<p>Is one month enough to prepare for the ACT. I know it probably depends on the person, but i just want to know if that would be enough prep for the avg. person. ok thanks</p>
<p>I'd say yes, especially if you've prepped for the SAT already. There's a lot that's similar (and a lot that's different.)</p>
<p>Even if you haven't prepped for the SAT, you should be able to get in gear for the ACT in a month if you work at it.</p>
<p>Ok thanks pete. How long do u recommend i spend on like preppin for it. An hour a day..or like an hour on the weekend or something like that?</p>
<p>if you only did an hr every wkend youd be in trouble i believe.</p>
<p>ok so wat do u recommend then?</p>
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<p>I'd say the best thing to do is to study a little every weeknight (give your brain a chance to transfer info into your long-term memory) and do an hour or so on the weekend, possibly more if you have nothing else to do. Course, I studied for it during the summer, so I REALLY had nothing else to do. :) I think most of the test is common sense stuff, it's just a matter of learning the pitfalls of the test and how to use your own strengths to your advantage.</p>
<p>The only thing you need to do for ACT is to take at least one practice test, review trig rules, and review basic grammar rules. Timing is also key.</p>
<p>ya...i was wondering if should just take it in the fall? Or if i should just do it now and get it over with..? Because i have SAT II's to take as well..so i'm kinda in a time crunch</p>
<p>Hmm i'm hearing a lot about this grammatix prep book. Has anyone tried it or can recommend it?</p>
<p>First, try taking a real ACT (There's a free one at ACT.org and more (though not enough) available in Real ACT books.</p>
<p>Look at your scores, try to see where your strength and weaknesses lie. Post scores back here if you want and you'll get plenty of advice :) In particular, lots of students have trouble finishing the Reading Comp and Science portions, so pay special attention to your pacing on those sections.</p>
<p>Use your practice tests as a guide to figure out how much work to do, whether to get more prep book, etc.</p>
<p>As for the Grammatix, I've never seen it, but I'm highly ambivalent. It's marketed like Amway or a cubic zirconia ring on QVC, but it's gotten some great reviews on CC. The question is are those reviews valid?</p>
<p>If you take the ACT, college's will accept it in leiu of SATII's.</p>
<p>Not all colleges, gexxman. Only some. Check with specific colleges to find out which ones. I believe there's a pretty good list that tells you what is required for common app schools at commonapp.org</p>
<p>Ya the book does kinda seem to good to be true. I'm kinda skeptical...but i guess i have to try it??</p>
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<p>I'm still waiting for Godot's review in another thread. If he thinks it's really good, I might buy it to see if there's anything worthwhile in there (of course, it's a business expense for me, not a life and death SAT boom or bust decision.) I'm always open to learning new techniques to share with my students.</p>
<p>So, I'd say, no you don't have to try it. It's a lot of money and a lot of hype and we have no idea if there's substance behind it. Frankly, reading through the hype, most of what is advertised seems to be very similar to other test prep approaches under the guise of "we're completely unlike other test prep companies."</p>
<p>For example, in the free day 3 email you get from Grammatix if you sign up, it says you don't need to know any grammar. Then it says that you just need to learn patterns that the CB likes to test. Great. But those are grammar patterns. Call them what you like. So I'm quite unimpressed at the moment...but willing to change my opinion.</p>
<p>Pete...did you take the March SAT? I'm just wondering how many of the big "107" were test prep people and not high school students.</p>
<p>I didn't, but I will be taking the next 2 tests.</p>
<p>But I usually cancel my scores so I don't throw off the curve. I'm in it to learn as much as I can about the test, not to impress anybody with my scores.</p>
<p>It would be interesting to know if any of those 2400s were tutors/teachers. I'm sure a lot took the test...</p>
<p>I wouldn't think that a few "extra" 2400s on a given test date would really do much to change the curve...</p>