<p>what did you get on the ACT the FIRST time and after retaking it, how much were you able to improve? </p>
<p>edit: i just want to know that if it's possible to significantly improve ? </p>
<p>I know this is not exactly what you are looking for, and I apologize, but I’ll get the conversation going. I scored a high score the first time and will not retake. I will tell you what I know from my own and others’ experiences with the test. </p>
<p>Some people can and do improve several points. Prep courses and books work great for some, others not as much. For many, scoring high is about understanding the test itself. Know the pace you need to be able to work at, understand the literal nature of the test, know when to skim, when to read, and when to skip passages. I don’t know specifically what areas you want to improve on, but you can find tips on specific types of questions, and figure out what works for you. What worked for me was doing practice problems and learning to work at a fast pace.</p>
<p>I scored 27 the first time, then 29 the second time, and on the most recent June test I just got 32. I to me this was significant improvement so it is possible. I took a lot of practice tests which help with pacing (which to me and most people is the hardest part about the ACT). On the real test I literally finished with less than 2 minutes to spare on each section. Getting a “feel” for the test will help you the most. Also my advice is to work on reading and science the most, since they only have 40 Qs each they are the easiest to improve on, also english and math are sort of limited by your actual grammatical and mathematical abilities (the rise in my composites was mainly thanks to going from 25 to 34 on science and 22 to 31 on reading)</p>