<p>Hey,
I took the ACT's this weekend, and I know I completely bombed the Math and Science section. I had about half remaining, but I had to pee badly. (Don't drink water before a test), and I was wondering, what are the best prep guides for when i retake the test?</p>
<p>Real ACT Prep Guide and Princeton Review: Cracking the ACT</p>
<p>In addition to the two listed above, I’d also suggest Barron’s. It’s much harder than the actual ACT (especially the English section), but it’ll make the actual ACT seem easier (at least that’s how it worked for me).</p>
<p>I have some old prep books from five years ago (Princeton & Barrons). I was wondering if there is any significant difference from the older versions compared to the 2009 versions? Is it okay if I just used those?</p>
<p>personally, i didn’t find a huge difference. after a while, it’s just about familiarizing yourself with the problems/practicing for time.</p>
<p>I used Barron’s and The Real ACT Prep Guide. I used Barron’s to learn the material itself, and used The Real ACT Prep Guide’s practice tests since they were actual tests from the years past. Learning from Barron’s was more concise in my opinion, and made the practice tests seem easier.</p>
<p>“1296 act questions” by princeton review is ABSOLUTELY amazing.
I bought that book the night before june test, and the test format is almost the same as actual test. It’s the best book Ive ever used, and Ive bought almost every single ACT book out there haha so. if anything, get real act and 1296 act questions… it’s gonna save your butt like no other. :]]]</p>
<p>Has anyone tried the online version of the Real ACT Guide? I was going to buy the official guide but noticed they also have an online version which gives immediate feedback on practice tests. Looks interesting</p>
<p>I used The Real ACT Prep Guide, McGraw-Hill’s 10 ACT Practice Tests, and Kaplan’s ACT Prep Guide for the Super-Busy Student (or something like that).
The Kaplan one was horrible. The Math was more difficult than the actual ACT math, and I found a few mistakes.
The McGraw-Hill’s book was pretty good. The English was harder than the actual ACT English, and the Science was usually slightly easier.</p>
<p>I guess I’ll see how well the books worked when I get these score back, though.</p>
<p>I like the combination of Real ACT and Barron’s myself. ^^ 33 on the first try, and Barron’s definitely made it seem like the ACT was really really easy.</p>
<p>Which Barron’s book are we talking about? The “Barron’s ACT 36” or “Barron’s ACT (Barron’s How to Prepare for the Act American College Testing Program Assessment”?</p>
<p>Barron’s ACT, the latter of the two. It’s harder than the real thing, so putting too much weight on your practice scores would be bad for your ego, but I recommend just taking them to bring the real test down to size.</p>
<p>Princeton’s Review </p>
<p>I thought was good.</p>
<p>has anyone else tried REA’S? or should i just stick to barron’s and the real act test prep guide one?</p>
<p>Can someone link me to the Barron’s book? There are so many verisons of it!</p>
<p>Ha-- I did the same thing. I wanted to be hydrated. Last 10 minutes of the math section were spent tapping my foot and thinking of dry things.</p>
<p>My advice is use Barron’s how to prepare for ACT and real ACT prep together first then 1296 act questions (Princeton Review) then Barron’s 36. Now you can ace ACT.</p>
<p>Real ACT is best for practice tests, but I think the Princeton book is pretty good in terms of tips.</p>