<p>Was the science different for anyone else on the act? It felt like there were a lot less passages.</p>
<p>It didn’t feel as long to me. But that also could be because I knew how to chop up my time better and go through it faster. Last ACT, I had two passages and 5 minutes left. Today, I finished with like 6 minutes to spare. </p>
<p>@TheDidactic last time I didn’t even come close to finishing, but this time I finished with time to spare.</p>
<p>Last time, when I looked at the clock and realized how much time I had left, I freaked out and started to just rush through the rest of the science section. Afterwards, I realized there was a whole strategy behind science that I failed to notice before…</p>
<p>I didn’t take the test, but a friend told me there were only 6 passages?? And more were text heavy with less graphics?? Really?? </p>
<p>You actually had to rely on some science knowledge in your head. It seemed…quicker and different for some reason. </p>
<p>Yeah I completely agree</p>
<p>What do you guys think the curves going to be like? Do you think -2 would still be a 36?</p>
<p>I honestly felt I missed 0 because I am very talented in Science, but there will definitely be a curve. The last passage was just WAY too difficult for someone to understand without someone taking AP Physics. Several of the questions required prior knowledge, also. So, yeah. Hope everything turns out great. </p>
<p>@MobsterFromNYC I think that a lot of people over-exaggerate or just don’t understand how to do science. Honestly the way to go is to read the questions first. The physics prompt didn’t require you to understand physics. In fact, I didn’t even read the experiments or what they meant, I just did the questions and I’m confident i got all of those correct. It’s just about reading tables and identifying trends for the most part. </p>
<p>@wilguen yeah pretty much, but I think the biggest problem with the Science portion is just plain exhaustion. You are just about to finish the test, and then bam. You see a whole 7 problems talking about angular momentum, angular velocity, and a diagram of a complex apparatus. All of this comes into play, especially for students who are stressed on time. </p>
<p>@MobsterFromNYC True, I got hit with that a little. But I know the two people I know who are taking it had to guess on two whole sections. Is this typical of every science test or no?</p>
<p>@wilguen it depends on the intelligence of those two people. If they are the average 21 ACT, then yes. If they are your typical Talk College Confidential Member, then no</p>
<p>@MobsterFromNYC They’re college confidential people, which made me really surprised.</p>
<p>@MobsterFromNYC The last passage wasn’t that hard. I have relatively minimal physics education (our teacher has a combined Physics I and II class, so we don’t learn much) and thought I got them all right. The one before it though…</p>
<p>@hawkeye295 what was that passage about?</p>
<p>I thought i did well and i got a 26 on sci last time. it was my understanding via the red book that data representation has 5 questions, research summaries has 6, and conflicting viewpoints has 7, but this was not the case on this last test.</p>
<p>Yeah, for me the trick was to not read any of the passages on the science and skip straight to the questions. Just look at the tables and charts for the answers. Otherwise, skim quickly through the passages for answers.</p>
<p>This last October test you had to read the passages to answer the questions in the second half of the test though. I think they’re definitely amping up the difficulty to counter the prep classes everyone takes in order to score really high. ACT has to keep the mean composite score around 21. Plus, I think the lack of data representation helps the test feel more like a Science test and less like a graphs ‘n’ figures one. Experimentation and interpreting results is key</p>