<p>I took the ACT in June and got a 31 (35 ENG, 28 MATH, 30 READ, 30 SCI). On today's test (9/11/10), I thought that both the English and Math sections were fairly easy, but had trouble on the reading and science sections. I'm a currently a junior, so I still have about a year before I start applying to colleges. My goal is to get at least a 34, however a 35 or 36 would be all right with me (:</p>
<p>Anyway, on to the question: What are the best ACT prep books out there? Especially to help with the science section. </p>
<p>I'm thinking about ordering Baron's 36 and The Real ACT Prep Guide. I currently own PR's Cracking the ACT 2010, but admit that I did not fully read it or do the practice tests.</p>
<p>I have all the ones you listed and then some lol. I def. liked the Real ACT Prep book the best. the review sections are fairly short and give a lot of information. It also made by the makers of the ACT so… I didnt really use the Barron’s 36 guide too much because they were just REALLY long review sections, and the format of the guide seemed sloppy compared to princetons and the real guide. Also, I bought the 1296 Princeton review practice questions, which is really good if you just want to do a quick review or section because you dont have to worry so much about using all the tests.
Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Thanks! I actually forgot to mention that I also have the 1296 Princeton Review book. We probably have some other ones around the house, but they aren’t the big name ones. My mom buys so many prep books, lol. I decided to go ahead and buy both of them and also found some old ACT tests online. </p>
<p>My plan is to read the Barron’s 36 and then do the Real ACT Prep’s practice tests along with the ones I downloaded. I’ll probably also use Barron’s and PR’s 1296 practice questions. </p>
<p>How much time should I spend each week studying for the ACT? </p>
<p>I plan on retaking it in February or March and then maybe again next September depending on what I get on the previous test.</p>