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ACT® Essentials Course

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ACT® Essentials

Regardless of your starting point, knowing ALL the ACT essentials is key to your success.

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Start the path to ACT success.


Our proven test-taking strategies and personalized online tools will help you achieve a higher score, guaranteed. Start today for immediate access to all of our score-raising content.

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Instruction

  • 18 hours of focused classroom time
  • 100+ expert-created video lessons
  • Unlimited access to ACT Advantage LiveOnline sessions

Practice Materials

  • 3 scheduled practice tests (auto-proctor available)
  • 8 additional full-length and 8 single-section practice tests

Flexibility

  • We’ll give you 365 days of access all our practice drills and instructional videos, so you will be ready no matter when your test date is.

Includes SAT Prep

  • Full-length and single-section practice tests for the SAT
  • 100+ expert-created video lessons for the SAT

The Princeton Review Guarantee

  • You’ll score higher, or we’ll refund your tuition. If you’re not 100% satisfied with your course, we’ll let you repeat the program for free .*

Why Take ACT Essentials?

Have an ACT score goal? The Princeton Review’s ACT Essentials course is designed for you to achieve that goal.

Designed for the Score You Need

No matter the topic, this course is designed for you to learn the test-taking strategies and skills necessary to tackle any ACT test question.
ACT Essentials materials

100+ hours of Additional Video Lessons Lessons

Got a minute? Want to review a concept you covered in class? With 140+ quick and engaging, expert-created video lessons, you can brush up on any topic you want, anytime.

Exclusive online instruction tools

That’s not all - access the resources that will lead you to ACT success. Unlock today.

Find out where you’re improving and where you still need to focus.


What’s my score?

What should I focus on?


By accurately sizing up your performance on practice tests and suggesting focus areas, our detailed practice score reports give you all the information you need.

ACT Score Reports

Practice makes perfect, with online drills, questions, and tests.

Become ultra-familiar with the test over the course of 137 online drills, 1,200+ online practice questions, and online practice tests. Interactive score reports show your areas for improvement so you’ll be able to efficiently work towards your goals and plenty of online practice tests.

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Homework and study plans customized for you.

Looking for a prep experience that’s just for you? Our new-and-improved online student portal will personalize a study plan based on your starting score, goals, and how much time you have to prep. Your study plan will automatically adjust as you complete tests, videos, lessons, and drills and will always be focused on improving your score.

Personalized ACT Prep

More expert instruction on crucial topics

ACT Advantage gives students additional opportunities to work with expert instructors in our online virtual classroom. Scheduled sessions help students hone their skills and get answers to their toughest ACT questions.

Students can attend any session as many times as they want.

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Immediate access to all our score-raising content

Exclusive Online Tools

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Unlimited access to expert instruction on a variety of important test topics.

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Full Score Reports

Informative feedback on your scores and where you should focus your prep.

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137 drills and 1,200+ practice questions ensure you’re ready on test day.

Immediate access to all our score-raising content

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