The ACT Summer Institute is an intensive test prep program that provides students with the tools they need to prepare for and succeed on the ACT®. The condensed four-day format is a convenient way for students to develop essential test-taking tools. Students receive in-depth review of the exam materials, insight into strategies for succeeding on standardized tests, and a comprehensive study plan, and extended online support.

The ACT Summer Institute includes:

  • 20 hours of expert classroom instruction
  • Experienced, expert instructors
  • Official preparation guide including practice tests from ACT
  • Course workbook
  • Thorough presentations and explanations
  • Easy-to-follow study plan
  • Access to online support resources
  • 4 hours of live-online review leading up to the fall test dates

The ACT Summer Institute covers:

Math Topics

  • Practice solution techniques for problems containing variables.
  • Learn efficient approaches to complicated multi-step problems.
  • Discover tactics for translating difficult word problems into equations.

English Topics

  • Identify correct idiomatic speech in sentence correction problems.
  • Understand the basic concepts of rhetorical construction.
  • Learn which grammar errors are most frequently tested.

Reading Topics

  • Understand which part of the passage to read for reading comprehension questions.
  • Recognize the difference between global and local test items.
  • Identify passages written from the journalistic and engaged perspectives.

Science Reasoning Topics

  • Identify parameters for test items involving graphs and charts.
  • Interpolate or extrapolate answers from data given in tables.
  • Recognize the point of an experiment in research summary items.

General Test-Taking Topics

  • Use the process of elimination.
  • Master time management skills.
  • Minimize test anxiety.
  • Identify common distractors.

Online Review Tools to Help You Stay at Your Peak!

The ACT Summer Institute includes online tools to help you maintain your skills until test day!

Four online review sessions are held in the weeks leading up to the fall ACT test dates. The interactive, one-hour online review sessions allow you to participate and ask questions of our expert test prep instructors. The live-online review sessions are recorded—you can still benefit even if your schedule doesn’t allow live participation. Review sessions will be scheduled between the end of the course and the fall test dates. You need only high-speed internet access and speakers or headphones to participate in the online sessions—no additional software is required.

Weekly online office hours provide a convenient way for you to get individualized help with specific questions or concerns that you may have. Online office hours are free-form meetings open to all participants from the ACT Summer Institutes. Instructors will be available to answer any questions that you might have. The sessions are “drop-in” and are student-directed, so there will not be a planned presentation for each session. Instead, our instructors will answer questions and work through problems in the order that they are received.

In addition, you will have access to an online instructor-monitored question forum and to recordings of an expert instructor explaining and reviewing all the class modules. Access to the online resources will continue until the end of the calendar year, so you will have extended support as you complete your preparation independently.

Online Review System Requirements: The live-online ACT review sessions use a free Adobe Connect browser plug-in. The only requirements are high speed internet access and speakers or headphones.

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Why Should You Enroll in the NMU ACT Summer Institute?

Our ACT preparation curriculum is a program developed by experts. You’ll receive 20 hours of targeted instruction to help you fully prepare for the ACT. In addition, you’ll receive online support and ACT practice tests within the included course material. This allows you to practice the skills and strategies you are learning in class on real test questions. In the NMU ACT Summer Institute, you’ll master strategies to improve your ACT score with the help of experienced ACT instructors who care about your success. Not convinced? Click here to receive a full list of ACT student testimonials.

About Our Program:

NMU’s Test Prep program is partnered with Educational Testing Consultants, a leader in higher education test preparation. Each year, Educational Testing Consultants helps thousands of students prepare for the important pre-college standardized tests at major colleges and universities across the United States. Educational Testing Consultants provides a proven program with a record of success and highly trained, top-quality instructors.

Request a Custom ACT Prep Course or Presentation

NMU Test Prep also offers customized ACT Prep programs for schools, nonprofit organizations, and community groups. If you are a high school principal, guidance counselor, admissions department, or community leader and would like details about our custom programs or would like to request a presentation, please call our professional staff at (906) 227-2103 or email us at conteduc@nmu.edu