<p>HI!
I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to work around the ACT time limits (especially for Reading and Science)</p>
<p>I just took my first practice ACT and I scored a composite 32, but for Reading and Science I was over time by 10 mins and 25 respectively. I'm not too worried about Reading (i'll just practice it more I suppose...); It's the Science though that freaks me out. I have applied for extended time with the ACT, but I would be very lucky if they actually gave it to me.</p>
<p>Right now, it seems IMPOSSIBLE that anyone could read the intros, interpret the graphs, and finally answer the questions all under 35 mins!!!!! I like the ACT tons better than the SAT, but can't see how I could get around those time limits!</p>
<p>i’m in the same boat. math and english are a piece of cake, but reading and science are impossible to finish on time. I took the ACT last year and was on passage 3 when the proctor gave the 5 min. warning. Does anyone have any helpful methods to overcome this problem?</p>
<p>understand that the ACT is not meant to be finished because of the time restraints. the only way to really get use to it is just to take practice tests over and over again … and then your mind should be able to catch the same types of problems again and again so that way you can be faster. that’s my advice.</p>
<p>actually it is meant to be finished. most people do finish. you just have to find the best combination of speed and accuracy to get the highest score possible.</p>
<p>Well, for science, the only advice I can provide is to avoid reading all of the information. Just read the question and refer to the graphs/charts for the answers. This way you have time for the conflicting viewpoints (which you SHOULD read) and probably time to check answers later.</p>
<p>As for reading, the only real way is to devise strategies that allow you to get the information without necessarily reading every word in the passage. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>You can’t go over the time limit and say you got a 32 composite. You have to take it in test mode with all the right factors. This will give you your real score.</p>
<p>Then work from there…</p>
<p>ACT is an academic test so of course your score will increase with more time.</p>
<p>Thanks! this was helpful
it stinks that my “32” was probably then, NOT a “32”…</p>
<p>I have a quick additional question:</p>
<p>So, assuming you are supposed to finish all sections and have a few mins. to check, isn’t the ACT basically just testing (like the SAT) how well you can take the ACT? (not necessarily, Do u know the answers? and how did apply material you learn in school?)</p>
<p>Yes, I believe that is exactly what the ACT does, most of it is your ability to reason and tap into small amounts of knowledge in short amounts of time. While taking the reading and science tests, your only objective is to answer the questions. Learnign anythign beyond what is necessary wastes time and lowers your score.</p>
