Sarah Kheriaty can be contacted at skheriaty@gmail.com

This is the registration form for the 2024-25 ACT prep courses.  This link will be updated as more courses are added.  This course is given by Sarah Kheriaty, the ACT prep instructor at Vianney and St. Francis Borgia.  

ABOUT THE COURSE
- Students from any school welcome in any course
- Average score improvement of 4 points
- Comprehensive review of all topics tested on the ACT (English, Math, Reading, Science)
- Specific strategies for succeeding on the ACT test; general strategies for test-taking success
- Students receive and keep physical copies of all of the materials, including a binder of handouts, The Official ACT test guide book, and full-length practice exam
- Students complete 3 entire practice ACTs, plus many other individual passages and questions
- 28 hours of instruction over 5 weeks
- The first day of class, students will need to complete a diagnostic practice ACT.  Students will need to grade and score their own tests
- Cost is $400 (or $300 with the sibling discount), either by check made out to Sarah Kheriaty, or by Venmo to @Sarah-Kheriaty, or by cash

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Sarah Kheriaty is a certified high school teacher with a Math specialty and a Masters degree in teaching.  She has more than 13 years of experience in ACT prep instruction.  She has worked with students from over 50 different high schools and has hundreds of positive reviews.  She is a National Merit finalist from her own high school testing days at Villa Duchesne, and she has earned a perfect score of 36 on official ACT tests 4 times.  She graduated from the University of Notre Dame.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

How do I know which course to sign up for?
Choose the course that occurs during the time of the school year when you are the least busy. If
possible, sign up for a course that is not at the same time as a sport, a play, a school overnight trip, or
a retreat that will make you absent. Coming to every single class during your course is important.

Do I need to take the ACT before taking the course?
No. The first class of every course will include a full-length ACT, scored just like a real ACT, so students
will be able to see their baseline scores and their strengths and weaknesses. It is fine to take the ACT
prior to the course, but not a requirement. The most important time to sign up is during the time of year
when you are least busy.

How many times should I take the ACT?
You should take the ACT early and often. Take it as many times as you can. Send your score to your
high school every time you take it. You don’t need to send it to colleges until after you’ve already
earned the score you want them to see. Every time you take the ACT, it is good practice, and you
never know which will be your best testing day. At the very least, take it twice your junior year and
once your senior year. If you can take it more than that, even better!

Should I take the ACT (No Writing) or the ACT Plus Writing?
This depends on the colleges you will apply to. If you think you may submit an application to a college
that requires a Writing score, sign up for the Writing. Otherwise, just take the ACT (No Writing). You
can check which colleges require Writing at actstudent.org/writing. Many colleges do not require it.

Here are the complete schedules for the upcoming courses in the 2023-24 school year: