ACT Score Thoughts (trying to think things out)

I know that my first score wasn’t a bad one- 28 isn’t the best, but it isn’t the worst, by far. I’m taking it for the second (hopefully final) time next Saturday as a senior, and I would really like to have a 30, or at least just improve to a 29, but I’m not sure how likely that is.

Last time, I had only gotten three hours of sleep, and I was so anxious that I was shaking, close to puking (I actually gagged quite a few times) as I entered my school. I was literally a nervous wreck. I hadn’t done any prep at all because I didn’t know that you should.

Anyways, enough background.

I guess what I’m wondering is how likely it is my score will improve just from knowing what to expect, doing a little review, and getting some rest. My score breakdown last time was as follows:

English: 32 (I’m okay with this. Improving would be great, but 32 is totally fine)
Math: 23 (yikes, I know… math is not my subject)
Reading: 29 (I really feel like I should have done better based on my track record)
Science: 26 (I don’t know what to say about this one. I’m pretty okay with this score)

Tomorrow I’m doing a final review with a math teacher at school to take a practice math section and go over some simple things I had either forgotten over the years or had never learned (I seriously never learned how to do absolute value problems… how did my school get away with that?), so hopefully that will help my math score at least a little. I’ll admit that I haven’t done as much studying as I could have up until recently, but what do you think? Is it likely I’ll improve by one or two points just from being well-rested and, well, not about to vomit?

I’m also taking the ACT this saturday and am in the exact same situation as you (same scores, same goals etc.) From what I’ve heard from my friends, peers, and teachers is that as long as you have been prepping for this next ACT, your scores will go up! The first time I took the ACT I got a 27, the next time, with the bare minimal amount of prep, I got a 28–there is hope!

I felt way better about the science this time, but I really felt just as bad about the math as last time :confused: what did you think?