About the Authors Patsy Prince is the founder and owner of Academic Tutoring Centers in Highland Park. Having over twenty-five years of experience as a teacher and tutor, and having a Masters in Education, Patsy has developed strategies which enable all learners to maximize their scores on standardized tests. Her strategies are innovative, yet based on sound educational practices. Her expertise has been validated by her students' sound success. She has included these approaches in partnership with Barron's, publishing 6 ACT Practice Tests and ACT Flash Cards. Jim Giovannini has been an educator and entrepreneur his entire life. Today he is recognized as one of the nation's leading experts in ACT and SAT test preparation. Each year, his companies, Academic Tutoring and ACT/SAT Success, serve thousands of families and dozens of school districts.

He is a nationally published author with Barron's Educational Series and has served as the president and Executive Director of the Education Industry Association. Through his test prep programs, Mr. Giovannini helps build skills and scores for all students - leading to increased college admission choices and better scholarship opportunities for all. About the Publisher In the 1930s, Manuel H. Barron opened a bookstore in Brooklyn, New York. People from the community asked Mr. Barron about books that might be available to help their children study for the New York State Regents exams. After realizing there wasn't anything available, Mr.

Barron created his own study guides 80 years later, Barron's has helped millions of people prepare for their next step.