Episode Archive
60 episodes of Chad Cargill's ACT Test Prep since the first episode, which aired on February 13th, 2020.
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Episode 10: The Right Way to Keep Time on the ACT
April 16th, 2020 | Season 1 | 19 mins 45 secs
act, chad cargill, high school, prep, qualify, scholarships, test, time
The way most students keep time on the ACT is wrong. Listen to this episode to learn the right way. This episode teaches the easiest way to lower test anxiety and raise scores by effectively keeping your own time and working all the way to the end.
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Episode 9: Science: The 4th Quarter - Where the Game Will Be Won or Lost
April 9th, 2020 | Season 1 | 17 mins 27 secs
act, guessing, prep, scholarship, science, test
For most students Science is the easiest section to raise your score. The fourth quarter of the ACT is the most important quarter of the test. This game is won or lost in Science.
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Episode 8: 3 Different Ways to Take the ACT Reading Section
April 2nd, 2020 | Season 1 | 18 mins 19 secs
act, prep, reading, test
Many say you should always preview the questions before you read the passage. Who is right? Listen as Chad reveals the percent of students that do best using three top methods.
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Episode 7: I'm a Bad Test Taker - Help Me!
March 26th, 2020 | Season 1 | 14 mins 48 secs
act, bad test-taker, college, high school, prep, qualify, scholarship
I’ll be out, and someone sees me. She realizes I’m the ACT guy. Then she approaches me with the #1 question I get asked. Listen to this episode to hear that question and learn the one question evaluation I give to answer this question.
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Episode 6: 7 Ways to Reduce Test Anxiety on the ACT
March 19th, 2020 | Season 1 | 23 mins 31 secs
act, chad cargill, high school, prep, qualify, scholarships, test, test anxiety
While the world is anxious about the Corona virus, students are also anxious about taking an ACT. In this episode, we look at the number one reason good academic students underachieve on this test. Here are 7 practical tips you can use to immediately reduce your test anxiety.
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Episode 5: What Math Classes to Take in High School and When
March 12th, 2020 | Season 1 | 21 mins 19 secs
act, prep, scholarship, test
If your goal is to maximize ACT math scores, your class selection is critical. When to take the classes is equally important. In this episode, learn the advatages and disadvantages and why taking certain classes at specific times matters.
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Episode 4: I Ordered My Test and Answers. Now What?
March 5th, 2020 | Season 1 | 26 mins 20 secs
act, chad cargill, english, high school, prep, qualify, scholarships, test
You ordered the test questions, your answers, and the correct answers. What do you do with that? This episode gives you a step-by-step guide what to do.
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Episode 3: 3 Reasons Why in English You Should Read the Passage as You Go
February 27th, 2020 | Season 1 | 20 mins 20 secs
act, chad cargill, english, high school, prep, qualify, scholarships, test
Over half of today's English ACT test-takers skip from one underline to the next. In this episode we discuss why you should never do this.
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Episode 2: Why You Should Never Just Take One Section of the ACT
February 20th, 2020 | Season 1 | 28 mins 6 secs
act, composite, high school, superscore, test prep
Today we explore ACT's new policy allowing students to take just one section of the ACT. This episode explores how these "retest" section scores are used and why you should never this.
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Episode 1: Chad's Story and When to take the ACT and Why? The 1-2-3 Plan.
February 13th, 2020 | Season 1 | 28 mins 11 secs
act, cargill, chad, prep, scholarship, test
Hear Chad's story of taking the ACT 18 times in high school raising his score from a 19 to a 32 which was 99.5% at the time. Then learn about the 1-2-3 plan for when to take ACTs.