The ACT is 25% geometry, 6% trigonometry and 5% analytic geometry, so you better review your geometry! What makes the test challenging is how many subjects are included on the test, so to get a high score you have to invest time in rarely used facts about absolute value, logarithms, matrices and sequences & series. So, get LOTS of practice by doing several free practice tests and get some tutoring to help kick start your studying.
The Bright Futures Scholarship is funded by the FL Lottery. It pays for tuition and educational fees, but it does NOT pay for room and board, so it does NOT cover all costs. In fact, room and board are more expensive than tuition for FL residents, so please understand Bright Futures does NOT make college free, it just covers tuition and some fees. To get a truly full ride, students must become National Merit Scholars by scoring exceptionally high on their 11th grade PSAT, and then they are awarded the Benacquisto Scholarship. My son’s Benacquisto Scholarship, along with a scholarship from USF, will actually pay him around $50,000 by the time he graduates, so becoming a National Merit Scholar can be very rewarding if you stay in Florida.
In order to earn the 75% tuition Bright Futures Scholarship, students now need a score of 1210 (81st percentile) and 1340 (93rd percentile) for a full tuition scholarship. ACT composite score requirements are 25 (78th percentile) and 29 (90th percentile). Super scoring is permitted.
Need to boost your SAT or ACT math score to qualify for Bright Futures? Schedule a tutoring session today. We have helped many students qualify, perhaps we can help you too!
Thank you so much Kennon! I could not have done it [earned the Bright Futures Scholarship] without your help and support!
O. D.
There are other requirements for the scholarship as well, such as GPA (3.0 and 3.5) and volunteer hours (75 or 100). This FL government website has all of the most recent eligibility details. Once in college, students must continue to meet GPA requirements each year as well.
Please read the information on our SAT Frequently Asked Questions page regarding how difficult it can be to earn a Bright Futures Scholarship.
[My daughter]’s SAT math score went up 100 points! Thank you so much!
L. B., September 2019
For the past few months, my daughter has been working with Kennon on ACT Math prep and she has already seen an improvement in her score. He does a great job with explaining all types of math problems and equations and knows how to motivate his students to achieve their goals. He is very passionate about teaching his students and watching them learn and progress. Transformative Tutoring has been a great experience!
A. C.
The SAT and ACT are radically different tests when it comes to the math section. In this post, we will attempt to outline the key differences and hopefully help you select the test that might be best for you. Before registering for one test or the other, check with your favorite school(s) to be sure they accept whichever test you plan to take.
Invest one minute watching your child do this worksheet without a calculator. If they struggle some (more than 2 minutes, more than 1 mistake), the ACT is probably a much better choice for them. If they passed the 10 question quick quiz, have them do a an official ACT practice test and then an official SAT practice test to see which they are more comfortable with. Do the ACT test first because it does not list any formulas, whereas SAT tests do include formulas, so you should get an unbiased assessment of how many geometry formulas they still remember.
| SAT | ACT | |
| Bright Futures – 75% Scholarship | 1200 (81st %) | Composite: 25 (82nd %) |
| Bright Futures – Full Scholarship | 1340 (93rd %) | Composite: 29 (92nd %) |
| Questions | 22 questions each module (there are 2) | 60 questions |
| Time Allowed | 35 minutes per module | 60 minutes |
| Type of Questions | 48 multiple choice 10 short answer (4 choices per question) | 60 multiple choice (20 easy, 20 medium, and 20 advanced) (5 choices per question) |
| Difficulty | A couple of the questions are harder. Generally, all of the wording confuses many students, but tutoring and practice pay off. | The questions are shorter and often require only one step and a simple formula. |
| Summary | Think deep thoughts, understand the concepts and be a good problem solver. | It’s a race against time. Lots of easy questions that must be answered quickly. |
| Formulas | Many are provided. | Must be memorized. |
| Geometry | 15% or so | Nearly 50% |
| Probability | 2% | 10% |
| Trig. | 2% (1 question) | 7% (5 questions) |
| FOIL, Parabolas | 15% (single biggest topic) | 5% |
| Algebra | 50% or more | 20% or less |
| Topics | Heavy on: Parabolas FOIL & Factoring General Algebra & Lines Systems of Equations Light on: Trig (1 question) Far fewer topics to learn. | Heavy on: Geometry Moderate on: Trigonometry Lots of single questions on a wide variety of topics: Logarithms Matrices Probability Statistics Permutations Sequences & Series |
| Separate Science Score/Section | No | Yes (mainly reading complicated graphs) |
The listing of our summer enrichment programs for 2019 is now available online. We have courses for middle school, Calculus, Computer Programming and SAT Test Prep. Learn all about the summer programs here.
Transformative Tutoring will be at the Family Living’s Summer Camp Fair at Nathan Benderson Park on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 10 AM until 2 PM. Register online for free admission to the Camp Fair or visit the tutoring studio for a free ticket or two.
Our summer camp schedule for 2019 is as follows:
Pricing and registration for all camps will be available online soon. Please use the Contact Us page to express immediate interest. All camps have a maximum of 6 students.
Visit our booth to enter your guess at the number of erasers in our giant jar of erasers for your chance to win $100 and 2 free hours of tutoring.
Practice materials are available here: https://fsassessments.org/students-and-families/practice-tests/
One of the best years of my life involved making the six Algebra Explained apps that sold over 10,000 copies in the Apple App Store. The app is no longer available, so I decided to upload the videos to YouTube in hopes of helping students learn and enjoy algebra. If you need help with fractions, order of operations, negative numbers, solving equations or inequalities watch a few of the videos on YouTube and hopefully they will help. If you watch carefully, you might even catch Carter doing a cameo appearance or two!
After discussing the PSAT with a parent this weekend, I decided it was time to start encouraging students and parents to take the PSAT seriously! Often, students are told not to study for the PSAT, but that simply does not compute with me. If it is truly your chance to practice for the SAT, why not show up to practice ready to practice!?
The PSAT score is not used in college admissions, but it is the score used to help students earn National Merit Scholarships. Although only 1% of students earn National Merit Scholarships (which generally max out at a single award of $2500), these awards can also be used to qualify for the Benacquisto Scholarship
Of course, a great PSAT score can also fill your email inbox or regular mailbox with literature from great schools that might be of interest to you!
Additionally, some high school programs, including Pine View, may restrict students with low PSAT scores from taking certain (AP) classes.
So, if you are interested in studying for the PSAT that you will take in October of your junior year you can visit the our PSAT practice
We have added seven new students
We can now comfortably fit six students at the main table. Six is our limit for after school study groups and SAT/ACT test prep. As the schedule gets too busy to accommodate all students for one-on-one sessions, please consider joining a group. They are meant to be convenient and affordable.
If you need a study group at a different time, contact us and we will see if we can gather enough students to start more after school study groups.
