<p>i think people’s inaccurate predictions have less to do with idealism and more to do with the confusing nature of ACT scoring. people will naturally assume that they got things right that they don’t remember as being difficult. in reality, those are the things that sneak up on them. also, people with little experience on the ACT don’t really know how the curves work or what it really takes to get a 30+ on each section.</p>
<p>but you’re right in the sense that it does no good to try and predict. for me, i just set myself a “worst case scenario” score, that way im always slightly happy that i did better than it, obviously depending on what the score turns out to be. </p>
<p>in this case, my worst case scenario is a 28. but my goal through this whole process is a 30.</p>
<p>Northeastmom, in my opinion, they were easier. If it was my first time taking the ACT and I was comparing it to my first time taking–it would’ve been much harder.</p>
<p>in case it’s hard to tell, my previous post was in response to DaBigDawg on the page 1. i wasn’t just saying it out of randomness. he has been ■■■■■■■■ these boards for a while, and i guess im just trying to combat him by keeping people’s spirits up.</p>
<p>@stevped, if you’re still curious, make a “predicted score vs. received score” thread once scores start coming out. it’s always kind of fun to look at those, but don’t be surprised if a lot of people who underachieved decide not to post at all. as a result, the high 30’s scores will be in high volume and look really intimidating.</p>
<p>I predict a score between 1 and 36 for each one of the subsections, and between 1 and 36 for the composite. That’s my prediction for everyone actually.</p>