Starting in September 2025, the ACT will be administered nationally both on paper and on digital devices. Should you take the ACT on a computer? If so, what do you need to know in advance? Amy and Mike invited educator Adam Snoza to review Strategies For The Computer-Based ACT.

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

1. What should test takers know about the digital interfaces?

2. What are the differences in platforms between the in-school and national digital ACT?

3. Even with the majority of test prep providers recommending the paper test, what are unique benefits to the digital test?

4. What strategies can test takers employ to make digital testing easier?

5. Can a student prepare a digital test if they are using paper tests in school or at home?

MEET OUR GUEST

Adam Snoza graduated from Creighton University and was a high school English teacher for 9 years in both public and private schools. He has spent 16 years in ACT test prep with Aim High Test Prep in Omaha, NE, where he is the president, lead instructor, and curriculum developer, authoring his own 350-page instructional manual.

Adam is also an ACT Instructional Mastery trainer (AIM) in all 6 certification areas: Basics, English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing. Now, he is a trainer of the AIM program and works with teachers and tutors across the country on how to effectively teach the ACT test. In addition, Adam co-authored the 2021 update to The Official ACT Mathematics Guide.

Though every student he helps gain a life-changing scholarship or entry into an elite college gives him great satisfaction, his greatest pride comes from working with multiple local charities to bring test prep to underserved populations in an effort to bridge the education gap.

Adam previously appeared on this podcast in episode 159 to discuss ACT Math Reporting Categories and episode 249 for a Test Prep Profile and in episode 298 to discuss Why Remote Tutoring Is Here To Stay.

Find Adam at aimhightestprep.com.

LINKS

Sample Questions - ACT Online Testing | The ACT Test

ACT Test Enhancements

The Upcoming Changes to the Enhanced ACT

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Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright, Roots2Words, and College Eagle. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and LEAP. If you’re interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, get in touch through our contact page.