ACT Private Tutoring in Beijing (China)

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While the SAT is often assumed to be the most popular standardized test among high school students preparing to apply to college, interest in the ACT has increased significantly over the past few years. In fact, in some states, the ACT has become the preferred standardized test for students preparing their applications for undergraduate programs. Are you a Beijing student planning on taking the ACT and hoping to achieve the highest score possible? There's no need to try and piece together your own study program…our world-class instructors have deconstructed and analyzed the ACT and know exactly what it takes to master this challenging, yet potentially life-changing, exam. When it comes to preparing for important tests, many students learn perfectly well in classroom-style settings, undistracted by the questions or behaviors of their peers. Other students, however, know they learn best when receiving individualized instruction that is tailored to their specific learning needs, as well as their test-taking strengths and weaknesses. If you know personalized attention and individualized lesson plans are necessary for you to grasp and retain new or challenging information, we invite you to reach out and learn more about Manhattan Review's private tutoring options. Our Beijing tutors are the most respected in the business, with impressive careers and strong teaching backgrounds, and they are dedicated to helping you achieve your own success on the ACT. 

By partnering with Manhattan Review for all your ACT needs, you receive access to our state-of-the-art resources, including our comprehensive study syllabus and the most effective test-taking techniques certain to improve your knowledge of the exam, as well as boost your self-esteem. By combining your motivation with our years of experience, you can complete the ACT and apply to colleges with confidence, proud of your test score and ready to undertake the next phase of your collegiate journey. We are proud to offer the most cutting-edge, student-friendly, and thorough test preparation options in and around Beijing. Those students who partner with our respected tutors consistently obtain acceptance to the most prestigious undergraduate programs at colleges and universities in the United States and around the world, including Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, Boston University, Columbia University, New York University, Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Southern California, Cornell University, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, Rice University, and elsewhere. There's no better reason to work with a tutor than to ensure your own college dreams come true. 

Since 1999, Manhattan Review has been partnering with goal-oriented students just like you to help them prepare for standardized tests, and we encourage you to take advantage of the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the most sought-after instructors in the test prep industry. While our tutors have firsthand experience with the ACT and have received their own impressive scores, we do not only hire exceptional test-takers…we hire exceptional educators and instructors who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, as well as a passion for guiding students to their own individual academic success. When you work with a private tutor, there's no need to worry about how quickly you're learning or being afraid you're somehow holding up the rest of the group and keeping them from moving forward to another topic. When you study one-on-one with a private tutor, you are free to learn at your own pace, able to spend more time on particularly challenging topics or able to move on once you've successfully grasped something. Working directly with a skilled tutor and following a customized program of study can help you better grasp the complexities of the ACT while accelerating your learning and understanding of tried-and-true test-taking strategies. In addition to improving your knowledge and your ability to pace yourself over this lengthy exam, working with a private tutor can also help you gain a better understanding of your learning style, identifying those areas you already excel in while also helping you overcome any weaknesses that might negatively impact your ACT performance. 

The ACT is intended to reflect what students learned during high school and is composed of four multiple-choice tests—English, mathematics, reading, and science—as well as an optional writing portion. The English section requires a student to revise and edit a provided text; in addition, short essays in various genres offer rhetorical situations that must be considered before appropriate responses are selected. The mathematics section of the ACT assesses a student's knowledge of basic formulas and computational skills. The reading section is designed to measure a student's ability to closely read a passage, engage in logical reasoning about the passage using evidence, and combine information from multiple sources to produce specific answers. Skills such as locating and interpreting details, understanding the sequence of events, determining the meaning of context-dependent words, and analyzing claims and arguments are all assessed. 

The science section of the ACT measures skills required to understand and work in the natural sciences, including interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and problem-solving, to name a few. The score range for each of the four required tests is 1 to 36. A composite score is created by taking the average of the four test scores and rounding it to the nearest whole number. In general, a "good" ACT score is any score falling at or above the 75^th percentile, which equates to a composite score of 24. It must be stated that a "good" score is not nearly strong enough to gain admittance into a leading college or university, and among the most selective institutions of higher education, incoming students routinely obtain a composite score in the range of 33 to 35. In order to be considered a competitive applicant among the leading colleges, it is imperative to demonstrate a strong performance on the ACT. 

It is never too soon to start preparing for the ACT, given the role this exam plays in college applications, as well as college acceptance offers. By demonstrating a high ACT score, you are also demonstrating your commitment to learning and your desire to continue your educational journey at a prestigious college or university that will prepare you for the career you wish to establish. We have retained the services of respected professionals in the test prep industry, and they know just how to guide you to standardized test success, helping you score in the highest percentiles on the ACT so that you can continue moving forward in your education, as well as your future career. Our private tutors will work with you to create study programs that are both comprehensive and targeted, ensuring nothing is overlooked or left out while also focusing on those areas that prove particularly difficult for you. Let us take the guesswork out of preparing for the ACT. Our private tutors are available to meet in-person or online, and they offer daytime, evening, and weekend hours to ensure there is always a meeting time that fits with your current schedule and obligations. Wherever you plan to attend college, Manhattan Review can help you ace the ACT, supporting your learning and test preparation while teaching you to avoid common test-taking mistakes. We are committed to you and your college success, and we encourage you to contact us today to learn more about our fully customizable private tutoring options. Together, we can craft an individualized program of study that will allow you to score in the highest percentiles on the ACT, bringing you one step closer to making your college dreams a reality at the undergraduate program of your choice.

Meet a Beijing ACT Tutor: Jessica D.

Jessica grew up in Wisconsin and credits the long winters for sparking her love of science. "There are only so many books you can read or shows you can watch, and after months of snow, you start going a little stir-crazy," laughs Jessica. "That's what led my grandma to get me a book about at-home science experiments." Growing up with her grandparents, Jessica appreciated how they always supported her love of learning, in addition to how patient they were. "I tried so many crazy experiments, many of which ended up on the kitchen walls or ceiling, and my grandparents never got mad. They were always like, ‘Well, we know one more thing that doesn't work,'" smiles Jessica. Jessica loved trying new experiments and soon moved to developing her own studies for science fairs, as well as participating in the Chemistry club at her high school and writing a science-themed column for her school newspaper. "My school didn't have an official peer tutoring program, but I definitely helped my friends out when they needed to prepare for a bio exam or complete an astronomy project," recalls Jessica. "In exchange, they helped me with my English papers, since writing has always been more confusing to me than chemistry."

Jessica dreamed of becoming a science educator and knew she would perform better on the ACT than the SAT, thanks to the inclusion of a science section on the ACT. Jessica's grandparents had a friend who was a retired teacher and tutor, and she met with Jessica twice a week to help her prepare for the ACT. Jessica credits tutoring with playing a significant role in her stellar ACT score, and when this score was combined with her impressive high school grades and involvement in extracurricular activities, Jessica was offered admission and financial assistance at numerous colleges and universities. While it meant moving away from her beloved family, Jessica ultimately chose to study at Harvard University, double majoring in biochemistry and education. After graduating from Harvard, Jessica completed a master's in education at the University of Pennsylvania before accepting a position as a science teacher at a high school in Philadelphia. 

Jessica loved working in-person with students, but after a few years of teaching in the public school system, she was offered an opportunity by an educational consulting company to provide remote instruction to students around the world, creating and teaching science-related courses and workshops for international high school students. While Jessica worried she might miss being in the same physical location as her students, she immediately took to virtual instruction and quickly came to see it as a way to assist more students eager to improve their knowledge of science. When the educational consulting company she worked for later mentioned an open position for an English-speaking science teacher at an international school in Beijing, Jessica leaped at the chance and moved overseas, ready for another academic adventure. Two years later, Manhattan Review experienced a rare opening for an ACT instructor, and Jessica applied, thinking back to how helpful her own tutoring experiences had been. Jessica joined the Manhattan Review Beijing team in 2018, and students regularly request to work with her to prepare for the ACT, appreciating her insightful test-taking tips, as well as her ability to make questions seem less intimidating. When she isn't helping future college students excel on the ACT, Jessica enjoys attending symphonies and music festivals, going to the movies with her friends, and learning to crochet in anticipation of someday creating her own hats and sweaters.