Companions &
tools
A Companion for ACT, SAT, and GRE prep, an application essay toolkit, a guide to college-level reading and writing, and tools for review and planning.
Test prep
Strategy chapters, every lesson, the Mini Diagnostic and every practice test with its answer key, and the Test Prep Learning Log — one Companion per test. Verbal and writing sections only: ACT English and Reading, Digital SAT Reading and Writing, GRE Verbal and Analytical Writing. Free chapter on request. Work the lessons online in the Learning Hub, on its own or alongside a Companion.
The ACT Companion
Strategy chapters, all sixteen ACT English and ACT Reading lessons, a Mini Diagnostic, and three full practice tests with answer keys, plus the Test Prep Learning Log.
The SAT Companion
Strategy chapters, all sixteen Digital SAT Reading and Writing lessons, a Mini Diagnostic, and three full practice tests with answer keys, plus the Test Prep Learning Log.
The GRE Companion
Strategy chapters, all sixteen GRE Verbal and Analytical Writing lessons, a Mini Diagnostic, and five practice tests with answer keys and scoring guides, plus the Test Prep Learning Log.
Review tools
The log, the word lists, and the free diagnostics that go with the Companions. All free on their own.
Test Prep Learning Log
A review tool for missed, guessed, and uncertain questions. One tab per test, with goals, scores, practice sets, a summary, and a Vocabulary tab for new words. Built into every Companion; also available on its own.
Vocabulary
ACT, SAT, and GRE word lists with definitions, examples, difficulty tags, and a study mode.
Free diagnostics
A short ACT, SAT, or GRE diagnostic taken online and graded on the spot: raw score, a skill snapshot, and the lessons to start with.
College essays
The Toolkit, the Essay Scorecard, and the College Essay Tracker — for personal statements, supplements, UC PIQs, activity lists, and revision.
The College Essay Toolkit
A guide to the college application essays: fifteen chapters, ten tools, and the Essay Tracker. Free chapter on request.
The Essay Scorecard
A ten-point scorecard for personal statements and supplemental essays. Score a draft online or download the PDFs.
College Essay Tracker
Schools, prompts, deadlines, drafts, feedback, and final status in one Google Sheet — with a dashboard, drop-downs, and status colors — or as a printable PDF.
For students in college
How to handle the reading load and write papers that hold up. Download the PDF or make a copy of the Google Doc. A single session is available when a paper, an essay, or a class needs a second reader — details on the college page.
A Guide to College‑Level Reading and Writing
How to sort a week of assigned reading, keep notes that still work when the paper comes, read an assignment as a question, and decide where AI fits — and where it doesn’t. Two one-page tools at the end: one for the week’s reading, one for the next paper. Nine pages.