<p>depends how much u payed for the book. More than 10 bucks is stupid.</p>
<p>bearsfolife- How can you say that paying more then $10 for a book is stupid when had you hired a tutor, you would have payed $500+++?</p>
<p>cause if u hire the right tutor, a tutor can help strengthen your weaknesses more than you yourself can with a test like the ACT or SAT. </p>
<p>I am not a professional at this. I THINK A TUTOR CAN HELP, IF IT IS THE RIGHT ONE. </p>
<p>I DIDN'T HAVE ONE, BUT I THINK IT WOULDA HELPED MY ACT SCORE BE HIGHER HAD I GOTTEN ONE. </p>
<p>This isn't your standard English test.</p>
<p>Um...my improved ACT score was worth $57k (full scholarship...I only pay for books). </p>
<p>For some odd reason I'm thinking that buying a $30 prep book wasn't stupid. Tutors only tell you things that you should be able to figure out on your own.</p>
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cause if u hire the right tutor, a tutor can help strengthen your weaknesses more than you yourself can with a test like the ACT or SAT.</p>
<p>I am not a professional at this. I THINK A TUTOR CAN HELP, IF IT IS THE RIGHT ONE.</p>
<p>I DIDN'T HAVE ONE, BUT I THINK IT WOULDA HELPED MY ACT SCORE BE HIGHER HAD I GOTTEN ONE.
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<p>I came across a tutor who teaches at yale and is a theoritical physics major. He has no past experience in prepping for standardized tests but says he can help me out with the math section ( since he obviously is good at math ) and we could go over practice tests... Do you think I would want such a tutor who is not well versed with the format of the test or should I go for a tutor who speicfically teaches such tests and is thorough with the format inaddition to the subject matteR?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I am using a website right now called Number2.com
It is really good and free and it caters to your individual weakneses.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>The Math and the English are probably the two easiest subjects on the test to review for in terms of content. It would definitely not hurt to have a Math tutor for the test even if he is not familiar with the ACT test content.</p>
<p>ACT covers a wide range of material on the Math test. Find a listing of the number of questions for each particular subject area (IE: Pre-alg/Geometry, etc) first. You can concentrate on those areas first if you think you have weaknesses there, since studying those will help your score the most. I believe there are far more pre-alg/alg1 problems than any of the others, with trigonometry having the fewest at only 4 questions.</p>
<p>A well rounded knowledge of all math taught in high school will help you the most. ACT does generally use a lot of the same types of questions on the Math, but they like to twist them around into ways that you might not be used to by introducing them via word problems. They also tend to throw a few 'new' types of questions in that you might not have studied about in years. If you've got the time, review every math book you can get your hands on until you can do the problems in your sleep.</p>
<p>What prep books do you guys recommend besides the PR one?</p>
<p>yea 30 dollars is worth it if you can save 30,000 dollars</p>
<p>wazzup: </p>
<p>I used the Real ACT prep guide (you can get it from Amazon for $13). For some reason I'm just not a fan of PR.</p>
<p>I have a few friends who used the Kaplan software to raise their scores, though. It has little sections you take when you first install it which identify your weaknesses...and I think it only gives you practice in the areas you need it. I never really got around to using it, but I've only heard good things about it so far.</p>