<p>I have been studying on and off for the ACT. Been very busy with senior year. I have done all the tests in the Princeton Review book. I still have 3 weeks left. I really need to devote more time to preparing for the ACT. What should I do? Is the only thing to do take more practice tests? If so, what book(s) should I look into? If there are other things I can do, what are they? Everything I've read is just about taking lots of practice tests and learning from mistakes.</p>
<p>Please give me some info. This is my final ACT I am taking and I really want to do great!</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat as you. Well, I’m going to take one test in a particular subject every day, then im going to review it. On friday i’ll take a whole test, then review on saturday. I think I may also try to do a test on sundays as well.</p>
<p>Now I know you’ll probably ignore my advice like all of my friends do, but the first time I took the ACT I got 29 and I was able to raise it to 34 just by reading. Reading improves your grammar and teaches your brain to process words more quickly.
This helps in math and science because the faster you can understand what the problem is asking, the more time you have to calculate the answer.
The benefits to the reading and English sections are obvious. Practice makes perfect.
It doesn’t matter what you read; fantasy, action, a journal article. Just pick up something, go to a coffee shop, and read for a few hours straight!</p>
<p>I agree with Profrogue. On the april ACT i got a 32 composite and on the september ACT i got a 35 with every section going up by 4 points except for math, which stayed the same, and reading, which went up by 2 points. The primary method of preparation i did between the tests was reading. I read a lot of epic poems and novels over the summer, and that helped me A LOT for the reading science, and english sections. I am able to read a lot faster, understand the passages and author’s ideas more easily, and also to recognize grammar mistakes. </p>
<p>Then, before the september ACT, i took all the practice tests in the Red Book, studied what I got wrong, then did the 3 Official ACT Practice tests, which are available online (they are released exams)</p>