<p>I've been here almost five years and I moved here when I was 8th grade.
I took the SAT and didn't do well as I wanted to. I know that my verbal score is pretty low, so my G.Counselor recommended me to take ACT!!
Should I take it?
Can you guys tell me what I need to study for ACT?
Tell me about English part?
Tell me about Writing part?
Tell me about Math part?
Tell me about Science part?</p>
<p>1) Should I take it?
Yes. It somewhat depends on where you want to go, but most colleges accept the ACT. If you're especially weak in one area of the SAT, like verbal, you have an opportunity to offset that with the four different sections + writing in the ACT. If you already have a college in mind, check out their website to see if they accept the ACT.</p>
<p>2) Can you guys tell me what I need to study for ACT?
The ACT tests basic to advanced topics in four different areas: math, science, reading, and english. The best way to figure out what you need to study specifically is to look into published prep books. For practice tests used from previous tests, get The Real ACT Guide. For content help, go with Princeton Review's Cracking the ACT.</p>
<p>Here's some info from the ACT website about the four sections:</p>
<p>ENGLISH
The English test is a 75-question, 45-minute test, covering:
punctuation
grammar and usage
sentence structure
strategy
organization
style </p>
<p>MATH
The ACT Mathematics Test is a 60-question, 60-minute test designed to measure the mathematical skills students have typically acquired in courses taken by the end of 11th grade. It covers:
Pre-Algebra/Elementary Algebra
Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry
Plane Geometry/Trigonometry</p>
<p>READING
The Reading Test is a 40-question, 35-minute test that measures your reading comprehension. You're asked to read several texts and answer questions that show your understanding of:
determine main ideas
locate and interpret significant details
understand sequences of events
make comparisons
comprehend cause-effect relationships
determine the meaning of context-dependent words, phrases, and statements
draw generalizations
analyze the author's or narrator's voice and method</p>
<p>The different types of reading passages are:
Social Studies
Natural Sciences
Prose Fiction
Humanities</p>
<p>SCIENCE
The Science Test is a 40-question, 35-minute test that measures the skills required in the natural sciences: interpretation, analysis, evaluation, reasoning, and problem-solving. It covers:
Data Representation
Research Summaries
Conflicting Viewpoints</p>
<p>WRITING
The Writing Test is a 30-minute essay test that measures your writing skills—specifically those writing skills emphasized in high school English classes and in entry-level college composition courses.</p>
<p>The test consists of one writing prompt that will define an issue and describe two points of view on that issue. You are asked to respond to a question about your position on the issue described in the writing prompt. In doing so, you may adopt one or the other of the perspectives described in the prompt, or you may present a different point of view on the issue. Your essay score will not be affected by the point of view you take on the issue.</p>
<p>Check out actstudent.org for more info. If you want more specific info, just ask.</p>
<p>Of name colleges, I only know of one place not accepting the ACT now, Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>I've been debating the whole SAT/ACT thing for some years and the other places that used to say they required or preferred the SAT have all changed their policies. I haven't researched all how many thousands of colleges there are; I've just looked at examples given to me by SAT proponents.</p>
<p>As the previous comment said, go to the web site for more information. You can also go to any major bookstore and find any number of books there about the ACT.</p>
<p>how much science does a person need to know in order to get a good score on the science part of the ACT? In what subjects as well. CAn someone pst what is needed in order to get a good score on the science section. Thank you.</p>
<p>Science isn't really even science. It's just technical reading paired with graph reading/understanding an experiment.</p>
<p>I know Wake Forest does not accept the ACT either.</p>
<p>Vandy,
Their</a> application says Wake Forest does accept ACT scores.</p>
<p>Yeah, starting this year, they accept it.</p>