HOW MUCH MATH IS ON THE ACT AND THE SAT I?
THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MATH ON BOTH THE ACT AND THE SAT I THAT DOES NOT CHANGE. THE ACT HAS ON IT ALGEBRA I, ALGEBRA II, GEOMETRY, TRIGONOMETRY, AND SOME PRECAL QUESTIONS (WHAT SOME SCHOOLS WOULD CALL PRECAL QUESTIONS). THEY BASICALLY REPEAT THE SAME TYPE OF QUESTIONS EACH TEST; THEY RARELY ADD NEW QUESTION TYPES. THUS, I WOULD SAY ONLY ABOUT 5-10% OF THE MATH YOU LEARN IN HIGH SCHOOL IS REPRESENTED ON THE ACT. THAT IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT. IT IS VERY MUCH LEARNABLE EVEN IF YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN IT ALL. THIS IS WHAT MAKES THESE TESTS VERY TUTORABLE; THEY HAVE THE SAME THING ON THEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN SO ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS MASTER PAST OLD TESTS AND MOST ALL OF THE TIME YOU WILL DO VERY WELL.
THE SAT I HAS ON IT ALGEBRA I, ALGEBRA II, AND GEOMETRY. THERE IS NO TRIGONOMETRY AND NO PRECAL. HOWEVER, SAT I MATH QUESTIONS TEND TO BE ON THE TRICKY SIDE WHEREAS ACT MATH QUESTIONS ARE MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD. SOME STUDENTS WHOM I SEE NEEDS LOTS AND LOTS OF REMEDIATION AND SOME NEED VERY LITTLE. WHILE TUTORING, I HAVE SPECIAL FORMS THAT I MADE WHERE I WRITE DOWN ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING A STUDENT NEEDS TO REMEMBER FOR THE PARTICULAR TEST THEY ARE TAKING.
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