YouTube Channels

• PrepPros
  • Great for specific SAT & ACT help
  • Features walk-throughs, problem guides, and strategies
  • Generally, we recommend you avoid their prediction videos
• BestACTPrep
  • Great for “unspoken” rules of standardized testing (e.g. bubbling, time management, etc.)
  • Dated, so be wary of test-specific strategies mentioned
• SuperTutorTV
  • Great, active channel for standardized testing & college prep
  • Plethora of resources for all sorts of purposes
    • Use the “playlists” tab to find specific videos
• 5 Academy
  • Another great resource for specific SAT & ACT help
  • Features walk-throughs, problem guides, strategies, and tricks
  • Full walk-through videos are incredibly useful, especially for math
• ElevatEd School
  • All sorts of videos about college applications, essays, and campus experiences
  • Great essay walk-throughs and customized “essay formulas”
  • Generally, we recommend you avoid their videos claiming to get you into “any college”
• College Essay Guy
  • Features not only college essay help, but general application help as well
  • Hosts a wide variety of videos, podcasts, etc.
    • Use the “playlists” tab to find specific resources
• Prepworks Education
  • Massive amount of college app, AP, ACT, and SAT guide videos
    • Use the “playlists” tab to find specific resources
  • Great personalized college application videos (e.g. optimizing the Common App)
• CollegeMeister
  • Useful for staying up to date on college news

Books

• Official ACT Prep Book
  • The best book for ACT prep, since it comes from the source
  • Check your local or school libraries for copies of this book
    • Older copies are fine too; changes are generally minor
• College Panda Books
  • Great, in-depth insights into both the ACT and SAT
  • More advanced than most other books
  • Local and school libraries are less likely to have copies
• Princeton Review Books
  • Good for general test & college prep guides
  • Common; likely to be at your local or school libraries
• Fiske Guide to Colleges
  • Fantastic in-depth look into most universities nationwide (and a few worldwide)
  • Generally reputable and supported by student testimonials
  • Great for creating a college list
  • School libraries may host copies of this book; check with your counseling office too
• Fiske Real College Essays that Work
  • Good for general college essay work
  • Hosts examples and do’s & don’ts
  • Local and school libraries are less likely to have copies
• Hack the College Essay
  • Our #1 recommended resource for starting your college essays
  • Straight to the point, in-depth, and with examples
  • Completely free online PDF

Practice Tests

• McElroy Tutoring
  • Hosts free PDFs of previous exams
  • Great free blog with a variety of topics covered
  • Fantastic ACT & SAT calculator programs

Online Resources

• College Panda
  • Great, free blog for ACT, SAT, and college prep
• AdmissionsMom
  • Full, free blog with a plethora of resources for everything college app related
• UWorld
  • Good “question bank” for ACT & SAT prep
  • Not free; check with your counselors for school plans
• ACT
  • Reputable; comes straight from the ACT
  • Question types mimic the real exam
  • Completely free
• PrepFactory
  • Has some free courses
  • Check with counselors for school plans