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Up Your Score: Act, 2018-2019 Edition: The Underground Guide to Outsmarting the Test 2018-2019 Edition
Contributor(s): Arp, Chris (Author), Fish, Jon (Author), Swafford, Zack (Author)

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ISBN: 0761193669     ISBN-13: 9780761193661
Publisher: Workman Publishing
OUR PRICE: $12.71  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Study Aids | Act
- Study Aids | College Entrance
Dewey: 378.166
Age Level: 15-18
Grade Level: 10-13
Series: Up Your Score
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.2" W x 9.1" L (1.35 lbs) 368 pages
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Publisher Description:
Fully updated to reflect the most current version of the ACT, Up Your Score: ACT remains the test prep and survival guide that kids will actually want to use. Written by Chris Arp, a Princeton graduate and top ACT tutor--with the help of four students who aced the test (and went on to the colleges of their choice)--it's a true insider's guide, filled with effective strategies and tips, delivered with the attitude, smarts, and wit that make Up Your Score the bestselling alternative test-prep series in print.

▪ Crush the reading section by developing the Five Habits of Lean Forward Reading.
▪ Master the math section through techniques like "plugging in," an amazing trick that simplifies all algebra word problems.
▪ Annihilate the English section by absorbing six key punctuation and nine essential grammar rules.
▪ Sail through the science section by understanding that it actually tests reasoning.
▪ Plus, the latest information on ACT scoring and the essay test, revised in 2015 to be more open-ended and analytical.


Contributor Bio(s): Arp, Chris: - Chris Arp is a veteran and highly sought-after test-prep tutor at Veritas (now called Zinc Educational Services). He has a BA from Princeton and a masters in education from Brooklyn College and is writing a novel.Swafford, Zack: -

Zack Swafford is getting a masters in artificial intelligence at Stanford.

Chen, Ava: -

Ava Chen is a graduate of MIT and is currently studying the behavior of jumping spiders at Harvard's Wyss Institute.

Fish, Jon: -

Jon Fish graduated in three years from the University of Kentucky with a degree in history and political science. He plans to attend law school.


 
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