ACT® Assessment Report

Once you take a full length assessment, our properietary algorithm identifies the top three areas for each of the four sub-tests. The algorithm is based on Lean Six Sigma Principles. A typical ACT® prep book has over 1000 questions, so knowing which questions will improve your score can minimize your efforts and maximize your score in 20 hours. We will help you develop a 4 week or 8 week improvement plan. Our approach identifies the ~300 questions you need to practice to gain mastery of the concepts.

Each content section and composite score range from 1 to 36.
If scores are at or above the benchmark scores, you will likely be ready for first-year college courses.
Your test scores are only estimate, not precise measures, of your educational development.
Projected scores are based on the assumption that you can get five additional questions correct on each sub test.

Admission standards differ from college to college. ACT composite scores for "selective" colleges are in the range of 21 to 26. Some students may have scores outside the range.

Your ranks tell you the approximate percentage of recent high school graduates in the US who took the ACT and received scores that are the same as or lower than yours. A rank of 60, for example, means that 60% of students received scores that are the same as or lower than your score.

Top Three Focus Areas

Your top three focus areas are derived from the Pareto charts (see below). The top three areas offer the most opportunity for you to improve your score.

While other ACT® prep programs and tutors focus on strategies and rote practice to improve score, we identify the skill deficiencies to personalize content. You will be more confident in your ability to answer question on the test once you gain sufficient proficiency in these concepts.

Pareto Charts

UC - Usage Conventions
SS - Sentence Structure
PC - Punctuation Conventions
TD - Topic Development
ES - Effective Sentences
WP - Writing To The Point
E7 - Effective sentence
E8 - Writing to the Point
E9 - Organization
To reduce 80% of your errors in the English test, work on your proficiency in the following topics: TD, PC, ES, SS
NQ - Numbers and Quantity
BA - Basic Algebra
AA - Advanced Algebra
GE - Geometry
PS - Probability and Statistics
To reduce 80% of your errors in the Math test, work on your proficiency in the following topics: BA, GE, AA, PS
SO - Social Studies
LN - Literary Narrative
HU - Humanities
NS - Natural Sciences
To reduce 80% of your errors in the Reading test, work on your proficiency in the following topics: SO, LN, NS
CV - Conflicting Viewpoints
DR - Data Representation
RS - Research Summary
To reduce 80% of your errors in the Science test, work on your proficiency in the following topics: DR, RS, CV

How to read the Pareto chart?

  • The horizontal axis lists content areas that make up each of the four tests e.g., Punctuation in English
  • The vertical axis notes the percentage of total error contributed by each content area. The tallest bar is listed first (from left) and this denotes the content area where you had the most mistakes.
  • To maximize your ACT score, start with the left most content area and improve your proficiency. Then move to the next content area and so on.