Strategy notes that are actually useful.
Long-form guides covering ACT pacing, scoring, section-by-section strategy, and the high-yield concepts that show up over and over. Each guide is written as if a tutor were walking you through the material — no padding, no buzzwords.
30-Day ACT Study Plan
A four-week study plan that gets you from a diagnostic test to test day with structured daily practice.
StrategyACT Pacing Guide
How fast you actually need to go on each section, with per-question time targets and triage tactics.
EnglishACT English: Section Overview
Everything you need to know about the structure, scoring, and strategy of the ACT English section.
MathACT Math: Section Overview
Everything you need to know about the structure, scoring, and strategy of the ACT Math section.
ReadingACT Reading: Section Overview
Everything you need to know about the structure, scoring, and strategy of the ACT Reading section.
ScienceACT Science: Section Overview
Everything you need to know about the structure, scoring, and strategy of the ACT Science section.
EnglishThe Five Comma Rules You Need to Know
Every comma question on the ACT comes down to one of five rules. Memorize them and the punctuation section gets a lot easier.
MathACT Math Formulas You Must Memorize
A short list of the formulas that show up on every ACT — keep them on a notecard until they are second nature.
ReadingHow to Read Each ACT Reading Passage Type
Different passage types reward different reading approaches. Treating them all the same costs you points.
ScienceThe Three ACT Science Passage Types
Data Representation, Research Summaries, and Conflicting Viewpoints — different passages, different strategies.
StrategyTest Day Checklist
Everything to bring, do, and avoid on the morning of your ACT.
How the guides are organized
Guides are grouped by section (English, Math, Reading, Science) plus general strategy and scoring. Strategy guides are short — they're meant to give you a few specific habits to apply on practice tests, not to lecture you. Concept guides are longer and include worked examples; treat them like a reference, not a textbook to read cover-to-cover.
If you're starting from scratch and have a month: read the 30-day study plan guide first, then the section overviews for your weakest two sections. If you have less than two weeks: read the last-minute pacing guide and one or two specific concept guides on topics you keep missing.