The ACT Bootcamp covers all four sections and the writing section from top to bottom and leaves students with ample, real ACT practice tests to solidify their learning between the bootcamp and the ACT exam.
What’s Included:
About the Instructor:
The bootcamp is instructed by Edison Prep’s co-founder Brian Eufinger, the only tutor in history to achieve back to back to back perfect 36’s on the ACT. Only approximately 0.1% of test takers attain a perfect score each year.
Brian is hired by a 15+ school districts throughout the Southeast each year to do on-site ACT Bootcamps at high schools in GA, TN, AL, and FL. He is a nationally sought-after education expert who has appeared in outlets such as CBS MoneyWatch, The College Solution, ChooseFI and others on test prep and cutting the cost of college. He’s spoken on the SAT and ACT at national education conferences and is a frequent podcast guest on college topics.
The traditional school year class consists of 18 hours of classroom instruction, as well as two timed, graded mock ACT exams (a diagnostic mock test at the beginning, and a second mock ACT exam midway through the course). Students who do the best tend to do significant homework between the class and the actual test. Smaller bites of material each week allow students to keep their eye on the GPA prize while fitting in their ACT prep!
During the summer, to accommodate vacation, sports, and travel schedules, we do a flipped format summer class that is like attending school for several days. Students love being able to build the foundation and then commence practicing around other summer obligations.
For our group classes, we keep classes engaging with two-way material, real-life examples, and short quizzes to test newly-learned concepts.
Parents are strongly encouraged to check in with their students weekly to monitor homework progress; each week’s homework assignment is uploaded to the website at the end of each class. All of our 300+ ACT classes throughout the years have seen the highest-improving student improve at least 6-9+ points more than the lowest-improving student, and homework volume/homework completion drives over 90% of that difference. Parents who make the homework “due to mom and dad” before each class are rarely not in the top 10% of score increase results.
It is strongly recommended that students take the exam immediately following the course, while the material is fresh.
We highly recommend that students bring a TI-84 model graphing calculator (specifically a TI-84 CE) to the ACT Class.
The optimal math strategies we teach for the math section are based on the TI-84 CE calculator because most high-scoring students use this calculator and because the TI-84 CE’s operating system has newer functionality that allows students who typically struggle with timing to move through certain questions much more quickly. If your student has a TI-83 or TI-84 Plus, but a younger sibling has the TI-84CE, please have him or her trade calculators with the younger sibling. There are many valuable features on the 84CE that are not on the 83 or 84 Plus that especially impact those in the 28-36 math score range. At a bare minimum, students should use a TI-83 or TI-84, and not a TI-30, TI-36, or the like. Those students who are unfamiliar with how to use a TI-84 should consider obtaining and begin familiarizing themselves with that calculator in advance of class beginning so that they can hit the ground running! Also, please note that the TI-89, TI-92, and TI NSpire CAS that some high schools recommend are actually prohibited on the ACT.
What to Bring:
Students need to bring a brown bag lunch, plus pencils and a calculator.
*Students are encouraged to utilize a TI-83 or TI-84 model calculator on the ACT (and SAT, for that matter). Additionally, the ACT prohibits certain models of the TI NSpire.
Testimonials from recent on-site ACT Bootcamp attendees:
“[My student’s] score increased from a 30 last Spring to a 33 after taking your class! I am so thrilled that she had such a big jump. We are now hoping for a full scholarship. Thank you so much for your help – money that was VERY well spent!!!”
– Parent of a Harrison HS Bootcamp attendee
“Edison Prep provided an extremely affordable ACT bootcamp that proved to be an invaluable experience for my son, offering great tips, a full length graded practice exam and excellent resource materials. My son was able to utilize what he learned, study for the exam and achieve a composite score of 35.”
– Parent of a Fort Payne, AL Bootcamp Attendee
“My son recently completed the Edison Prep ACT Boot Camp at Harrison. The mock test score he received on the 1st day motivated him to strive for better. He did this by getting the most he could from the class and diligently completing all of the take-home tests he received at the bootcamp. We were so excited to see his scores when they came out!”
– Parent of a June Harrison Bootcamp Attendee
“Thank you so much for your help in this process. connected with you and was as motivated as I have ever seen him. I got what I paid for and much, much more.”
– Parent of a Rosemary Beach FL test-taker
Explore further Bootcamp success stories on our Testimonials & Results page or dive into our Instagram for the latest posts showcasing students’ recent achievements!
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