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SUMMARY:* ACT Boot Camp
DESCRIPTION:ACT Boot Camp\nJuniors in NC will take the ACT for free in February at their high schools. The ACT is one of the entrance exams used by colleges to determine admission. It is critical that students put time and effort into preparing for these tests. The Crosby Scholars program has partnered with Educational Testing Consultants (ETC) to host an ACT Bootcamp for 25 Juniors. \nThis ACT Bootcamp will consist of 3 Saturday sessions. Students must commit to attend all 3 dates in order to participate. Each sessions lasts 2 hours\, at Wallace Educational Forum: \n\nJanuary 11th \nJanuary 25th  \nFebruary 1st \n\n\nThe ETC ACT test preparation program covers all the skills needed for success on the ACT. Class sessions use real ACT problems so that you know just what to expect on test day. The ACT program consists of 6 hours of classroom instruction by an experienced instructor\, together with additional problems for further practice. \nMATH TOPICS INCLUDE: \n\ntechniques for picking numbers for problems with variables in the answer choices\nstrategies for solving complicated geometry problems by breaking them into smaller parts\ntactics for translating difficult word problems into equations\n\nREADING TOPICS INCLUDE: \n\nhow to read a passage for structure rather than content\napproaches for quickly identifying the parts of a passage needed to answer a question\ntechniques for answer questions with unfocused stems\n\nENGLISH TOPICS INCLUDE: \n\nan overview of the most common mistakes in sentence correction items\nspotting correct uses of idiomatic speech\nthe important role of punctuation in sentence correction items\n\nSCIENCE REASONING TOPICS INCLUDE: \n\ntechniques for extracting information from charts and graphs quickly and efficiently\ntips for comparing and contrasting two or more experiments or studies\nspotting positive and negative correlations in charts and graphs\n\nGENERAL TOPICS INCLUDE: \n\nutilizing the process of elimination\ntime management strategies\nreducing test anxiety\nrecognizing common distractors\n\nRemember to submit at least 2 hours of community service  for 2019-2020 using this link:  https://forms.gle/tGwHFLKfcWwAhtKL6
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