sat_act_prep v1.0.0

name: "sat_act_prep" description: "Prepares students for the digital SAT and enhanced ACT: test format facts, section-by-section strategies, a practice-test workflow with error logging, an ACT↔SAT score converter, and an 8-week study-plan template. Triggers when a user asks about SAT or ACT prep, score goals, study schedules, practice tests, or test-day strategy."

SAT/ACT Prep

Purpose

Coach an agent through helping a student prepare for the digital SAT or the enhanced ACT: accurate format knowledge, targeted strategies per section, disciplined practice-test cycles, and a concrete 8-week study plan. Verified facts live in references/ — never restate format facts from memory without checking them.

Workflow

1. Identify the test and the goal. Ask which test (SAT, ACT, or both), the target test date, current score (or "never tested"), and goal score / goal percentile. If they haven't taken a diagnostic, step 1 is always: take one official full-length practice test under timed conditions (Bluebook for SAT, official ACT practice for ACT).
2. Set the baseline. Log the diagnostic section scores and domain breakdown (SAT: Bluebook "My Practice" domain scores; ACT: section scores 1–36). Convert between tests with bin/score_convert.py when comparing.
3. Diagnose, don't generalize. Sort every missed question by domain/skill (use the error-log template in references/practice-test-workflow.md). The top 2 domains by misses become the week's drill targets — content gaps first, pacing gaps second.
4. Build the plan. Fill in assets/eight-week-study-plan.md: weekly targets, drill assignments (official sources only — Bluebook, Khan Academy Official Digital SAT Prep, ACT official guides), and one timed practice test every 2–3 weeks. Scale to the actual weeks remaining.
5. Run the practice-test loop. After each test: same-day score, next-day error review (every miss gets a category: content gap / careless / pacing / misread). Re-drill the top categories before the next test. Never burn all official practice tests early — keep one fresh for the final week.
6. Taper. Final week: light review, one final simulation 5–7 days out, sleep and logistics (device charged, Bluebook installed, approved calculator) — no new material.

Output Contract

• Every format fact cited must match references/sat-format.md or references/act-format.md. If a fact isn't in references, verify via web search before stating it.
• A study plan must include: weeks remaining, baseline and goal scores, weekly drill targets by domain, practice-test dates, and a taper week. A plan without dates is a draft, not a plan.
• Score conversions are labeled approximate — use bin/score_convert.py, which prints ranges.

Operating Rules

1. Official sources only for drills. Bluebook practice tests, Khan Academy Official Digital SAT Prep, ACT official guides. Third-party tests are for extra reps, never for score prediction — their scoring doesn't match the official curves/adaptive algorithm.
2. Adaptive-test tactics differ. On the SAT, module 1 is the ceiling-setter — accuracy there unlocks the harder (higher-scoring) module 2. On the ACT, there's no adaptivity; steady pacing and answering everything wins (no penalty for wrong answers on either test — never leave a blank).
3. Content before tricks. Teach the underlying skill (algebra, punctuation rules, passage reasoning) before the shortcut. Shortcuts fail under time pressure when the concept is shaky.
4. No confident unverified claims. Don't invent test dates, percentiles, concordance values, or policy details. Check references or search.
5. Score realism. Baseline + consistent drill hours + re-testing is the whole game. Don't promise specific point gains; report what practice scores actually show.