<p>i want the best preparation for the june act. </p>
<p>please post and let me know what books are the best at getting a good score on the administered test.</p>
<p>Didn’t the June ACT already pass?</p>
<p>For studying, I’ve used a combination of Princeton Review: Cracking the ACT, Barrons ACT, and The Real ACT. In terms of content. . . PR is a fun read, and there are a lot of helpful tips. Barrons ACT is notoriously harder than the actual ACT, but I think it’s good prep. The Real ACT is official, so you know it’s legit.</p>
<p>*i meant the september act. haha my bad. </p>
<p>and thanks. i’ve finished the princeton review one for the entire act - but which is the best for science and reading? </p>
<p>the princeton review didnt help me in those two areas.</p>
<p>ill get the barron’s book as well as the real act this week sometime.</p>
<p>and thanks :)</p>
<p>also - how have these books affected your score?</p>
<p>haha, it’s cool. And no prob.</p>
<p>I know Barron’s has an “Aiming for a 36 book” with specialized review. Barron’s also make workbooks specifically for the subjects. I hear they’re good, but I’ve never used them. In terms of my scores, I think a combination of reading all three of the books and A LOT of practice helped me. For the February test, I didn’t study, and I got a 27. When I read those three books and took a sh-tload of practice tests, I raised my score to a 33. Hopefully it’s even higher. Ultimately, I think it comes down to knowing the material, and knowing how to finish the test in time. This means practice tests are VERY important as a supplement to studying from a book.</p>
<p>Thanks so muchhh 
Ill be ordering all these books to help enhance my score.
I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>No problemo. If you need any help, let me know. Good luck!</p>
<p>my other question -
is the mcgraw hill’s book any good?</p>
<p>I’ve never used it. I heard it’s decent, but it has a lot of errors.</p>
<p>well i dont know if it’s truly accurate.
i took 3 tests before i could get this score, but i was finally able to get a 31 and i was really happy. i struggle A LOT with science and a bit with reading, so when i got like a 30-31 in both those sections, i was more or less confused.
a week later or so, i took a Princeton Review tests and did a lot worse.
?</p>
<p>Yeah, when I say “errors” I’m referring to score discrepancies, too. I think PR is a good indicator of progress.</p>
<p>Alright.
How do you truly calculate your ACT score?
Mcgraw has this calculation process while Princeton Review has a range indicator of a score. Which ones do the official ACT go by?</p>