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The ACT is coming. And, unfortunately, crosses, garlic and wooden stakes aren’t enough to keep it away. But with Shmoop’s ACT Prep guides, the test will barely resemble a blood-sucking monster.

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00:04

The ACT is coming… [ACT with fangs]

00:05

And, unfortunately, crosses, garlic and wooden stakes aren’t enough to keep it away. [Man drops the crosses, garlic and wooden stakes he was holding and runs away]

00:09

But with Shmoop’s ACT Prep guides, the test will barely resemble a blood-sucking monster. [Guy in a Shmoop shirt holding the ACT prep guide]

00:13

You’ll start by taking either or both of two diagnostic exams… [ACT now smiling]

00:17

…which will help you determine your strengths and…your not-so-strengths.

00:20

Next, you can spend as much or as little time as you want on topic review…

00:23

…brushing up on areas that have given you trouble. [Person clicking through the review topics page]

00:26

As soon as you feel prepared for battle, it’s off to nearly a thousand drill questions…which

00:30

will help you get a feel for the types of questions you’ll see on the test.

00:33

With engaging answer explanations and over 450 accompanying videos, you’ll hone your [Examples of the prep material]

00:38

skills step by step.

00:39

But…don’t sit too close to the monitor while watching all those videos.

00:41

You don’t want your eyes to stay that way. [Girl with buzz eyes]

00:44

Last stop: six full-length practice exams.

00:46

Here you’ll get a projected score.

00:48

It’s almost like seeing into the future. [The projceted score is circled]

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But…that future isn’t set in stone.

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You’ll be able to tackle exams throughout the studying process to see where you’re [A sword is pulled out a stone and the projected score is written on it]

00:55

improving and where you still need to review…

00:57

…so that you can clean up all your rough edges well in advance of the actual test. [The red part of the skill breakdown graph shrinks]

01:00

Plus, you can click on the “skills” tab to see how well you’re doing in each skill.

01:04

Then you can go back to those areas for reviews and more drills.

01:07

So take a deep breath…you’ve got this. [Girl relaxes in bed]

01:10

Sweet dreams. [Girl falls asleep]

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