Improve your SAT or ACT score
Each fall semester, up to 40 high school students participate in a six-week session in which Calvin students provide SAT or ACT tutoring assistance. (Spring tutoring, though offered in the past, will not be offered this year.)
The Excel SAT/ACT Tutoring Program is available to 9th through 12th grade students from the greater Grand Rapids area.
Tutoring sessions are scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday from 4:00–5:00 p.m. or 4:30–5:30 p.m. Sessions are assigned according to participant and tutor availability, and according to participant grade and prior test score.
Registration information:
October 12 – November 18, 2021
A program fee of $100 must be paid by in order to secure your space in the program (check, cash, or money order). The program fee includes a test prep book, which will be the student’s to keep.
To register for the Excel Program, please submit the following items no later than September 17, 2021.
- Register by September 17.
- Your $100 enrollment fee (check, cash, or money order) to: College Access Programs, 3201 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546. Check should be made out to Calvin University; in the memo line, specify tutoring and the student's name.
- A PDF of your prior SAT or ACT score, emailed to collegeaccess@calvin.edu. Scores from an official exam or a practice SAT/ACT are acceptable; we will accept PSAT scores. You may choose to take an SAT practice test online or to print one and take it on paper. For a practice ACT, please email collegeaccess@calvin.edu to receive a printable test.
- A signed waiver form.
Time is dedicated to covering specific subject matters included on the SAT and ACT:
| SAT | ACT |
| Reading/Writing | English |
| Math | Math |
| Reading | |
| Science |
A program fee of $100 must be paid by the registration deadline in order to secure your space in the program (check, cash, or money order). The program fee includes a test prep book, which will be the student’s to keep.