<p>I took the ACT for the first time last spring and got:
English : 35
Math : 31
Reading : 27
Science : 27
Composite : 30</p>
<p>I'm taking it again on Oct. 24 and am hoping for a 35 or 36.</p>
<p>Is this a realistic goal for myself? And what strategies should I be using to study?</p>
<p>I was completely lost when I was taking the reading and science portions of the test. It seemed like I didn't have enough time at all so I was frantically guessing and trying to finish the whole time. It was a disaster.</p>
<p>English is obviously fine, but math is bad from 31 to 35. You usually lack some advanced topics with a 31, or you just make many mistakes. These topics are hard to get down without a full blown advanced precal class, which would take awhile, and the stupid mistakes can be hard to stop from happening.</p>
<p>The reading and science is what really worries me. I mean, if you had some of the best unwritten science strategies out there (pm me) then it may be possible with some practice to get 35 or 36. But reading, I don’t know. 27 to 35 or 36 rarely happens, since it usually constitutes a lack of reading, and thus a lack of speed in reading.</p>
<p>i mean, even if you got 36-36-36-30, that’s still not even close. Sorry.</p>
<p>i agree with Egbert, it is possible, if you tried as hard as you can, to get a 33. Now a 36 is very unlikely unless you spend 24/7 ACT practice, which nobody likes to do…lol</p>
<p>I’m not really concerned about the math section… It was low last time because I hadn’t taken math in a while (my school does block scheduling). But, I’m currently in AP Calc BC and am doing very well in the class. </p>
<p>I’m currently working on my reading strategies and I think I will be able to bump that up after a couple weeks of practice. </p>
<p>Science still makes me nervous. I’ve done a couple practice tests but I can’t figure out a real strategy. Sometimes I get it and sometimes I don’t. It’s too random for me.</p>
<p>Lol, I laugh at the cut throat competition here. You can definitely improve. Math is not that difficult to improve upon. YOu just need to practice it a lot. My friend got a C in calc but is really good at using his calculator on SAT’s and whatnot and get’s high scores. (35 act math, 800 sat 2 and our pre calc classes are not top notch…)</p>
<p>I don’t know about a 36 in science but it is certainly possible to improve from a 27. I went from a 21 to a 32 in science mind you I had never done a practise before during my first test. If you haven’t already then try Kaplan, I found it good for science.</p>