<p>Hi guys! I know it's a bit early, but we're down to just over a month left. So, with that....</p>
<p>What are you doing to prepare? </p>
<p>What score are you hoping for?</p>
<p>As for answering my own questions…</p>
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<li><p>I’m preparing using Barron’s ACT 36, Up Your Score ACT, and Cracking the ACT. More books are coming but aren’t here yet :|</p>
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<li>I’m hoping for a minimum of 29, hopefully a 32 or higher. We’ll see. 
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<p>fair warning to all: Last year’s December Science test was difficult. more so than usual. that’s why the “curve” was so nice. the other tests not so much though :)</p>
<p>also: your test center might get snowed out. mine almost did :(</p>
<p>My SAT last year was hit by the huge ice storm. Had to wait two weeks. lol. I live in the south though so it’s not likely to snow out. :)</p>
<p>Guys I really need help. My first ACT score in September was a 28 but on the October one I got a horrible 27. I got a 33 in reading in September but I got a 21 this time. I’m so frustrated </p>
<p>Got my second 31 in a row on the Oct ACT 
so possibly signing up for the Dec one.</p>
<p>@limmazom2 i am almost in the exact same boat as you, except with the 21 in science instead of reading</p>
<p>My friend just got a 36 on her ACT and it was her first time taking it. So naturally my jealous self wants a 36 as well (it’s my first time too) and I’m just putting wayyy to much pressure on myself, but I don’t know how to stop it. </p>
<p>Anyone have any tips for the essay? Should the essay have “examples” like the ones on the SAT essay? Is the rubric for the essays similar? I thought I wrote a decent essay for the SAT but ended up with 8.</p>
<p>This thread will help you with the essay, @EveningSwan </p>
<p><a href=“ACT Essay Guide - How to Get a 12 - ACT Preparation - College Confidential Forums”>ACT Essay Guide - How to Get a 12 - ACT Preparation - College Confidential Forums;
<p>Are there any other seniors taking this for scholarship purposes?</p>
<p>On another note, I added Barron’s ACT and Princeton Review’s 1,296 ACT Practice Questions to my collection of prep books. </p>
<p>Upped my practice Math by four points. How’s the studying going, everyone?</p>
<p>@HereToHelpYou Thanks!</p>
<p>@GodsGem332 Wow! Awesome job! I focused this week on English which is supposed to be the easiest section to raise your score, but I haven’t seen any major improvements on my practice tests. Rhetorical questions are what’s killing my score.</p>
<p>@EveningSwan My main issue with English is remembering when to use to semicolon/colon and when an apostrophe is making a possessive. 
I think I could get a 36 if I could get that down. My main issue with Math is over-reading into it and Plane Geometry sucks. Lol. I want a 30 in Math if I can get it. </p>
<p>Does anyone else have trouble with the dash questions in English? There were some on the October test that I didn’t know </p>
<p>The dash questions can be a bit tricky, but in general they’ve been easy for me. Just remember that it has to have a beginning dash to have an ending dash. Usually the ones I come across in practice deals with that. </p>
<p>Oh, and guess what guys? I raised my Reading score on my practice test! </p>
<p>31 E
28 M
34 R
28 S</p>
<p>I still have to up math and science, but it came out to a 30.25 composite - which is what I really need! </p>
<p>Wow I have the exact same score as you except a 33 on Reading</p>
<p>Hey guys, </p>
<p>I am taking the exam in december too 
I am super nervous and anxious. Has anyone taken the exam and can give me a few tips? I am in in Canada anyone in the same boat? Also, I have studied, but I have run into issues when it comes to the Reading section 
My reading comprehension has always been weak.</p>
<p>@limmazom2 I have a similiar situation with reading. I got a 34 on the last practice test i took but a 24 on this reading. I think it had something to do with the format which was something i’ve never seen.</p>
<p>Another thing: Is this next ACT science test going to number the types of passages correctly like 5 6 7 or not because the last one didn’t have any 5 question passages. It’s harder to be strategic if ACT is going to throw change-ups at me.</p>