ACT Test Prep
Youth Education

Youth Education offers exceptional ACT Test Prep, unlike any other program you’ll find in the Salt Lake valley and beyond.

In our online/in-person hybrid test prep classes, your student will:

• Learn what to expect on the test.
• Identify their own strengths and weakness.
• Understand and practice all types of questions. They’ll develop specific strategies for improving their math skills, grammar usage, reading comprehension, and more!
• Master test-taking time management.
• Build confidence and set reasonable goals for the test.
• “Know” how to "guess" most effectively (and when to do so).

ACT Test Prep Class Format:

Our test prep is based on a unique blend of weekly in-person instruction and online practice through our partner with Magoosh. Students will learn through our experienced and well-versed ACT instructors, all who have extensive experience in teaching test prep. Learn more about our instructors!

In-person sessions are formatted as follows:

• 1st meeting: Introduction & Diagnostic test
• 2nd meeting: English
• 3rd meeting: Math
• 4th meeting: Reading
• 5th meeting: Science

After all five classes of intensive test prep, your student will have the opportunity to put their newfound skills into practice with a full-length, test-day simulated practice test. We offer a practice test at the conclusion of each class. This test is intended to mimic both the testing environment and the actual ACT exam. Please read the section notes for scheduled practice test dates.

Magoosh

We are proud to partner with Magoosh, one of the nation's leading online test prep companies, to support our ACT Prep students! Youth Education offers traditional classroom in-person instruction with the bonus of online test prep. Magoosh provides online test prep videos, adaptive practice tests, and additional resources. Find out more about our partnership with Magoosh. Students that spend at least one hour a week practicing on Magoosh see more of a score increase by 1-2 points; this is more than their peers who spend less than one hour practicing with in-class instruction.

Score increases with Youth Ed’s ACT Prep!

Our data has shown an average score increase of 2-4 points for students that take our class! What seems like a small number improvement can mean the difference between getting into the school of your dreams or receiving scholarships. Students that spend more time on Magoosh during their time in ACT prep tend to see a greater score improvement. The more time you practice the ACT, the better you’ll perform on the test!

2025 ACT Enhancements:

Did you know that the ACT test is changing? Beginning in September, the ACT will be making the following changes:

• Reduced number of questions per subject
• Shortened total test time
• More time per question
• Reduced answer choices for all Math questions (5 to 4)
• Science test is optional

Our prep class format will be changed to reflect the new ACT format. See ACT Test Enhancements Info page for more information.

ACT Science:

Why opt-in for the Science test?

• Getting a strong score on the science section will make your college application stand out to competitive STEM majors
• It helps to balance your student profile- if your science grades are your strongest, your science score on the ACT can show your potential
• Your science score may still be taken into consideration during the college application review process

Class Note: Registering for the actual ACT is independent of registering for this course.

Questions? Call Youth Education at 801-581-6984 or use our online form.