ACT tips shared by seniors
February 5, 2010 • Brittney Hartman, Photo Editor
Filed under Student Life
Students are given the opportunity to take the ACT test on Feb. 6 at Heartland Christian School in Belton. For seniors, it is their last chances to improve their test scores before they go off to college next fall.
Teachers, such as Jason Huang, do as much as they can to help their students do well on the test. Huang said that throughout the year, they teach the students the material they think will be on the test. He also uses some of the questions from the previous ACTs during class so the students can see somewhat what the test and questions will be like.
“We teach the students material that we think will be on the test,” Huang said. “We also use questions from the previous tests during class to help the students prepare.”
Some students do well, and others don’t do as well. The key to doing well is studying. Senior Nick Booth said he is going to be taking the test for a fifth time on Feb. 6. He said the first few times that he took the test he didn’t study very much because he wanted to see what was on the test and what he needed to know to do well.
“I didn’t study very much the first three times I took the test so I could see what was on it,” Booth said.
Senior Bobby Zuiss has the highest ACT score at BHS for the 2010 senior class. Zuiss said that he recommends for students that have not taken the test to be ready to work at a fast pace.
“I recommend taking the test without studying the first time so they can see what subjects they need to work on,” Zuiss said.
Seeing other students scores on their test and what they did to get that score has made Booth decide that he is going to study this time in hopes of getting a better score.
“I’m going to study more for the test this time so I can get a better score,” Booth said.
Tutoring is one way that students can study and get help from their teachers. Huang said that students often come to him for tutoring.
“The week before the test, students come in before and after school to get tutoring,” Huang said.
Since Zuiss has the highest test score at BHS on the ACT, he is eligible for “Bright Flight”, a scholarship rewarding up to $10,000 over a five year span. That means he will receive $2000 per year for all four years because he scored so high, if he goes to a Missouri college. He also said he qualifies for every scholarship that colleges offer since he has a high score.
“With my score, I qualify for all scholarships at all colleges,” Zuiss said.
Students who wish to either take the test for the first time, or want to raise their scores should take advantage of the ACT test day on Feb. 6.
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