<p>I'm talking about people that had science as an extremely low, lop-sided score and eventually managed to balance it out. I can get a 34 on English, 34 on Math, 35 on Reading, but only a 28 max on science (I've taken ACT 3 times)</p>
<p>After months of relaxing and not wanting to think about standardized tests again, I realized I want to take the ACT one more time, with the hope that I can increase my science score, ultimately raising my composite (overall not just science) score by 2 pts.</p>
<p>I am aware of the general tips such as "guess, it's luck sometimes" and "read the graphs, charts, etc, don't read paragraphs", etc. I am looking for more specific, detailed strategies people took, or maybe a daily routine they practiced for months, or outstanding books they have to recommend. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I got a 29 on ACT the first time, retook it, and got a 36 
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<p>I just used the book by Kaplan. It’s really comprehensive. Of course, I used it too the first time. The second time, I really got down to the specifics and LOADS of practice.</p>
<p>For “LOADS of practice”, how many months/weeks did you have to prepare and how often did you practice?</p>
<p>The first time I took the ACT I got like a 27 on the science. The second time I practiced and studied a lot only to raise it to a 28. The third time I took it I brought it up to a 33. The thing that helped me the most may seem insignificant, but it worked very well for me. I simply would underline what the question was REALLY asking. I did this because I noticed I was wasting a lot of time reading the question, then finding the graph, then reading the question again to find what I was looking for on the graph, then going to the graph again blah blah blah…</p>
<p>So for example with a question like, “Based on the results of figure 2, a flood basalt plateau that produced lava for a period of 1.8 Myr would most likely have a volume:”
It simplified things to underline “figure 2, flood basalt, and 1.8 Myr”. Then you can just glance at those three things in the question to quickly know where you are going and what you are looking for.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this will help (maybe you have already been doing this) but good luck!</p>