<p>How can this be done by April?</p>
<p>how about a 29-32, </p>
<p>Same boat your in.</p>
<p>Yeah, I feel you. A 29 or 30 are those irksome on-the-fence scores; they're too high for the average range at selective schools, but a little too low for the average range at the most selective schools.</p>
<p>Well it kind of depends on what your scores were for each individual section. If two or three of your scores were pretty good/at what you think your ability level is, then those one or two low scores are the ones that could be holding you back. Working on those problem sections could really give you a boost. Look at the parts where you got the most questions wrong and work on those (i.e. if you had the most questions wrong on the geometry section, work on those quesions).</p>
<p>Now if all of your sections were roughly the same score, then you may just need to brush up on your test taking techniques. Practice tests will help you work on speed, knowing what they ask for, and seeing where yor weakest spots are. </p>
<p>No matter what you need to work on, doing as many practice tests will be the best solution. If you need a book that gives good test taking tcechniques, I reccomend The ACT for Dummies. It gave me good tips and tricks that really helped me, but it's not as popular with other people.</p>
<p>I used McGraw-Hill's book and it gave me ridiculously unrealistic expectations (I scored a 33 composite on two of its practice tests). All of my scores were pretty much in the same range, but science was an outlier. Isn't there an "official" prep book?</p>
<p>I got a 30 in December, and I just got a 32 for the February ACT. I didn't do anything different except go over some math equations the day before (distance formula and crap like that) and pace myself better. Maybe do a few practice tests, but if you pace yourself well, you should do fine.</p>
<p>I got a 30 in Dec. and just got a 34 for the Feb. ACT. I didn't really do alot. I read through the strategies for each section and I did part of a practice test. I mainly just needed to raise my Reading a bit to get a 31 or 32, but I ended up raising every subsections. You should maybe do a few pratice tests and read through strategies and general reviews of each section. I think one of the main differences for me is that I went in with a lot more confidence, which really paid off in the end. I hope that you reach, and possibly surpass, your target scores!!!</p>
<p>what book do u recommend? especially for the english section</p>
<p>um i jumped from a 27 to a 31 and my trick was to just be calm. I didn't study. I completely took it out of my head. I didn't worry about it and remained calm during the test. I think that helped me a lot.</p>
<p>lol yea i kinda freaked out on the english section, cuz I never finished the whole section on time in any of my practice tests. I really thought i did well after I finished that section on time... T.T</p>