ACT Prep Classes

Prepare for the ACT® at James Madison University. Learn strategies to improve your score through our intense ACT preparation program.

All of our ACT Prep Class options include expert instruction, a proven format, all required course materials, access to diagnostic exams, and online support resources in one convenient, affordable package.

ACT Prep Classes Offer:

  • Expert Instructors: Our test prep instructors are highly trained professionals. Our experienced instructors know the ACT and care about helping you achieve your goal.

  • Proven Strategies: The ACT curriculum was developed by test-prep experts, who have years of experience writing test questions and preparing students for success.

  • Superior Materials: The ACT Prep Class includes the official preparation guide including practice tests from ACT and a course workbook.

  • Online Support: Our online support package for live-online ACT classes includes access to recordings of all class modules, an instructor-monitored question forum, and online office hours. Access to online resources continues for 120 days after your last day of class, so you will still have support for your independent practice after class is over.

  • Convenient Schedule Options: Live-Online classes provide alternative schedules and the added benefit of taking the class from anywhere in the world.

  • Value: The course fee includes all course materials, access to online resources, and instruction from a trained professional who cares about your success.
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ACT Blitz

Let JMU's ACT test-preparation program help you prepare for this important test! ACT Blitz classes, offered during the academic year, are strategically scheduled for the weeks leading up to the most popular ACT test dates. Classes are scheduled to allow time to practice new skills between sessions. Our multi-week course format allows abundant opportunities for learning and for interacting with our expert instructors. Classes include 16 hours of instruction, the official preparation guide with practice tests from ACT, a course workbook, and access to our online resources—class recordings, pre-recorded class modules, an instructor-monitored question forum, and online office hours. The ACT Blitz classes are currently offered live-online.

ACT Live-Online Summer Institutes

JMU's Test Prep’s Summer Institutes offer comprehensive preparation for the ACT. Our Summer Institutes are intensive test-preparation programs that provide the tools you need to prepare for and succeed on the ACT. They include 20 hours of instruction in a condensed format, convenient for students seeking to develop essential test-taking tools during the summer, when many students have more time available for practice. Courses include in-depth review of the test content, strategies for improving their scores, and a comprehensive study plan. You will receive 20 hours of expert instruction, the official preparation guide which includes practice tests from ACT, a course workbook, and access to our online resources—class recordings, pre-recorded class modules, an instructor-monitored question forum, and online office hours. Our live-online Summer Institutes provide the convenience of attending class from anywhere and a variety of summer schedules to fit your life.  

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JMU's ACT Blitz Test Prep Class

The ACT Blitz is an intensive test prep program that provides students with the tools they need to prepare for and succeed on the ACT®. ACT Blitz classes, offered during the academic year, are strategically scheduled for the weeks leading up to the most popular ACT test dates. Classes are scheduled to allow time to practice new skills between sessions. Our multi-week course format allows abundant opportunities for learning and for interacting with our expert instructors. The ACT Blitz classes are currently offered live-online.

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The JMU ACT Blitz includes:
  • 16 hours of classroom instruction

  • Experienced, dedicated instructors

  • Official preparation guide which includes practice tests from ACT

  • Course workbook

  • Thorough presentations and explanations

  • Easy-to-follow study plan

  • Access to online support resources
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JMU's ACT Summer Institute

The ACT Summer Institute is an intensive test prep program that provides students with the tools they need to prepare for and succeed on the ACT®. Students often have fewer obligations during the summer, making it the perfect time to develop essential test-taking tools. Students receive in-depth review of the exam materials, insight into strategies for succeeding on standardized tests, a comprehensive study plan, and extended online support. 

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The ACT Summer Institute includes:
  • 20 hours of expert classroom instruction

  • Experienced, dedicated instructors

  • Official preparation guide which includes practice tests from ACT

  • Course workbook

  • Thorough presentations and explanations

  • Easy-to-follow study plan

  • Access to online support resources
Online Review Tools to Help You Stay at Your Peak!

The ACT Summer Institutes include online tools to help you maintain your skills until test day!
Weekly online office hours provide a convenient way for you to get individualized help with specific questions or concerns that you may have. Online office hours are free-form meetings open to all participants from the ACT Summer Institutes. Instructors will be available to answer any questions that you might have. The sessions are “drop-in” and are student-directed, so there will not be a planned presentation for each session. Instead, our instructors will answer questions and work through problems in the order that they are received.

In addition, you will have access to an online instructor-monitored question forum and to recordings of an expert instructor explaining and reviewing all the class modules. Access to the online resources will continue until the end of the calendar year, so you will have extended support as you complete your preparation independently.

Live-online Office Hours System Requirements: The live-online ACT office hours use a free Adobe Connect application. The only requirements to participate are high speed internet access and speakers or headphones.  

Both The ACT Blitz and Summer Institute Cover:

Math Topics

  • Practice solution techniques for problems containing variables.
  • Learn efficient approaches to complicated multi-step problems.
  • Discover tactics for translating difficult word problems into equations.

English Topics

  • Identify correct idiomatic speech in sentence correction problems.
  • Understand the basic concepts of rhetorical construction.
  • Learn which grammar errors are most frequently tested.

Reading Topics

  • Understand which part of the passage to read for reading comprehension questions.
  • Recognize the difference between global and local test items.
  • Identify passages written from the journalistic and engaged perspectives.

Science Reasoning Topics

  • Identify parameters for test items involving graphs and charts.
  • Interpolate or extrapolate answers from data given in tables.
  • Recognize the point of an experiment in research summary items.

General Test Taking Topics

  • Use the process of elimination.
  • Master time management skills.
  • Minimize test anxiety.
  • Identify common distractors.
About Our Program:

James Madison University's Test Prep program is partnered with Educational Testing Consultants, a leader in higher education test preparation. Each year, Educational Testing Consultants helps thousands of students prepare for the important pre-college standardized tests at major colleges and universities across the United States. Educational Testing Consultants provides a proven program with a record of success and highly trained, top-quality instructors.

Request a Custom ACT Prep Course or Presentation

JMU Test Prep also offers customized ACT Prep programs for schools, nonprofit organizations, and community groups. If you are a high school principal, guidance counselor, admissions department, or community leader and would like details about our custom programs or would like to request a presentation, please call our professional staff at 540-586-4191 or email us at testprep@jmu.edu.

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