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i know what you\u2019re thinking. no, no\u2026it\u2019s all right. you can be honest with me. how do you really feel about taking an act prep class?<\/p>\n

a little bit like this?
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\nor maybe this?
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\nwe’ll just say you’re not thrilled at the prospect. having taught act prep class for two years to high school juniors, i understand that you would rather spend your time doing something else\u2026probably anything else. but hey, i also know how you can use this important time to your advantage, and earn a score that truly reflects your abilities.<\/p>\n

that being said, get out those no. 2 pencils, because we have a lot to cover in today’s lesson!
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what do you want to get out of your act prep class?<\/h2>\n

if you can answer this question, you\u2019re on your way to making the most of your act prep class. even former students who told me \u201ci just want to do good enough<\/a> so my parents never make me take it again,\u201d were more engaged with my lessons than those who simply shrugged and replied, “beats me.”<\/p>\n

of course, as a former teacher, i would hope that you would set a goal to do \u2018well\u2019 on the act. what\u2019s \u2018well\u2019? that depends on your plans after high school. do you need a certain score to get into the college of your dreams<\/a>? a scholarship<\/a>? having these goals in mind will boost your motivation to take advantage of every lesson.
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treat it like the best paying job you’ll ever have.<\/h2>\n

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i taught act prep class in tennessee, where the hope scholarship guarantees over $24,000 in college scholarships to high school students who score a 21 or above on the act. on the first day of class i told my students that if they treated this class like a job, they would be paying themselves over $500 an hour.<\/p>\n

though your state<\/a> might not offer a version of the hope, many college merit scholarships use act scores as a determining factor. do the math with the colleges you\u2019re interested in to see just how much you could be paying yourself for good work in act prep class.
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ask questions!<\/h2>\n

though you\u2019ll definitely get a mental boost by thinking of act prep class like a high-paying job, it’s still a class. it can be a very hard class if you don’t know anything about the act or how to take standardized tests<\/a>. there may still be a lot you don’t understand, so don’t feel embarrassed about asking questions. everyone around you is there for one reason: doing better on the act.<\/p>\n

keep your chin up, act prep scholars. it’ll pay off in the end!<\/p>\n

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