ACT Prep · included in every plan
Raise your ACT score 3 to 5+ points.
Learn the strategy behind every ACT question type in about a minute. Drill it until it's automatic, and let your analytics show you where your next points are.
- Score guarantee
- 5 full practice tests
- Built for the 2025+ ACT
See what's possible
Your score now
21
After ACT Prep
26
Typical gain when you finish the lessons and all five practice tests. Backed by our score guarantee.
1,600+
original practice questions
44
test tricks to learn
89
strategies in your Strategy Bank
5
full-length practice tests
How it works
Four steps. Repeat until it's automatic.
Step 1
Learn the strategy
Every skill opens with a one-minute Strategy Card: the rule that matters and an animated example.
Step 2
Drill it
Sets of 10, easy to hard. You know right away if you got it, and why.
Step 3
Deep Dive your misses
A step-by-step walkthrough, every trap named, and a fresh question just like it.
Step 4
Watch your score move
Your score tracker updates as you practice. Take a full practice test when you're ready.
Try it
Quiz yourself on real ACT questions
Two from each subject, straight from the course. Check your answer, then see exactly how to solve it.
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Smart analytics
Know exactly where to improve
Practice all necessary skills for the ACT, identify your weak spots, and master the important strategies.
- Skills ranked by points you can gain
- The tricks of the test, with strategies to beat each one
- Fix weak spots: one click, and we build a set for you
Practice high-value topics
Every skill, ranked by how much mastering it would add to your score. (Example data.)
Traps you fall for
Your pace
Accurate, but slow on Trigonometry: 94s vs 70s. Timed sprints will bring it down.
The Strategy Bank
89 total strategies to help you master the ACT
Backsolve. The Period Test. Prove It. Go to the Figure. Every strategy has a short animation that shows it working, and you collect them as you go.
Strategy · Math
Backsolving
Let process of elimination do the work.
Maya buys 12 items: pens at $3 and notebooks at $5. She spends $46. How many notebooks did she buy?
This looks like it needs a system of equations. It doesn't.
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or your money back
The score guarantee
Raise your score 3+ points, or get your money back.
We'll put it in writing. Do the work, and if your official ACT composite doesn't go up at least 3 points, you get a full refund of your pass.
Built for the 2025+ ACT
Practice for the test you'll actually take
English
50 questions
35 min · in your composite
Math
45 questions
50 min · in your composite
Reading
36 questions
40 min · in your composite
Science
40 questions
40 min · optional, STEM score
- Your composite is the average of English, Math and Reading.
- About 60% of English is now editing for purpose and style. Our English lessons follow the same split.
- Math has four answer choices now, and every question here does too.
What's inside
Every skill on the ACT, one lesson each
Algebra & Functions
The biggest share of ACT Math: percents and rates, equations, lines, quadratics, functions and exponents. Learn the fast way and the backup way for each.
- 1. Percents, Ratios & RatesPercent change, ratios that scale, and rates with units that cancel. The everyday math behind a fifth of the test.
- 2. Linear Equations & SystemsSolve for x, solve for two unknowns, and know when to skip the algebra and backsolve from the answers.
- 3. Lines & Linear ModelsSlope as a rate, intercepts as starting values, and parallel and perpendicular lines without memorizing a single new formula.
- 4. Quadratics & PolynomialsFactor, find the vertex, read the roots off a graph, and use the discriminant to count solutions.
- 5. Functions & Transformationsf(x) notation, plugging functions into functions, and what shifts, stretches and flips do to a graph.
- 6. Exponents, Sequences & GrowthExponent and radical rules, sequences, and exponential growth and decay.
- 7. Number Sense, Complex Numbers & MatricesFactors and fractions, absolute value, and the i² and matrix questions that look scary but take three steps.
Geometry, Trig & Data
Triangles, circles, coordinate geometry and trig, plus the statistics, probability and multi-step word problems that round out the test.
- 1. Angles & TrianglesAngle rules, similar triangles, the Pythagorean theorem and the two special right triangles worth knowing cold.
- 2. Circles, Area & VolumeArc length and sectors as fractions of a circle, areas of combined shapes, and volume of the solids the ACT uses.
- 3. Coordinate GeometryDistance, midpoint, circle equations and shapes on the coordinate plane. Sketch it first, every time.
- 4. TrigonometrySOHCAHTOA, then the unit circle, radians and the trig graphs. The ACT asks a few of these every test.
- 5. Statistics & DataMean, median, range and spread, plus reading tables, dot plots, box plots and scatterplots.
- 6. Probability & CountingProbability as a fraction, two-way tables and and/or rules, and counting arrangements without listing them all.
- 7. Multi-Step Word ProblemsLonger real-world problems. Circle what they ask, write down what you know, and take it one step at a time.
How we stack up
Everything the big prep companies charge for, included
The Princeton Review and PrepScholar charge $299 to $397 for one ACT course. Your plan includes ACT and SAT Prep, plus every coding course, from $149.
| Generation STEMACT Prep | Princeton Review | PrepScholar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $149 | $299 self-paced | $397 self-paced |
| ACT and SAT both included | Yes, all Test Prep and Courses included | Sold separately ($499 for both) | Sold separately ($1,695 live bundle) |
| Fix my weak spotsOne tap builds a practice set with your weakest skills | Lessons reassigned until mastered | ||
| Mistake reviewMissed questions come back after 1, 3 and 7 days | |||
| Timed sprints at real test pace | |||
| Strategy BankAn animated card for every strategy | Video lessons | Video lessons | |
| Deep Dive on every questionEvery wrong choice explained, then one like it to try | Step-by-step explanations | ||
| 5 full practice tests | 5 practice tests | 4 practice tests |
Prices and features from each company's website for the ACT course named, checked October 2026. A dash means their course page doesn't show it or we couldn't confirm it. Kaplan, The Princeton Review and PrepScholar are trademarks of their owners and aren't affiliated with Generation STEM.
Five full practice tests
Real timing, real format, scored 1 to 36 with a full review of every question.
Mistakes come back
Missed questions return after 1, 3 and 7 days until they stick.
Monitor your score
Your projected score updates as you practice and test.
Questions
ACT Prep FAQ
Yes. Every Generation STEM plan includes ACT Prep at no extra cost, for every student on the plan.
Raise your ACT score 3 to 5+ points.
ACT Prep comes with every Generation STEM plan, alongside all the coding courses. Backed by the score guarantee.
ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT Education Corp., which is not affiliated with and does not endorse Generation STEM. All practice questions are original. Score gains are typical results for students who finish the program; individual results vary.