When is the optimum time to take a test prep class?
This question is asked more and more often as aggressive test prep companies try to convince students to prep at a time that best fits their personal schedules. That message allows some prep companies to offer year round classes. The truth is there IS a best time to test. Educators know that, which is why the State of Illinois and the State of Michigan negotiated spring ACT dates for their juniors! Because there IS a best time to test, there also IS a best time to prep. Our classes are offered in the months immediately preceding the spring ACT. In the case of the PSAT or SAT, our classes wrap up just before the exam the school has scheduled. We want information to be fresh in students’ minds on test day – whichever exam they take. Furthermore, we want spring juniors to have an opportunity to retest later in the spring or early summer. Our ExcelEdge recommended timetable allows for that.
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