ACT Prep Courses in Beijing (China)

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Many people might be surprised to learn that the ACT has experienced significant growth in test popularity over the past few years, providing an alternative to the SAT. In many states, the ACT has actually surpassed the SAT in popularity among students preparing their applications for college. Are you a Beijing student planning on taking the ACT? If so, we are pleased to offer you all the test-related resources you'll need to be successful on this challenging exam, earning the high percentile score you need to make colleges take note of your application. Our industry-leading instructors have deconstructed the ACT, analyzing each section and question type. They have then combined this information with our unparalleled knowledge of cutting-edge educational instruction to create convenient, flexible, and high-quality ACT prep courses designed to help you achieve the success you deserve. Preparing for this potentially life-changing exam can be stressful, but there's no need to prepare alone, attempting to create your own piecemeal study plan while hoping you're covering the most pertinent topics. Let us partner with you the same way we've helped countless students around the world achieve the standardized test score they need to attend the undergraduate program of their dreams. Our unique prep courses are designed to fit every learner's needs, allowing our students to improve their content knowledge and test-taking skills through classroom-style group courses, online interactive classes, and one-on-one private tutoring. 

Manhattan Review has been helping students prepare for the ACT since 1999, and we offer multiple prep course options certain to fit your test-related needs, as well as your schedule. We encourage you to contact us today to learn more about our ACT preparatory options to discover the one that's right for you. Many students enjoy learning in the company of others and find themselves inspired and educated through community interaction. For those students who learn best in a classroom-style setting, we offer traditional group prep courses dedicated to providing a comprehensive, yet efficient, overview of everything you need to succeed on the ACT. For those students who require more flexibility in their learning schedule, we offer online interactive instruction that can be accessed at your convenience, allowing you to study during daytime, evening, or weekend hours, ensuring you can focus on the information with minimal interruption or distraction. And for those students who know they learn best through a customized program of study, we are pleased to offer private tutoring, creating a personalized study plan around your individual learning needs, taking into account the academic strengths you already possess while helping you overcome any areas of weakness that might negatively impact your ACT performance. Regardless of the learning plan you choose, you can be confident in the preparation and support you receive from Manhattan Review. 

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. 

At Manhattan Review, we offer a variety of ACT prep courses designed to help you apply to college with confidence. Our courses are offered in-person, as well as online, and our instructors are available at various times throughout weekday, evening, or weekend hours, ensuring you always have an opportunity to learn at a time that works best for you. While our instructors are exceptional test-takers who have scored in the highest percentiles on standardized tests, they have more than just first-hand experience with the ACT…they are gifted and dedicated instructors and educators with strong backgrounds in teaching, and they are passionate about helping you achieve your own academic and collegiate success. By working with our respected and established instructors, Manhattan Review students consistently obtain the highest ACT scores and are regularly admitted to the most competitive colleges and universities, including CalTech, MIT, Harvard University, Yale University, New York University, Columbia University, the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, Northwestern University, the University of Pennsylvania, Oxford University, Stanford University, the University of Cambridge, Johns Hopkins University, Dartmouth College, Princeton University, and elsewhere. If you plan to attend a prestigious college, it is necessary to obtain an impressive score on the ACT, and our proprietary and comprehensive programs will supply you with everything motivated students need to score in the highest percentiles on this exam. 

We are proud to offer Beijing's most flexible, effective, and efficient ACT prep services, and our programs are student-friendly, led by instructors who know exactly how to ace this exam and ensure your college applications are memorable, earning you a spot in the undergraduate program that will lead you to the life and career of your dreams. Whether you prefer to learn with others, require the flexibility to access test prep services online, or desire a study program designed for your specific test-related learning needs, you can be sure there's a place for you with Manhattan Review. Gaining acceptance to the most prestigious colleges and universities continues to be increasingly competitive, and there are always more eager undergraduate applicants than there are available spots in an incoming freshman class. There's no need to stress or worry about your ACT performance when you partner with Manhattan Review, as our instructors will ensure you feel confident and prepared on the day of your exam. We encourage you to contact us today to learn more about our ACT prep options to find the one that's best for you. Let us help you the way we've helped countless students achieve their individual dreams, earning distinction with their test-related accomplishments and ensuring you have options when it comes to attending a world-class undergraduate program.

Meet a Beijing ACT Tutor: Ronald R.

Ronald was born in the United Kingdom and moved to Washington, DC, when his father was offered a different position in the company he worked for. "I wasn't excited about moving, but as long as there were still libraries and places to buy books, I decided I'd manage," laughs Ronald. An avid reader from an early age, Ronald was quick to spot grammatical errors, plot holes, or other writing-related mistakes in the stories he read. "I didn't grow up dreaming about becoming an editor," he admits. "But once I learned I could actually get paid for reading other people's writing, I knew I'd found the job for me." Ronald approached his school about creating a peer tutoring program, and he offered to be the first to sign up to help his classmates in areas they didn't feel strong in academically. Through the program he established, he helped fellow students brainstorm ideas for essays, showed them the difference between a first and second draft, and proofread their papers for errors they might have missed. The peer tutoring program was so successful that it grew to include more tutors for various subjects the following year, and Ronald was thrilled to see people getting the additional support they needed. 

Ronald set a goal of becoming a professional book editor and wanted to obtain the best possible education in order to help others bring their creative literary projects to life. After completing practice versions of both the SAT and the ACT, Ronald realized he had performed significantly better on the ACT. He decided to take a group prep course to prepare for the exam, and he loved working with a professional tutor. "I'm so used to being the tutor, it was really nice to have someone else guiding me and laying out the study plan," he shares. "Learning how to interpret and answer questions was a lot like proofreading…you can't lose sight of the big picture, but you have to take the time to focus on details because they ultimately create the big picture." Ronald's hard work and dedication paid off when he scored in the 98^th percentile on the ACT. His score, combined with his impressive high school grades and extracurricular activities, resulted in an offer of admission to Columbia University. "Columbia was my first choice because they're in the very heart of the book publishing industry," says Ronald, who loved every moment spent completing his undergraduate degree. After graduating, Ronald worked his way up through the publishing house ranks, starting as an intern and then moving up to an assistant editor before becoming a senior editor with significant freedom to choose and champion various books and literary projects. 

While Ronald loved collaborating with publishers and authors and helping books transform from drafts to completed manuscripts, he also realized he could do his work from any location, and when his wife was offered a job with an investment banking firm in Beijing, he was excited to make the move. "I knew I could help people write, and I missed working directly with students like in my high school days," Ronald shares, "which led me to combine the two. I developed a few ACT prep online workshops showing how important a solid knowledge of grammar was, as well as how to break down tricky or confusing questions so that you understood them." The staff at the Manhattan Review Beijing office were impressed by Ronald's ambition, and he soon joined the team as an instructor. His methodical approach to teaching is a big hit among his students, who appreciate his ability to summarize lengthy paragraphs of information in memorable ways, as well as his knowledge of breaking down complex problems into smaller, solvable questions. When he isn't editing the next international best-seller or helping students prepare for their own ACT success, Ronald can be found attending literary lectures at various Beijing universities, wandering local bookshops looking for hidden treasures, and playing videos games with his friends.