Up Your Score: Act, 2018-2019 Edition: The Underground Guide to Outsmarting "the Test"

Fully updated to reflect the most current version of the ACT, Up Your Score: ACT remains the test prep and survival guide that kids will actually want to use. Written by Chris Arp, a Princeton graduate and top ACT tutor—with the help of four students who aced the test (and went on to the colleges of their choice)—it’s a true insider’s guide, filled with effective strategies and tips, delivered with the attitude, smarts, and wit that make Up Your Score the bestselling alternative test-prep series in print.

? Crush the reading section by developing the Five Habits of Lean Forward Reading.
? Master the math section through techniques like “plugging in,” an amazing trick that simplifies all algebra word problems.
? Annihilate the English section by absorbing six key punctuation and nine essential grammar rules.
? Sail through the science section by understanding that it actually tests reasoning.
? Plus, the latest information on ACT scoring and the essay test, revised in 2015 to be more open-ended and analytical.

 

Chris Arp is a veteran and highly sought-after test-prep tutor at Veritas (now called Zinc Educational Services). He has a BA from Princeton and a masters in education from Brooklyn College and is writing a novel.