Steven W Dulan - McGraw-Hill Education Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing, Fourth Edition

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Steve Dulan has been helping students to prepare for success on the ACT and other standardized exams since 1989. He attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School on a full honors scholarship after achieving a 99th percentile score on his Law School Admission Test (LSAT). In fact, Steve scored in the 99th percentile on every standardized test he has ever taken. While attending law school, Steve continued to teach standardized test prep classes (including ACT, SAT, PSAT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT) an average of thirty hours each week, and tutored some of his fellow law students in a variety of subjects and in essay exam-writing techniques. Since 1997, Steve has served as president of Advantage Education, a company dedicated to providing unparalleled test preparation. Thousands of students have benefited from his instruction, coaching, and admissions consulting and have gone on to their colleges of choice. Steves students have gained admission to some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, and received many scholarships of their own. A few of them even beat his ACT score!

Amy Dulan put her analytical skills and nurturing personality to work as an ACT coach after receiving a Psychology degree from Michigan State University in 1991. During forays into the corporate world over the next several years, Amy continued to tutor part-time, eventually helping to found Advantage Education in 1997. Since then, Amy has worked with thousands of high school students in both a private and classroom setting, helping them to maximize their ACT scores. Her sense of humour and down-to-earth style allow Amy to connect with her students and make learning fun.

The techniques included in this book are the result of Steves and Amys experiences with students at all ability and motivation levels over many years.

After working with Steve I was able to crack the ACT and got a 36 on all my subscores and a 36 composite score! His help made all the difference in getting those last few points for a perfect score!

C. S. (Student)

Amy, thanks to you my daughter was able to get a 35 composite score on her ACT with a perfect 36 on the English test! Thank you for your time and commitment to her success.

J.Q. (Parent)

There are three major changes to ACT that will be available beginning with the September 2020 test date.

ONLINE TESTING

First, the ACT will be available as an online test at selected locations.

The sections, question types, timing, and scoring will remain the same. So, all the information and practice material in this book will still be relevant and helpful. The online test may be more comfortable for some students. For others, it might prove more stressful and distracting. Colleges will not know whether you take the online or paper test. This is strictly a matter of personal preference. The scores for online tests will be available as quickly as two days later. This is significantly faster than the paper test and may be helpful for students who are up against application deadlines.

The online test will be given at specified locations on ACT computers. It will not be available for home testing, or on your own laptop, even at a testing center. Scratch paper will be available, and the testing software will include highlighting tools. You will be able to go back and change answers if there is time remaining in the section.

Some students prefer the comfortable environment of working on a computer screen. Others prefer to have the ability to mark on the page with their pencils as they work through the material. We advise you to try both environments before making your decision. The Official Beginners Guide for ACT (a publication of ACT, Inc.) includes access to an online practice test so that you can see for yourself which option is best for you.