I am planning on taking the September ACT, and am looking for a study plan. I have been studying for about 2 weeks, but I am struggling because I do not have a detailed schedule about what I need to study and when. My goal is to get between a 32-34. I am willing to do the work, I just need a plan to stick to. If it is any help to you, my best scores are English and Reading. Can you help me come up with a plan?
Take a diag, assess your strengths and weaknesses. Work on taking practice tests each week, and time yourself.
Work on the Math and Science sections (your “not best” scores). Try to understand the types of questions you get wrong (trigonometry, algebra, etc). For science, read the questions first so that you know what you’re looking for.
I’d recommend practicing Math and Science 2x more than English and Reading for you (2hrs vs 1 hr, 1 hr vs 30 min etc).
The best way to study for the ACT is to practice with REAL ACT tests.
TIME each practice session to simulate the real test.
English 75 questions in 45 min.
Math 60 questions in 60 min.
Reading 40 questions in 35 min.
Science 40 questions in 35 min
Score your test, and then review only what you got wrong after each practice session.
I suggest the following schedule:
Take 1 section each week night/with review for 4 nights/week.
Twice per month on a Saturday or Sunday take a full ACT test/with review.
Track your progress!
Here is a detailed sample schedule to get started
Mon English section with review 2 hours
Tues. Math section with review 2 hours
Wed. Reading Section with review 2 hours
Thu. Off
Fri. Science Section with review 2 hours
Sat FULL ACT with review 6 hours
S Off
http://www.act.org/actnext/pdf/SampleWritingPrompt.pdf
use this link to practice for writing, and not the ones in the red book.