<p>so i took one of the practice tests in the "real acts" prep book
i did fine on math and english (high 20s) and feel confident in my ability to bring those scores up, and i got a 35 on reading.
how can i bring up my science score (23)?</p>
<p>Don’t read the experiments first. Read the question, then go back and find the answer.</p>
<p>Read nothing except in conflicting viewpoints passages. </p>
<p>PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE</p>
<p>The “science” section is all logic and deduction-based questioning. I can see why it might be challenging for some. Just practice and you will do fine. It takes time.</p>
<p>and btw, taking courses in biology, chemistry, and physics can definitely help.</p>
<p>I know everyone says to go stright to the questions…but there are some questions which require you to read the passages closely, and find the relationship between variables and stuff. Then I have to go hunting in the paragraph to find what I’m looking for and that’s how I usually lose time…I’m still trying to find a way to fix the problem. I’m seriously freaking out that the test is september, and I’m still at a 25 for science…ahhhhhhhhh.</p>
<p>^i TOTALLY feel ya. i hate hate hate science portion with a passion. I’ve managed to improve greatly on almost all my sections but my science scores continue to float in the 23-25 range (my highest was a 27…and frankly i’d be fine with that as long as the rest of my scores were 30+ but im pretty sure i got lucky with that 27…)</p>
<p>ughh.</p>
<p>Yeah, those summary questions can be tough.</p>
<p>Just practice, that’s all. I got 36 math, 35 science, 34 english, and then a 28 on reading, it sucked. It was the stupid humanities passage, I got the 55th percentile, whereas all the others were in the 97-99. What does that tell colleges?</p>
<p>Not much, just that you are a little unbalanced on humanities and math/science.</p>
<p>don’t worry, i went from a 19 to a 31 in science… you’ll get the hang of it</p>
<p>There was another post I remember that when from 18 to 36 and one that went from 23 to 36 composite.</p>
<p>Apparently, the science test just throws a lot of people off the first time.</p>
<p>I am hovering at a 24 in Science too.</p>
<p>i’m with ya…i got a 26 the first time…</p>
<p>I got a 32 the first time, but I dropped down to a 26 the second time (geez, that science in June was a massacre). And you know what’s weird? My composite score stayed the same! Anyway, I’m taking my third and final test in september.</p>