SAT AND ACT IMPROVEMENT: BRIGHT FUTURES By Dr. Wayne Adams We are all most fortunate to be living in Florida with our great winter weather and our even greater Bright Futures program for college scholarships. There appear to be no changes to the current scholarship requirements for Bright Futures: 100% is SAT super-score of 1330 OR ACT composite of 29, 75% is SAT super-score of 1210 OR ACT composite of 25. With Covid 19 starting to phase down, it appears most colleges will end their “test optional” or “postponements” and return to their normal admissions process using these exams (except maybe Crazy California!). Bright Futures shows no sign of any change. The SAT has made some significant changes in their testing programs. Effective as of the end of this spring, the SAT will no longer offer the Essay or any Subject Tests. I am aware of no changes in future ACT Exams at this time, but the Essay may also be discontinued. I have talked with many parents who are increasing concerned about the effect of “totally on-line” or “hybrid” learning on their students’ educational progress. In my classes, my students continue to improve normally on these exams because my program is totally focused on the SAT or ACT and is one-on-one with
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each student. In fact, it is not unusual for parents to say that the result of our study approaches and techniques help their students in their high school courses. And the section on Achieve and Maintain Your Peak Mental Performance Zone is proving quite helpful. The spring and summer test exam dates are as follows: SAT on May 8th, June 5th, and August 28th; ACT on April 17th, June 12th, and July 17th. My seniors are focusing in increasing their scores to qualify for higher Bright Futures’ scholarships. They all understand that this is like having a job that pays them $50 to $100 an hour (tax free) to study and perform. The last exams they can take to qualify are the SAT on June 5th, and the ACT on June 12th. My juniors are seeing if they can score at the level where they will not need to take time from their senior year to study for these exams. It is not unusual for them to want to take an exam in early June, or the ACT in mid-July. Studying over the summer is also attractive because they do not have the pressure of regular schoolwork and can focus more on getting their best exam scores. My sophomores are preparing early for these exams, plus getting ready for their PSAT next October which is the only qualifying exam for National Merit
Scholarships. To date, I have had three students qualify as National Merit Finalists. If You Would Like To Talk More About Your Student … Please contact me at 727-2530639 or send me an e mail at wwa0811@mykolab.com. Dr. Wayne Adams is one of the leading SAT and ACT tutors in the country. His students normally improve 200 – 350 points on the Writing, Reading, Writing and Essay, and Math, and 4 – 7 points on the ACT composite. They have been admitted to 8 of the top 10 universities in the country, 18 of the top 25, and many schools in Florida. These schools include Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, U Chicago, Duke, U Penn, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Notre Dame, Emory, UC Berkley, UCLA, USC, UNC (Chapel Hill),
NYU, Northeastern (Boston), Boston College, Georgia Tech, Naval - Air Force - Merchant Marine Service Academies, Penn State, LSU, Auburn, UF, U Miami, FSU, USF, UCF, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, FIU, New College of Florida, Stetson, and Julliard – Manhattan - New England - and Berkley Conservatories of Music. Many have received academic, athletic, or music scholarships. This year, he also tutored three juniors who scored at the national merit finalist/semi-finalist levels on the most recent PSAT. He is a former Dean of a Graduate School of Business and Full Professor, and began college teaching at the University of Maryland in 1968. He has degrees and advanced studies at Harvard, Yale, Vanderbilt, Columbia International, and Luther Rice.
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