Forgione Tutoring Newsletter - October 2019 - School Year Updates, SAT/ACT Changes and Test Prep

Sep 14, 2026

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Forgione Tutoring Newsletter for October 2019 shares updates for families as the school year settles into routines. It highlights student progress on recent SAT and ACT test dates, previews upcoming ACT and SAT exams, and explains major ACT changes for September 2020 including section-specific testing and official super-scoring. The newsletter also announces new tutoring openings, guidance on estimating score gains, a mock/diagnostic calendar, key registration deadlines, and tutoring policy reminders for discontinuation and time-slot holds.

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Reading Time13 min

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Great Job and Upcoming Test Dates

ACT and SAT announcements and reminders

Big Changes for the ACT

Section-specific testing starting September 2020

Official super-scoring on score reports

New Openings for Reading & Writing Prep

How To Estimate Your Score Gains

Mock/Diagnostic Calendar

Location options and seating guidance

Test Dates, Registration Deadlines, and Score Release Dates

SAT 2019-2020

ACT 2019-2020

Policy Reminders

Discontinuation policy

Hold policy - holding a time slot

Other News

A Fifth Section on the SAT?

Forging Ahead Forgione Tutoring Newsletter-October 2019 Hello Forgione Families, The school year is finally settling into a routine, and we are enjoying the cool weather brought by the change in the season! Our seniors are quickly approaching their college application deadlines and getting those last few essays hammered out. We’re rooting for you! Great Job to all of our students who took the SAT on October 5th and the ACT on September 14th. Please update us about your scores when you can! And we’d love to hear about your college acceptances, too. Good Luck to students taking the upcoming ACT October 26th and the SAT November 5th! Check out our announcements and reminders below: Big Changes for the ACT! The ACT is adding a few exciting features to its testing program, beginning September 2020. One is the introduction of section-specific testing: Rather than taking the entire ACT, students can take just one section (English, Math, Reading, or Science) for a reduced fee. This will only be offered to students taking national Saturday tests (as opposed to state-or district-administered ACTs), but it opens up helpful opportunities for many students. Another change is that ACT will now report super-scoring on students’ score reports-rather than making colleges calculate it themselves. It’s a nice way for ACT to assist in showing off their students’ best efforts! For more details on these changes, see the Article in Education Week. New Openings for Reading & Writing Prep A few new tutors have joined the Forgione Team in our Raleigh offices! We will therefore have new openings for SAT/ACT Reading, SAT Writing, and ACT English. These openings will be available in the North Raleigh office on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and in our Midtown Raleigh office on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Let us know if you’re interested! FAQs 2 If you are new to our program, you can find general information and answers to frequently asked questions on our Parents & Students FAQ Page. Gina Took the SAT! All of our tutors work hard to challenge themselves and stay current on the trends in college admissions tests. Most recently, our own Gina Higgins took the SAT alongside many students at Cary High School. Her report?“The testing center was a lot more crowded than I expected, but the people working there kept everything very organized!” We’re glad to hear it was a positive experience, Gina! We look forward to hearing the results of your hard work. How To Estimate Your Score Gains We are often asked how we predict growth in our students’ test scores. The ACT is scored out of 36, while the SAT is out of 1600. Therefore, a gain of 3 points on the ACT is similar to a gain of 100 points on the SAT, and a gain of 4 ACT points is the equivalent of gaining 150 SAT points. The ACT covers 4 major subjects (English, Math, Reading, and Science), while the SAT covers 3 subjects (Reading, Writing, and Math) . In general, we expect students will require 8 hours of instruction per subject in order to see significant growth (3-4 points on the ACT, or 100-150 points on the SAT) . This comes to about 30 hours total ACT prep, or 24 hours SAT prep. For more details on our test prep program, see our SAT and ACT Prep page. Mock/Diagnostic Calendar Students taking any of the upcoming fall exams should take a mock test as a simulation 2-3 weeks before the “real thing”. We schedule these at our Raleigh (Merton Drive) office or our Cary office, Sundays 9am-1pm. Students may attend mocks at either location. Mock tests are included in the cost of tutoring, so there is no extra cost, but rather major benefits! For incoming rising juniors, we recommend one SAT and one ACT diagnostic if a student is undecided about which prep to pursue. Contact us to set up a diagnostic or mock for your child. Seating is limited. Below is a list of our upcoming mocks/diagnostics: | Date (Sundays) | Raleigh (Merton Drive) Office | Cary Office | | --- |

FAQs

What new ACT testing features begin in September 2020?

ACT will introduce section-specific testing, allowing students to take one section (English, Math, Reading, or Science) for a reduced fee. ACT will also report super-scoring directly on students’ score reports.

How does the newsletter estimate SAT and ACT score gains?

It explains that the ACT is scored out of 36 while the SAT is out of 1600. It gives equivalencies of gains (for example, 3 ACT points roughly matches 100 SAT points) and estimates typical instructional time needed per subject to see meaningful growth.

What is required to discontinue tutoring, and what happens if notice is not given?

The program requires two weeks’ notice. If the required notice is not received, scheduled sessions in the following two-week window will be charged to the credit card on file.

Sep 14, 2026

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