GATE Parents Group

ACT Prep: ACT Prep San Mateo HS AM

Description

Strategy and practice for the ACT, 3-hour sessions, held on 4 Saturdays + 2 Sundays. Each section is limited to around 25 students. San Mateo High School. First class session is on a Sunday. Last class session is 4 hours and is on a Sunday Target the 7/14/18 Test date. New information added June 25, 2018. Apparently the ACT is not offered in California in July! We were not aware of this. The ACT announced in January, 2018 that the ACT will not be held in California in July and we did not catch that press release or footnote. See http://leadershipblog.act.org/2018/01/supporting-transparency-and-modernizing.html

Instructor

Adam Faber

Fee

$405.00, Early Registration: $320.00

Maximum Students

25

Registration Dates

GATE Student Preferential Early Registration Period

4/16/2018 through 4/22/2018

All Student Registration Period

4/23/2018 through 5/26/2018

Fee Dates

Discounted Fee Registration Period

4/16/2018 through 4/29/2018

Regular Fee Registration Period

4/30/2018 through 5/26/2018

Class Sessions

Title	Day	Date	Time	Location	Description
First session	Sun	6/3/2018	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	San Mateo High School	Intro to the ACT: Test contents, scoring, strategies. English section: Examples and common errors, practice sets and review.
Second session	Sat	6/9/2018	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	San Mateo High School	Reading section: Section overview, types of reading comprehension questions, answer selection analysis. Practice sets and review.
Third session	Sat	6/16/2018	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	San Mateo High School	Math section 1: Section overview, strategies, algebra, geometry, practice sets and review.
Fourth session	Sat	6/23/2018	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	San Mateo High School	Math section 2: Advanced and novel math, problem solving, extended thinking, practice sets and review. Practice essay #1.
Fifth session	Sat	6/30/2018	9:00 am to 12:00 pm	San Mateo High School	The Essay: feedback on practice essays, Analyzing documents, practice essay #2.
Sixth session	Sun	7/8/2018	8:00 am to 12:00 pm	San Mateo High School	Science section: Section overview, data analysis, scientific process, reading scientific texts. Feedback on practice essay #2. Final tips and Q&A.