<p>So Im taking the ACT 4/14/12 and ive been preparing with a book.
Im good at math so im set there, and I think I can handle the reading
using the methods I learned in SAT prep course (seems OK).
But I dont know what I should expect for the Science section and
I dont know how to get a good score on writing.
I want to get 30+... please help me out!!</p>
<p>be careful using sat reading strategies for act, they are totes diff tests</p>
<p>The Real ACT Prep Guide will jelp you get ready</p>
<p>When you say the writing portion of the test, I assume you mean the English portion (the first section of the test) and not the actual writing portion of the test, which you take last and write an essay based on a prompt that they give you. </p>
<p>For English, I would take practice sections of the English portion of the test and then really go over the answers that you got wrong and study the grammar rules associated w/those particular questions. My daughter had a little bit of a problem w/some basic grammar rules on the English portion of the test, like when to use a comma vs. a semicolon and when to use who vs. whom. I would just try to brush up on some basic grammar rules like the 2 I just mentioned and also brush up on things like when to use its vs. it’s or when to use their, they’re, or there, etc. If you google, you can find some websites out there that will really help you on some of these grammar rules. Many give multiple examples of the correct way to use them and the incorrect way as well. I think they are extremely helpful. Try to find different websites as well because you will get a good representative sample of a lot of examples that way. I think for my daughter, that the English section of the test is the one section where she was able to get the most improvement just by practicing and going over the grammar rules. She was able to improve on Math quite a bit as well. On her earlier tests, she was getting questions wrong that she should have known, and also making some easy, silly mistakes as well, and just by taking practice tests she was able to identify her problem areas and start working to improve them. </p>
<p>Also, I wouldn’t rely on the SAT prep course to help you w/the reading portion of the ACT test. The reading portion of the ACT is hard for a lot of people because it is timed so tight. You have to be able to read really fast and then retain a lot of what you read because w/only 35 minutes to do this portion of the test, it is easy to get questions wrong that you wouldn’t get wrong if you had more time. You really don’t have a lot of time to refer back to the passage in order to answer the questions. If you haven’t taken a practice reading portion from a practice ACT test, I would do so before the test on Saturday just so that you can get a feel for the format, timing, and pacing of the test. On untimed reading portions of the ACT test, my daughter has been able to score a 34, but on the timed tests, her high score has only been a 29, but it is usually around a 27. Her problem is that she runs out of time, so on the last section of the reading portion of the test, she has to guess on the last few questions. </p>
<p>You also don’t want to go into this test cold turkey. I would suggest taking at least one full practice ACT test done under the timed conditions of the real test, and then work on your problem areas based on that test. </p>
<p>Good luck to you! Hope you do AWESOME on the test on Saturday!</p>