YOU’D THINK.
ACT TESTS THE SAME THINGS
OVER AND OVER

22. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
SPEED ACCURACY

23. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ In order to maximize your score, you have to
strike a balance between SPEED and
ACCURACY.
SPEED ACCURACY

24. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ In order to maximize your score, you have to
strike a balance between SPEED and
ACCURACY.
SPEED
ACCURACY

25. OVERVIEW
STRATEGY
▸ In order to maximize your score, you have to
strike a balance between SPEED and
ACCURACY.
SPEED
ACCURACY

26. SCIENCE
REASONING
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
ENGLISH READING
MATH

27. SCIENCE
REASONING
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
ENGLISH
BENCHMARK = 18
BENCHMARK = 22 BENCHMARK = 22
BENCHMARK = 23
READING
MATH

28. SCIENCE
REASONING
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
ENGLISH
BENCHMARK = 18
BENCHMARK = 22 BENCHMARK = 22
CAN MISS ABOUT
33 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 56%
BENCHMARK = 23
READING
MATH

29. SCIENCE
REASONING
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
ENGLISH
BENCHMARK = 18
BENCHMARK = 22 BENCHMARK = 22
CAN MISS ABOUT
33 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 56%
CAN MISS ABOUT
27 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 55%
BENCHMARK = 23
READING
MATH

30. SCIENCE
REASONING
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
ENGLISH
BENCHMARK = 18
BENCHMARK = 22 BENCHMARK = 22
CAN MISS ABOUT
33 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 56%
CAN MISS ABOUT
27 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 55%
CAN MISS ABOUT
17 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 58%
BENCHMARK = 23
READING
MATH

31. SCIENCE
REASONING
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
ENGLISH
BENCHMARK = 18
BENCHMARK = 22 BENCHMARK = 22
CAN MISS ABOUT
33 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 56%
CAN MISS ABOUT
27 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 55%
CAN MISS ABOUT
17 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 58%
CAN MISS ABOUT
15 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 63%
BENCHMARK = 23
READING
MATH

32. SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
SCIENCE
REASONING
READING
MATH
ENGLISH
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15

33. SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
SCIENCE
REASONING
READING
MATH
ENGLISH
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15

34. SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
SCIENCE
REASONING
READING
MATH
ENGLISH
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
CAN MISS ABOUT
31 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 57%

35. SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
SCIENCE
REASONING
READING
MATH
ENGLISH
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
CAN MISS ABOUT
31 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 57%
CAN MISS ABOUT
32 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 47%

36. SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
SCIENCE
REASONING
READING
MATH
ENGLISH
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
CAN MISS ABOUT
31 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 57%
CAN MISS ABOUT
32 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 47%
CAN MISS ABOUT
20 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 50%

37. SCORES
WHAT IS A GOOD SCORE?
SCIENCE
REASONING
READING
MATH
ENGLISH
35 72-74
29 65
25 58-59
23 53-55
21 48-50
19 43-44
17 39-40
34 57
28 45-47
25 38-39
23 34-35
21 30-31
19 27-28
17 21-23
35 39
30 33
26 29
23 25-26
21 22-23
19 19-20
17 17
34 38
28 33
25 28-29
23 24-25
21 21
19 17-18
17 14-15
CAN MISS ABOUT
31 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 57%
CAN MISS ABOUT
32 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 47%
CAN MISS ABOUT
20 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 50%
CAN MISS ABOUT
22 QUESTIONS
—-
MUST MAKE
ABOUT A 45%

38. STRATEGY: PIECES (NOT THE WHOLE)

39. STRATEGY: PIECES (NOT THE WHOLE)

40. STRATEGY: BLIND GUESSING
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41. STRATEGY: BLIND GUESSING
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3
2
4
5

42. STRATEGY: IT’S A PROCESS

43. STRATEGY: IT’S A PROCESS
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