ACT Private Tutoring in Berkeley (California)

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Are you a Berkeley-area student planning on taking the ACT and seeking to obtain the highest possible score on this potentially life-changing exam? At Manhattan Review, we offer all the support you need to excel on the ACT. In recent years, the ACT has become an increasingly popular test to take when preparing to apply for college, and in many states the ACT has surpassed the SAT in terms of student preference. When preparing for a test as important as the ACT, many students find that they learn perfectly well in the company of others, viewing their peers' questions or comments as insightful or even inspiring. Other students, however, know that they do not perform to their fullest potential in a group setting. They worry about slowing down the group or holding them back, working at a slower pace or needing additional time to grasp a particular concept. Alternatively, they experience frustration because they have mastered a subject but cannot move on until the rest of the group performs similarly. If you know you learn best through one-on-one instruction customized to your unique learning needs, consider working with one of our world-class private tutors. Personalized attention and individual lesson plans can significantly improve your ability to learn and retain new information. If you want to obtain the highest ACT score possible by leveraging the academic strengths you already possess while learning how to overcome any areas of weakness that might negatively affect your test performance, we invite you to contact us today to find out more about our private tutoring opportunities. Our Berkeley tutors are experienced and knowledgeable professionals with strong teaching backgrounds, and they are dedicated to ensuring your success on the ACT. 

By partnering with Manhattan Review, you receive access to our state-of-the-art resources and study materials, including our comprehensive syllabus developed from over twenty years in the test prep industry. Our instructors are eager to help you master the most effective and efficient test-taking techniques and strategies, ensuring you are familiar with test content so that nothing on the exam comes as a surprise on the day of our test. All of our test prep materials have been thoughtfully created to help you achieve your highest standardized test score, and pairing your motivation with our resources is certain to help boost your ACT score, allowing you to complete the exam and apply to colleges with confidence. We are proud to offer the most comprehensive, student-friendly, and results-focused ACT prep in the Bay Area, and those students who prepare for this exam with us 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. 

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. 

Since 1999, Manhattan Review has been the leader in standardized test prep, and we take pairing students with tutors very seriously. Research has demonstrated that working with a private tutor is one of the most effective ways to strengthen your test content knowledge, improve your information retention and recall, and boost your self-confidence and self-esteem by reducing test-related anxiety. Our private tutors have extensive experience with the ACT, having obtained their own impressive standardized test scores, but we do not only hire exceptional test-takers…we hire exceptional educators with strong backgrounds in teaching and learning theory. Our tutors at Manhattan Review will work directly with you to create a study program that is targeted, focused on your specific learning and test-related needs, as well as comprehensive, providing you with an overview of everything you can expect to encounter on the test. Our private tutors begin by understanding your learning style, identifying your unique learning strengths in order to leverage academic skills you already possess while also helping you learn to overcome any areas of weakness that might negatively affect your test performance. Our tutors are leaders in the field of education, using their talents and abilities to help others achieve their own academic and collegiate success. There is no need to worry or attempt to piece together your own study plan, hoping you are covering the most relevant information. At Manhattan Review, we have deconstructed the ACT and analyzed every section to better understand everything you need to know to obtain your own stellar score.

Berkeley-area students know exactly how competitive the college application process has become, and in order to be accepted by the college of your dreams, you need every advantage you can get. When you work with a private tutor, you learn on your schedule, at times that are most convenient for you, whether that be daytime, evening, or weekend hours. We are pleased to offer in-person tutoring options, as well as interactive online instruction, ensuring there is always a way for you to effectively prepare for the ACT. We are committed to supporting 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 Berkeley ACT Tutor: Jennifer P.

Jennifer P. grew up in Wisconsin and credits the long, cold winters for sparking her love of science. "My brothers were into every outdoor activity imaginable, but I could only ski and ice skate so much," she recalls with a laugh. "But if I was going to stay indoors, I also had to entertain myself because if my parents thought I was bored, they had no difficulty finding chores for me to do." Jennifer spent a great deal of time at her local library and loved science-related books, particularly ones that offered step-by-step instructions on how to create at-home experiments. Between the books she checked out and the information she found online, Jennifer spent a significant amount of time in the kitchen, combining liquids and chemicals and creating reactions while testing out various hypotheses. "I realized I loved experiments because I never knew what was going to happen…it was a surprise each time, but you could also learn from it, identifying what worked and what didn't and make changes accordingly. It never felt like failure, just like learning new information." Jennifer loved talking about her projects with others, and in high school she began writing a science-themed column for her school's online newspaper. She additionally held officer positions in the Astronomy Club and the Science Club, while also volunteering to help middle school students prepare entries for the annual Science Fair, which she herself won two times. 

Jennifer knew from an early age that she wanted to be a science educator, and after taking practice tests for both the SAT and the ACT, it was clear she excelled on the ACT, likely due to the test's included science section. She worked with a private tutor once a week, sometimes in-person and other times using virtual technology, and she credits her tutor for helping her to create an effective study program that kept her learning focused and on track. Jennifer performed exceptionally well on the ACT, and combined with her strong high school performance, she was accepted at the University of Chicago, where she double majored in biochemistry and education. After graduating, Jennifer was accepted to graduate school at the University of Southern California, where she obtained a degree in teaching before accepting a position as a high school science teacher in a large public school system. 

Jennifer loved her work and while she was repeatedly offered the opportunity to assume a more administrative role, she always chose to remain in the classroom where she could work directly with students. She relocated to the Bay Area after a few years in Southern California, and when Manhattan Review experienced a rare opening for an ACT tutor, Jennifer's friends and colleagues encouraged her to apply. We couldn't have been more delighted at her knowledge, teaching skills, and firsthand teaching experience, and appreciated Jennifer's dedication to helping students achieve their own individual academic success. Jennifer never fails to receive rave reviews from her clients. While she occasionally teaches a group prep course or weekend intensive class, working one-on-one with motivated students is where she finds her greatest satisfaction. When she isn't helping future college students excel on the ACT, Jennifer enjoys attending her local community theater, watching the stars and planets with her telescope on clear nights, and taking turns hosting potlucks with friends.