ACT Tips for a sophomore-Just a ?

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<p>This is my brothers account I dont have an email* </p>

<p>Since I am a current sophomore and have been browsing the site, I have become very interested in ways to score high on the ACT. If I were to start preparing now in order to score a 32 or 33+, what would you reccomend I do? I am naturally reading and writing oriented and when I took the PSAT last year, I "scored higher than" 75% of sophomores on Critical Reading and 75% on writing. I had a bad math score though and only scored higher than about 39%. Isn't math the easiest thing to improve? Algebra was hard for me, but geometry is very easy if that helps. Thank you! </p>

<p><em>I will cross post this on the SAT thread</em><br>
I will be taking the PLAN test later this month as well...
My ultimate goal would be to get a 33+ and I think if I start preparing now I can do it! Thanks again</p>

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<p>My recommendation is to take it as many times as you possibly can/afford. Why? Real practice.</p>

<p>Get yourself one of the books, preferably through the ACT website itself. This will let you prepare for the ACT.</p>

<p>As for the math portion, they give you a low down on what it is that you need to know. The book will tell you exactly what to expect and it'll help you prepare in terms of equations. </p>

<p>Practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. Keep practicing. I wish I had gotten a head start as you did.</p>

<p>There's one coming up in October, I recommend signing up for it; there aren't any in November, but you'll find them in the following months.</p>

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<p>Hmm, or you could just take my strategy and wing it on test day.</p>

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<p>-See if there is a practice one (it's called the PLAN) being offered at your school
-Consider signing up for an ACT in the Spring
-Get the 07-08 Practice Test at your Guidance Center, complete it (all at once!) & grade yourself. This will give yourself a good idea of where you currently are.
-Get Peterson's "The Real ACT Prep Guide" (Review sucks, but 3 real tests) ISBN [url=<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Real-Guide-guide-include-tests/dp/0768919754/ref=sr_11_1/002-2509081-9708831?ie=UTF8&qid=1190678861&sr=11-1%5D978-0-7689-1975-2%5B/url"&gt;http://www.amazon.com/Real-Guide-guide-include-tests/dp/0768919754/ref=sr_11_1/002-2509081-9708831?ie=UTF8&qid=1190678861&sr=11-1]978-0-7689-1975-2[/url&lt;/a&gt;]
-If you really want to achieve those scores, hire a private tutor. It may be expensive, but it WILL help you immensely.</p>

<p>I don't know which book is best for actual prep (the Real ACT book is not, other than the fact that it has real tests)...</p>