ACT Prep Advice!

Test Preparation
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So, I am a college freshman (2nd semester) retaking the ACT since I am looking to transfer.

I took a practice test, and I realize my scores in all of the subjects have fallen by a few points. I will be buying the 2016-2017 Red Book. Particularly for English, I will be using Erica Meltzer’s ACT English book. What would you suggest for Math? I am fine when it comes to timing, I am just rusty with some of the topics. Reading I just need to practice since I have crummy reading comprehension. And for the Science section, once again, I am slow to comprehend.

What prep books do you suggest for Math/Science/Reading? I know there are a lot of forums, but I am not sure their circumstances match mine.

My Sept 2015 score was a 29. My goal is to get up to a 32+. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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For Science: read the questions first, then skim the passage for your answer. Reading than answering consumes FAR too much time and you’ll never finish. For Reading, I reccomend a very VERY light skin first, then refer to the text as needed. For math, I’m always quite in a pickle. All I can do is suggest is to memorize some formulas to cut down on time (though, technically, no formulas are necessary). As for particular books, I got a 32 and the only prep I used was the Princeton Review Crash Course. It has good advice (but it will only take you so far).

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Are you certain that you will need to submit ACT scores as a transfer?