Hillview Prep's ACT courses are structured to emphasize three essential elements of ACT preparation:  ACT concepts, test-taking strategies, and time management skills:

Tutoring ACT Concepts

• All ACT Concepts are thoroughly covered through the use of Hillview Prep's extensive test bank, course book, and supplemental material.
• ACT concepts are recognized and practiced with problems directly from the ACT.
• Flashcards are implemented for efficient learning and retainment.

Mastering Test-Taking Strategy and Approach

• Student's learn and understand the proper approach to the ACT.  This includes proper strategy usage for every section, process efficiency, and concept recognition skills per question.
• Student's receive individual recommendations for their best approach to test taking based on detailed observations.

Utilizing Efficient Time-Management Skills

• Efficient time-management strategies individually developed around the student's test taking strengths and weaknesses.
• Student's learn how to take control over ACT timing in a test taking environment, ultimately increasing test-taking confidence and efficiency.

English: Usage/mechanics and rhetorical skills.

Mathematics: Pre-algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, coordinate geometry, geometry, and elementary trigonometry

Reading: General and specific questions on short and long passages of varying styles on a range of topics.  Vocabulary: prefixes, suffixes and root words.

Science: Interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving.

Essay:  Structure and approach to writing an effective essay.