Boosted Scores Bootcamp Day 1
Higher ACT Scores Guaranteed Brought to you by RG Prep
Start
Welcome!
Allow me to introduce myself
Overview
Day 4: Reading Section
Day 1: Intro and Unlocking the ACT
Science Passages & Questions + Science Strategies
General ACT Overview + Strategies
Time Trials
Time Trials
Day 5: Science Section
Day 2: English Section
English Strategies + Time Trials
Content Review + Math Strategies
Time Trials
Preparing for Test Day
Day 3: Math Section
Reading Passages & Questions + Strategies
Time Trials
Day 1
Intro and Unlocking the ACT
Today's Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 AM: Introductions
- Welcome students
- BSB overview
10:15 - 11:15 AM: Conditioning
9:15 - 9:45 AM: Unlocking the ACT
- A brief overview
- Gaming the ACT
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Review
- 1-1 meet and review
- Missed Question template
- End
9:45 - 10:15 AM: Group Work
- Welcome students
- BSB overview
In this bootcamp, you will...
Unlock the secrets and limitations to the ACT
Learn and implement effective, intuitive, and useable strategies
Walk away with my guarantee that you increase your score
Model testing conditions through timed trials
The Score Increase Guarantee: Two disclaimers...
2.
1.
You must attend all sessions and complete any out-of-session work.
If you have a 32+, I cannot guarantee a score increase for you.
Part 1:
Unlocking the ACT
Uncover all the hidden aspects to the most important test in your high school career
Understanding The ACT: A Brief Overview
4 Sections
Total time: 2 Hours 55 Minutes
English
Math
Reading
Science
60 Questions in 60 Minutes
40 Questions in 35 Minutes
75 Questions in 45 Minutes
40 Questions in 35 Minutes
36s/Question
53s/Question
1min/Question
53s/Question
Understanding The ACT: A Brief Overview
2,600
1.4M
Students took the ACT in 2023
Perfect scorers in 2023 (That's about 0.19%)
Scoring: 1 - 36- Composite score is all sections added then averaged
- Each section is weighted equally
To achieve an ACT score that will help you in admissions, you are in the right place.
Understanding The ACT: A Brief Overview
So now, let's dive into some secrets of the ACT to better understand the game these test-makers play.
Gaming the ACT
The ACT must always yield to the same strategies. If we know the strategies, we can beat the test.Why?
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
The ACT is different from normal tests
- Understanding a set of standardized rules and patterns
- Recognizing patterns and rules in action
- Responding accordingly to those on test day, in a highly repetitive way
This test is not about memorizing content and being able to recall material on test day. This test is instead much more about:
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Not Hard - Just Unusual
The ACT tests the basics - but in very strange waysIt is NOT a test that rewards for intelligence Part of the reasoning behind this is that the ACT has limitations it tries to make up for. Let's reveal some of these limitations and strategies to utilize them for your benefit.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Limitation #1: Questions Must Be Airtight
This means there can be no amibguity, at all. No one should be able to argue a different point for a questionWhy?
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Strategy #1: Answer the Question Directly
- Why students draw unneccesary conclusions and make ultimately harmful inferences
- Sections to use this on:
Reading
English
Key Point: Pay attention to the specifics of how the question is worded.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Limitation #2: Questions are Multiple-Choice
- Why?
- So what?
- Wrong answer choices
Key Point: Appreciate ALL answer choices. The wrong ones are there for a reason too.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Strategy #2: Fully Utilize ACs
- Compare and contrast answer choices
- Key Tactic: The Vertical Scan --->
- Plug-in
- Reference constantly
- Find wrong answer choices first
- Etc.
Useful for ALL sections!
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Limitation #3: Every section is repeatable
- Questions follow patterns
- As do the ways they try to mess you up
- English
- Math
- Reading
- Science
Key Point: Review your mistakes - that's where we make progress.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Strategy #3: Intentional review
When we are able to look at our mistakes, that is where we start to make progress.It is difficult and you may find that you are avoiding addressing your errors. But you must. And you will find that it is the single most productive thing you can do. I will send you all my personally crafted review template for missed questions on practice tests
ACT hacks: The more sticky, practical things you might really use...
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #1: Bubble at the end
- Your energy bank and focus capacity
- Why it's important to avoid task-switching on the ACT
- Managing time with bubbling
- Make sure you have a minimum of 5 minutes left
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #2: The answer choice to guess
- Are all answer choices equal?
- English, Reading, Science guessing strategy
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #3: Easy passage first
- Familiarize yourself with types of passages
- Identify your strength in content
- Easy first, then hard
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #4: Morning of
- I will text all of you a Reading or English passage the night before your test
- Warm-up in the car
- Do a couple of questions
- Additional strategy (hardcore)
In the following days, we will go over helpful hacks that are tailored to each ACT section.
Break!
Part 2:
Conditioning
Now - time to take all those strategies and hacks and put them to some use
Conditioning: Time Trial Breakdown
PRACTICE TEST #5
Total time: 1 Hour
English
Math
Reading
Science
25 Questions in 20 Minutes
20 Questions in 12 Minutes
30 Questions in 15 Minutes
19 Questions in 12 Minutes
30s/Question
36s/Question
48s/Question
38s/Question
Conditioning: English Section #5
Passages 1 & 2 To question #30
15:00
Conditioning: Math Section #5
#1-10 #35-50
20:00
Conditioning: Reading Section #5
Passages 1 & 2 To question #20
12:00
Conditioning: Science Section #5
Passages 1 - 3 To question #19
12:00
Part 3:
Review
1-1 close review of your practice today and how to review missed questions on your own to eliminate errors
Review: 1-1 Meetings
Breakout rooms for review
I want to briefly walk you through the review process and template I mentioned earlier.
Review: Missed Question Template
Template
The End
Congrats on making it through the first day of BSB! I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Be sure to text/email me before our next session if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks again:)
BSB: Day 1 - Intro and Unlocking the ACT
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Boosted Scores Bootcamp Day 1
Higher ACT Scores Guaranteed Brought to you by RG Prep
Start
Welcome!
Allow me to introduce myself
Overview
Day 4: Reading Section
Day 1: Intro and Unlocking the ACT
Science Passages & Questions + Science Strategies
General ACT Overview + Strategies
Time Trials
Time Trials
Day 5: Science Section
Day 2: English Section
English Strategies + Time Trials
Content Review + Math Strategies
Time Trials
Preparing for Test Day
Day 3: Math Section
Reading Passages & Questions + Strategies
Time Trials
Day 1
Intro and Unlocking the ACT
Today's Agenda
9:00 - 9:15 AM: Introductions
10:15 - 11:15 AM: Conditioning
9:15 - 9:45 AM: Unlocking the ACT
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Review
9:45 - 10:15 AM: Group Work
In this bootcamp, you will...
Unlock the secrets and limitations to the ACT
Learn and implement effective, intuitive, and useable strategies
Walk away with my guarantee that you increase your score
Model testing conditions through timed trials
The Score Increase Guarantee: Two disclaimers...
2.
1.
You must attend all sessions and complete any out-of-session work.
If you have a 32+, I cannot guarantee a score increase for you.
Part 1:
Unlocking the ACT
Uncover all the hidden aspects to the most important test in your high school career
Understanding The ACT: A Brief Overview
4 Sections
Total time: 2 Hours 55 Minutes
English
Math
Reading
Science
60 Questions in 60 Minutes
40 Questions in 35 Minutes
75 Questions in 45 Minutes
40 Questions in 35 Minutes
36s/Question
53s/Question
1min/Question
53s/Question
Understanding The ACT: A Brief Overview
2,600
1.4M
Students took the ACT in 2023
Perfect scorers in 2023 (That's about 0.19%)
Scoring: 1 - 36- Composite score is all sections added then averaged
- Each section is weighted equally
To achieve an ACT score that will help you in admissions, you are in the right place.
Understanding The ACT: A Brief Overview
So now, let's dive into some secrets of the ACT to better understand the game these test-makers play.
Gaming the ACT
The ACT must always yield to the same strategies. If we know the strategies, we can beat the test.Why?
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
The ACT is different from normal tests
This test is not about memorizing content and being able to recall material on test day. This test is instead much more about:
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Not Hard - Just Unusual
The ACT tests the basics - but in very strange waysIt is NOT a test that rewards for intelligence Part of the reasoning behind this is that the ACT has limitations it tries to make up for. Let's reveal some of these limitations and strategies to utilize them for your benefit.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Limitation #1: Questions Must Be Airtight
This means there can be no amibguity, at all. No one should be able to argue a different point for a questionWhy?
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Strategy #1: Answer the Question Directly
Reading
English
Key Point: Pay attention to the specifics of how the question is worded.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Limitation #2: Questions are Multiple-Choice
Key Point: Appreciate ALL answer choices. The wrong ones are there for a reason too.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Strategy #2: Fully Utilize ACs
Useful for ALL sections!
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Limitation #3: Every section is repeatable
Key Point: Review your mistakes - that's where we make progress.
Understanding The ACT: Gaming the ACT
Strategy #3: Intentional review
When we are able to look at our mistakes, that is where we start to make progress.It is difficult and you may find that you are avoiding addressing your errors. But you must. And you will find that it is the single most productive thing you can do. I will send you all my personally crafted review template for missed questions on practice tests
ACT hacks: The more sticky, practical things you might really use...
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #1: Bubble at the end
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #2: The answer choice to guess
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #3: Easy passage first
Understanding The ACT: ACT hacks
Hack #4: Morning of
In the following days, we will go over helpful hacks that are tailored to each ACT section.
Break!
Part 2:
Conditioning
Now - time to take all those strategies and hacks and put them to some use
Conditioning: Time Trial Breakdown
PRACTICE TEST #5
Total time: 1 Hour
English
Math
Reading
Science
25 Questions in 20 Minutes
20 Questions in 12 Minutes
30 Questions in 15 Minutes
19 Questions in 12 Minutes
30s/Question
36s/Question
48s/Question
38s/Question
Conditioning: English Section #5
Passages 1 & 2 To question #30
15:00
Conditioning: Math Section #5
#1-10 #35-50
20:00
Conditioning: Reading Section #5
Passages 1 & 2 To question #20
12:00
Conditioning: Science Section #5
Passages 1 - 3 To question #19
12:00
Part 3:
Review
1-1 close review of your practice today and how to review missed questions on your own to eliminate errors
Review: 1-1 Meetings
Breakout rooms for review
I want to briefly walk you through the review process and template I mentioned earlier.
Review: Missed Question Template
Template
The End
Congrats on making it through the first day of BSB! I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Be sure to text/email me before our next session if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks again:)