<p>so i am going into my junior year and am taking the ACT in October and did my first practice test ever today and got a a combined score of a 23.25 . well a 23. i am aiming to eventually get a 30 on the ACT maybe not this October but eventually. i am planning to go to NYU. do you think i could improve my score this much?!</p>
<p>Definitely! Use your low score as a motivational tool to achieve your dreams of a high score. With the right resources (Princeton Review, Real ACT book, Sparknotes online, etc.) and the determination to study your butt off, you can easily raise your score into the 30+ plus range!</p>
<p>Yeah, don’t get down on yourself with the practice test score. A little story of mine:</p>
<p>I was studying the night before my ACT test and I ended up getting a 26 on the reading section. I became really nervous and scared about my chances on the ACT after that. Next day I take it, I ended up getting a 36 on the reading section.</p>
<p>So it really comes down to how hard you concentrate, how much you study beforehand the get your bearings and all of that. Just make sure you study everything that the above poster mentioned and keep a positive attitude, because what you are looking at is very possible.</p>
<p>yeah, the first score is almost always the lowest score</p>
<p>i have a friend that got a 22 on his first ACT.. now he has a 30.. so yeah, you can definitely get a 30 or higher if you study what you need to study</p>
<p>just drink all the chemicals you can find under mommy’s sink</p>
<p>^don’t do that… but i’m sure you have much greater potential. My younger cousin who’s in 7th grade scored a 23 so it’s not a matter of knowledge, just practice.</p>
<p>well, you do need to have gone through pre-cal in high school and done enough english grammar/english literature courses to have concrete grammar skills and defined analytical reading skills… but, practicing is a big factor in your ACT score in addition to your high school courses</p>
<p>I did much better on the real test than I did on the one practice test I did. It seems that way for most people, so don’t feel too bad.</p>