<p>I haven't received my June scores yet, but i'm anticipating my score ranges to be, compared to the April test:
E: -1 to +1
M: +4 to +7
R: +1 to +5
S: +7 to +11</p>
<p>My English should be about the same. (Not far it can go from the initial 35). I spent the time between the April and June test really giving math hell. I had six math books from the library covering the ACT math subjects that I studied like crazy. Reading was better, at least in part, because I had a much better method for time management. I'm not sure why the science was so much easier. Every question made sense on the science, and I had almost no trouble understanding any of the graphs or concepts. I'm not really sure what changed. I did spend a few days going over biology/chemistry vocabulary and basic concepts, but I don't think there was anything on the test relating to exactly what I studied. On the first test though, I was terribly tired by the time the science test began, so maybe that's part of the reason it was so much easier.</p>
<p>I haven't gotten my June scores either (which, by the way, when do they come out?) but I'm hoping for a 3 pt. composite increase from a 31 to a 34. My math should almost certainly go up since last time I forgot my calculator and on the practice test I took I scored perfect. Actually, all the practice questions for the other tests I did (about 15-20 for each) I scored perfectly on. I know I didn't do perfect on the actual test, but I still did well. </p>
<p>As for science, the best strategy is to NOT read the explanation at the beginning, unless it is comparing two or three students experiments. You can get that part done a lot faster and with less confusion. The first time I took it I had to guess on five and the last time I finished with two minutes left. Big difference between a 29 and possible 34-35.</p>
<p>I didn't study at all. I'd say, if you got a low score sophomore year, you shouldn't worry too much. One year would help your score alot without studying. You should still, however, take a few practice tests.</p>
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Mo24, could you say how you preped for the other subjects the second time you took it? Thanks
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I described it pretty much in the above post. I didn't really prep at all for English and Reading. For the math, I grabbed two good subject books for each of the three ACT math subjects and did a complete review on them, spending more time on the topics I was unsure about. Just studied vocab/basic concepts for Science.</p>
<p>did the entire real act study guide (and i mean the entire thing) and made sure i understood why i got answers wrong.. also printed out trig notes since i havent learned any of that yet</p>
<p>just realized my above post gives little advice on how to "drastically" improve scores..</p>
<p>Reading - I don't really see how to improve this section, besides TIMING, which will most likely be a great source of frustration.. at least it was for me
Science - Again, timing.
English - Grammar rules, practice to get questions that ask "What would you lose with this omission?" etc
Math - Make sure you understand all the math concepts tested. This past ACT, there were 4 trig problems, and I haven't covered trig in school yet.. I printed the sparknotes ACT math trig reviews and read them over the night before. It helped a lot.</p>
<p>Idk if these tips will drastically improve your score, but they helped me.</p>