Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Review~ ACT Mom Online Class

Disclaimer~I received a COMPLIMENTARY copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.





Recently, we were offered a chance to review the ACT Mom Online Class from ACT Mom. Therese was thrilled to have the chance to use this course since she is planning to take the ACT test this year. 


ACT Mom Online Class includes streaming videos, materials, and practice questions. The online class is thirteen hours long. Nine hours of in-person instruction. The same as the in-person class but through videos. Five additional hours of teaching videos and practice are included. 


For this review, we received access to the ACT Mom Online Class and a binder filled with various materials for the student. Online access for the ACT MOM Online Class is one year and currently costs $250 (plus $8.25 for shipping). The binder included multiple practice test in page protectors with an answer key, a pencil case with a dry-erase marker, a cloth to clean the dry erase, and I think little sticky notes (or Therese added them to her pencil case). 


What is the ACT Mom Online Class?

The ACT Mom Online Class is prerecorded sessions that are presented in bite-size segments and followed up with practice questions. The practice questions are to help reinforce the material presented in the lesson and help students see what they understand or do not understand. The goal of the course is to help students increase their ACT score and hopefully receive scholarship money from the college of their choice. 




The class is divided into the various topics covered in the ACT test. Students will work through a English section, a Math section, a Science section, and a Reading section. Each subject is broken up into multiple sessions. As the students work through each section, they will be introduced to the various types of questions they will see on the actual ACT test. Students are taught how to work through the questions and practical advice is given. The goal is to help the students achieve their best possible course.




As students work through the class, they will complete one ACT practice test. The online class also offers links to six additional practice tests for the students to work on. 

What Did We Think of the ACT Mom Online Class?

I only briefly looked over the course when we received access. I immediately sent the information to Therese so she could start the class. From what I saw, the class looks extremely well done and the enthusiasm she has while teaching the class is amazing. The class is educational, engaging, and fun. It is not some boring class where students will zone out!

Therese has enjoyed the class immensely. She feels she has learned a lot. She loves the practical advice that is given. She has commented multiple times that she has learned things she was never taught, especially when it comes to English. This surprised me since we have always used such a strong English program. I was looking over the notes Therese has taken, and she has written done information about commas, semicolons, and word endings. 




She said the teacher has offered a lot of valuable advice about how to do well on the test and why it's important to score high when looking to earn scholarship money. She offers advice on test taking skills, time management, and ways to remember particular concepts. Therese has not competed the course yet, but she already feels that this course will help her get into the college of her dreams. 

I'm thrilled that she is learning from his course. The knowledge she is picking up will help her feel confident when she takes the test but also give her the skills to ace the test. It is clear the Katie Johnson has spent years learning the ins and outs of the ACT test. I'm just glad she has decided to share that knowledge with others. 


Learn more about the ACT Mom Online Class


Be sure to stop by and see what some of the other review crew members had to say about the 
ACT Mom Online Class!



Till Next Time,
Monique



Friday, August 13, 2021

Review~ College Launch Solution from The HomeScholar LLC

Disclaimer~I received a COMPLIMENTARY copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.





Good morning, dear friends!
 Can you believe that another school year is about to start? It's so scary! We're in our final stretch now. I have a senior and a junior!! College is just around the corner for us. I was thrilled when we were offered the opportunity to review the College Launch Solution from The HomeScholar LLC.


The HomeScholar LLC was founded by Matt and Lee Binz. After homeschooling her own children, Lee decided to help other families navigate the world of homeschooling during the high school years through the challenging time of entering high school. For over 15 years, she has helped many families succeed during this challenging time.

Lee has 3 core beliefs when it comes to homeschooling!

1. Homeschooling independently provides the best possible learning experience.
2. Every child deserves a college-prep education, whether or not they chose to go to college.
3. Parents are capable of providing a superior education for their children. 


The HomeScholar LLC is there to help parents enjoy their children's high school years, treasure the memories being made, and see their children head off to college.


What is the College Launch Solution?

The College Launch Solution is an online course that helps parents and students navigate their way through the college process. The course helps them start the confusing process and takes all the way to them heading into college. The course has over 60 hours of training videos that help students prepare and work through the lengthy process of college applications. The course answers any questions that may arise along the way. Since homeschoolers do not have the privilege of having guidance counselors to help them with this process, like teens in the school system do, this is an affordable way to have an admissions counselor to help. It's like having your own personal admissions counselor without the hefty price tag! 



For this review, we received a 6-month access to the College Launch Solution course. I'm able to use this with both of my children. The course is geared for students in the 10th through 12th grades. I wish I would have known about this last year when Michael was starting his junior year. It would have been beneficial. I guess a little late is better than never. It will be a great resource for Therese since she is just now starting her junior year! I still can't believe I'll have two kids in college in a few years. I swear it feels like I was just in college. 

The course consists of 6 training sections.

Core Training
Finding a College
Paying for College
Applying to College
Preparing for College
Succeeding in College 

The course also includes a few bonus sections. 

When the students log in, they will watch the video, College Admission Seminar for Teens with Lee Biz. This video will help them understand the entire college admission process. Students will learn about the various scholarships that are available to them.  As the students work through the core training section, they will learn and understand all that they need to do to get into the college of their dreams. The nice thing about the college admission seminar is that students can refer back to it anytime they need to. 
The course does have a workbook to print out and have the students complete.

This was a wonderful course to go through with the kids. Both Michael and Therese learned a lot about the college process, and I hope they take the knowledge they learned in the how to succeed in college with them. 

Learn more about the courses offered from The HomeScholar LLC


Check out the other reviews from the review crew. 
The crew reviewed a few of the other courses offered by The HomeScholar LLC: Total Transcript Solution, Comprehensive Record Solution, and High School Solution. 
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Till Next Time,
Monique


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