Course Description





Why Hacking the ACT

You will spend over 4,000 hours of your life sitting in a classroom working towards your high school GPA, while the ACT is only a 4 hour test. 4,000 hours vs. 4 hours. And as crazy as it sounds, most colleges weight these two things almost evenly! Colleges put so much emphasis on test-taking skills, which is unfair to students who don't test well. I always tell my students that there's nothing that I can do about the fact that the system is unfair, so it's my job to make sure it is unfair in your advantage.

Some will tell you that as long as you work hard in school you will succeed on the ACT. This isn't necessarily the case. If you've already taken your first ACT, you know that a lot of the material wasn't anything you've covered in class and that the test writers purposefully include tricks to guide you towards the wrong answers.


You actually can master the ACT with the right strategies and enough practice. With this course led by Ryan Fitzgibbons, you are guaranteed to improve your score!

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The Course

The ACT may try to dazzle you with confusing problems. I will not. This course will equip you with the tools needed to breakdown the ACT into easy to understand strategies and methods. Some of you may have attended one of my live courses or weekend camps. This program is a perfect supplement to review and prepare for your upcoming test day.

If you have not attended one of my live courses, don't worry! This online course includes every one of my strategies for being fully prepared for this four hour testing taking event that, for some reason, colleges think they can measure your worth as a human being and potential college applicant. Let's play the game and get you closer to the top of that pile.

Each of the courses offered includes all the same material, practice tests, videos and information. The only difference is the suggested timing to make sure you are prepared for the test day. Video presentations will walk you through each strategy for English, Math, Reading, Science, and Essay sections along with general overall tips.

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The Videos

A lot of college bound students who usually get good grades are surprised how different the ACT is from the normal subjects taught in high school.  During our live weekend boot camps, we tackle the test section by section.  This online program includes each of these strategies in video form to allow you to move at your own pace.  The strategies are clear, concise, and easy to follow.  As an example, here are some fun & effective strategies, one from each section of the test. 

 English: Ignore Prepositional Phrases and Fluff


 Math: Pick Numbers 

Reading: Predict Before You Sneak a Peek

Science: Point Breakdown

Essay: Write a Ton


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Our 100% Guarantee

I know this course will help you improve your ACT test score and I guarantee it. If your official test score does not improve, then I will refund you the full amount you paid for this course. It is that easy.

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The Instructor

Hi! I’m Ryan Fitzgibbons, founder of Hacking The SATs. Ironically, I was a terrible student in high school. My GPA was so low that college admissions counselors actually laughed at me. Then I got my SAT and ACT scores back. And suddenly the Ivy League started calling. So was that fair? Not really. But it taught me the importance of playing the game, how much colleges care about a silly Saturday morning test, and how little things like test-taking strategies can alter the trajectory of a student’s life.

Many students tell me my resume first encouraged them to take my course, but it was how much I care that caused them to refer their friends, family, and younger siblings. While the headlines sound fancy:

  • Mensa Member
  • Perfect score on the SAT
  • 99th percentile on the ACT
  • Completed Bachelor's Degree at BYU in just 2 years
  • Students received a total of 6 million dollars in college scholarships last year alone

That’s not what makes a good instructor. I believe most of my referrals come from the fact that I lose more sleep anxiously awaiting my students’ test results than they do.

Over a decade ago, I discovered my passion for tutoring and preparing students to beat the SAT and ACT. I taught for Kaplan for many years as one of their top instructors, did private tutoring, and taught test prep courses. With each of my live courses booking out in advance it seemed the best way to reach as many people as possible was to offer all of my tips, tricks and strategies in an engaging, easy to follow video instruction guide. I want you to succeed and I know that by going through this online course, you will dramatically improve your SAT score. Join me and have your story be our next success story.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Welcome!

    • Intro Survey

    • Course Schedule
  • 2

    Practice Tests and Materials

    • New Format ACT Practice Test 1

    • New Format ACT Practice Test 1 - Explanations

    • New Format ACT Practice Test 1 - Answer Key

    • New Format ACT Practice Test 2

    • New Format ACT Practice Test 2 - Explanations

    • New Format ACT Practice Test 2 - Scoring Chart

    • Old Format ACT Practice Test 1 (For Extra Practice If Needed)

    • Old Format ACT Practice Test 2 (For Extra Practice If Needed)

    • Old Format ACT Practice Test 3 (For Extra Practice If Needed)

    • Old Format ACT Practice Test 4 (For Extra Practice If Needed)

    • Old Format ACT Practice Test 5 (For Extra Practice If Needed)
  • 3

    ACT Changes

    • Tuesday May 26th - ACT Changes Part 1

    • Wednesday May 27th - ACT Changes Part 2
  • 4

    General Strategies

    • General Strategy Introduction

    • Tuesday May 26th - General Strategy 1: To Guess or Not to Guess?

    • Saturday May 30th - General Strategy 2: Think With Your Brain, Remember With Your Pencil

    • Monday June 1st - General Strategy 3: When 2 Answers are Equal, Eliminate Both!

    • Tuesday June 2nd - General Strategy 4: Change How You Take The Test

    • Thursday June 11th - General Strategy 5: Finish On Time

    • Monday June 22nd - General Strategy 6: Skip Problems and Return

    • Monday June 29th - General Strategy 7: Review Wrong Answers

    • Tuesday June 30th - General Strategy 8: Don't Be Brilliant. Just Be Right.

    • Tuesday July 21st - General Strategy 9: Prior To Test Day

    • Wednesday July 22nd - General Strategy 10: What To Bring On Test Day
  • 5

    English Strategies

    • English Section Introduction

    • Wednesday May 27th - English Introduction

    • Tuesday May 26th - English Strategy 1: Ignore Prepositional Phrases and Fluff

    • Wednesday May 27th - English Strategy 2: Improper Pronouns

    • Thursday May 28th - English Strategy 3: Unidentified Pronouns

    • Thursday May 28th - English Strategy 4: Verb Tense

    • Friday May 29th - English Strategy 5: Parallelism

    • Friday May 29th - English Strategy 6: Singular Plural Disagreement

    • Saturday May 30th - English Strategy 7: Modifier Errors

    • Monday June 1st - English Strategy 8: Wordiness/Redundancy

    • Tuesday June 2nd - English Strategy 9: Idioms/Word Choice

    • Wednesday June 3rd - English Strategy 10: Transitions

    • Wednesday June 3rd - English Strategy 11: Fragments

    • Thursday June 4th - English Strategy 12: Comparisons

    • Thursday June 4th - English Strategy 13: Adjectives/Adverbs

    • Friday June 5th - English Strategy 14: Passive Tense

    • Friday June 5th - English Strategy 15: Bad Words

    • Saturday June 6th - English Strategy 16: Punctuation

    • Monday June 8th - English Strategy 17: Unique Words

    • Monday June 8th - English Strategy 18: Overview

    • Tuesday June 9th - English Strategy 19: Consistency

    • Tuesday June 9th - English Strategy 20: Ordering Sentences/Paragraphs

    • Tuesday June 9th - English Strategy 21: Read the Title!

    • Tuesday June 9th - English Strategy 22: Answer Their Question
  • 6

    Summer Test Walkthrough: English Section

    • Tuesday May 26th - English Section: 1-7

    • Wednesday May 27th - English Section: 8-15

    • Thursday May 28th - English Section: 16-22

    • Friday May 29th - English Section: 23-30

    • Saturday May 30th - English Section: 31 - 37

    • Monday June 1st - English Section: 38 - 45

    • Tuesday June 2nd - English Section: 46 - 52

    • Wednesday June 3rd - English Section: 53 - 60

    • Thursday June 4th - English Section: 61 - 68

    • Friday June 5th - English Section: 69 - 75
  • 7

    Math Strategies

    • Math Section Introduction

    • Wednesday June 10th - Math Introduction

    • Thursday June 11th - Math Strategy 1: Confirm the Question

    • Friday June 12th - Math Strategy 2: Use Calculator Carefully

    • Friday June 12th - Math Strategy 3: Show Your Work

    • Saturday June 13th.- Math Strategy 4: Order of Difficulty

    • Saturday June 13th - Math Strategy 5: Double Check Your Work

    • Monday June 15th - Math Strategy 6: Pick Numbers

    • Tuesday June 16th - Math Strategy 7: Backsolve

    • Tuesday June 16th - Math Strategy 8: Find a Pattern

    • Tuesday June 16th - Math Strategy 9: Label Given Info

    • Wednesday June 17th - Math Strategy 10: Take the First Step

    • Wednesday June 17th - Math Strategy 11: Angles

    • Thursday June 18th - Math Strategy 12: Triangles

    • Thursday June 18th - Math Strategy 13: Circles

    • Friday June 19th - Math Strategy 14: Graphs

    • Friday June 19th - Math Strategy 15: Draw Figures

    • Saturday June 20th - Math Strategy 16: Exponents/Radicals/Polynomials

    • Saturday June 20th - Math Strategy 17: Ratios, Proportions, Conversions

    • Saturday June 20th - Math Strategy 18: Memorize Formulas

    • Monday June 22nd - Math Strategy 19: Trigonometry

    • Monday June 22nd - Math Strategy 20: Alter Figures

    • Monday June 22nd - Math Strategy 21: Forget Distance and Midpoint Formulas

    • Tuesday June 23rd - Math Strategy 22: Probability & Statistics

    • Tuesday June 23rd - Math Strategy 23: Permutations & Combinations

    • Tuesday June 23rd - Math Strategy 24: Math Vocab

    • Wednesday June 24th - Math Strategy 25: Matrices

    • Wednesday June 24th - Math Strategy 26: Logarithms
  • 8

    Summer Test Walkthrough : Math Section

    • Wednesday June 10th - Math Section: 1-5

    • Thursday June 11th - Math Section: 6-10

    • Friday June 12th - Math Section: 11-15

    • Saturday June 13th - Math Section: 16-20

    • Monday June 15th - Math Section: 21-25

    • Tuesday June 16th - Math Section: 26-30

    • Wednesday June 17th - Math Section: 31-35

    • Thursday June 18th - Math Section: 36-40

    • Friday June 19th - Math Section: 41-45

    • Saturday June 20th - Math Section: 46-50

    • Monday June 22nd - Math Section: 51-55

    • Tuesday June 23rd - Math Section: 56-60
  • 9

    Reading Strategies

    • Reading Section Introduction

    • Thursday June 25th - Reading Introduction

    • Thursday June 25th - Reading Strategy 1: Write Down Main Idea

    • Friday June 26th - Reading Strategy 2: Make a Passage Map

    • Friday June 26th - Reading Strategy 3: Yes. Actually Read the Passage.

    • Saturday June 27th - Reading Strategy 4: Predict Before You Peek

    • Saturday June 27th - Reading Strategy 5: Read Actively

    • Monday June 29th - Reading Strategy 6: Fire Mediocre Answers!

    • Monday June 29th - Reading Strategy 7: Nitpick Every Word

    • Monday June 29th - Reading Strategy 8: Touch the Right Answer

    • Tuesday June 30th - Reading Strategy 9: Avoid Plagiarism

    • Tuesday June 30th - Reading Strategy 10: Choose General Over Specific

    • Tuesday June 30th - Reading Strategy 11: Eliminate Wrong Answers

    • Wednesday July 1st - Reading Strategy 12: Comparison/Paired Passages

    • Thursday July 2nd - Reading Passage Specifics

    • Friday July 3rd - Reading Trap 1: Extreme

    • Friday July 3rd - Reading Trap 2: Opposite

    • Friday July 3rd - Reading Trap 3: Misused Detail

    • Saturday July 4th - Reading Trap 4: Distortion

    • Saturday July 4th - Reading Trap 5: Out of Scope
  • 10

    Summer Test Walkthrough : Reading Section

    • Thursday June 25th - Reading Section: 1 - 3

    • Friday June 26th - Reading Section: 4 - 6

    • Saturday June 27th - Reading Section: 7 - 10

    • Monday June 29th - Reading Section: 11 - 15

    • Tuesday June 30th - Reading Section: 16 - 20

    • Wednesday July 1st - Reading Section: 21 - 23

    • Thursday July 2nd - Reading Section: 24 - 30

    • Friday July 3rd - Reading Section: 31 - 35

    • Saturday July 4th - Reading Section: 36 - 40
  • 11

    Science Strategies

    • Science Section Introduction

    • Tuesday July 7th - Science Strategy 1 - Introduction

    • Tuesday July 7th - Science Strategy 2 - Format

    • Wednesday July 8th - Science Strategy 3 - Approach

    • Thursday July 9th - Science Strategy 4 - Point Breakdown

    • Friday July 10th - Science Strategy 5 - Figure Interpretation

    • Saturday July 11th - Science Strategy 6 - Patterns

    • Saturday July 11th - Science Strategy 7 - Scientific Reasoning

    • Monday July 13th - Science Strategy 8 - Outside Knowledge

    • Tuesday July 14th - Science Strategy 9 - Review
  • 12

    Summer Test Walkthrough : Science Section

    • Tuesday July 7th - Science Section: 1 - 7

    • Wednesday July 8th - Science Section: 8 - 14

    • Thursday July 9th - Science Section: 15 - 20

    • Friday July 10th - Science Section: 21 - 26

    • Saturday July 11th - Science Section: 27 - 33

    • Monday July 13th - Science Section: 34 - 40
  • 13

    Essay Strategies

    • Essay Section Introduction

    • Wednesday July 15th - Essay Strategy 1: General Information

    • Wednesday July 15th - Essay Strategy 2: Scoring

    • Wednesday July 15th - Essay Strategy 3: Read Instructions Beforehand

    • Thursday July 16th - Essay Strategy 4: Pick a Side

    • Thursday July 16th - Essay Strategy 5: Quick Outline

    • Thursday July 16th - Essay Strategy 6: Target Your Audience

    • Friday July 17th - Essay Strategy 7: Organization

    • Friday July 17th - Essay Strategy 8: Vocab

    • Saturday July 18th - Essay Strategy 9: Write a Ton

    • Saturday July 18th - Essay Strategy 10: Transitions

    • Monday July 20th - Essay Strategy 11: Avoid Personal Pronouns & Stories

    • Monday July 20th - Essay Strategy 12: Write an Essay Template
  • 14

    Review

    • Review Section Introduction

    • End of Course Survey
  • 15

    Full Test Walkthrough 1

    • English Section 1 - 15

    • English Section 16 - 30

    • English Section 31 - 45

    • English Section 46 - 60

    • Math Section 1 - 10

    • Math Section 11 - 20

    • Math Section 21 - 30

    • Math Section 31 - 40

    • Math Section 41 - 50

    • Math Section 51 - 60

    • Reading Section: 1 - 10

    • Reading Section: 11 - 20

    • Reading Section: 21 - 30

    • Reading Section: 31 - 40

    • Science Section: 1 - 7

    • Science Section: 8 - 14

    • Science Section: 15 - 20

    • Science Section: 21 - 27

    • Science Section: 28 - 34

    • Science Section: 35 - 40
  • 16

    Full Test Walkthrough 2

    • English Section 1 - 15

    • English Section 16 - 30

    • English Section 31 - 45

    • English Section 46 - 60

    • English Section 61 - 75

    • Math Section 1 - 10

    • Math Section 11 - 20

    • Math Section 21 - 30

    • Math Section 31 - 40

    • Math Section 41 - 50

    • Math Section 51 - 60

    • Reading Section: 1 - 10

    • Reading Section: 11 - 20

    • Reading Section: 21 - 30

    • Reading Section: 31 - 40

    • Science Section: 1 - 6

    • Science Section: 7 - 12

    • Science Section: 13 - 19

    • Science Section: 20 - 26

    • Science Section: 27 - 33

    • Science Section: 34 - 40
  • 17

    Full Test Walkthrough 3

    • English Section: 1 - 15

    • English Section: 16 - 30

    • English Section: 31 - 45

    • English Section: 46 - 60

    • English Section: 61 - 75

    • Math Section: 1 - 10

    • Math Section: 11 - 20

    • Math Section: 21 - 30

    • Math Section: 31 - 40

    • Math Section: 41 - 50

    • Math Section: 51 - 60

    • Reading Section: 1 - 10

    • Reading Section: 11 - 20

    • Reading Section: 21 - 30

    • Reading Section: 31 - 40

    • Science Section: 1-6

    • Science Section: 7-13

    • Science Section: 14-19

    • Science Section: 20-26

    • Science Section: 27-33

    • Science Section: 34-40
  • 18

    Full Test Walkthrough 4

    • English Section: 1 - 15

    • English Section: 16 - 30

    • English Section: 31 - 45

    • English Section: 46 - 60

    • English Section: 61 - 75

    • Math Section: 1 - 10

    • Math Section: 11 - 20

    • Math Section: 21 - 30

    • Math Section: 31 - 40

    • Math Section: 41 - 50

    • Math Section: 51 - 60

    • Reading Section: 1 - 10

    • Reading Section: 11 - 20

    • Reading Section: 21 - 30

    • Reading Section: 31 - 40

    • Science Section: 1 - 6

    • Science Section: 7 - 13

    • Science Section: 14 - 20

    • Science Section: 21 - 26

    • Science Section: 27 - 33

    • Science Section: 34 - 40

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