<p>My ACT score in math is an 18. It's my lowest score,
English-24
Reading-30
Science-19
I've been using a regular scientific calculator but I was surfing the web the other day and found <a href="http://www.calculatorsoft.com%5B/url%5D">www.calculatorsoft.com</a>. They sell programs that download onto your calculator and solve the problems for you. They are permitted for use on the ACT and SAT. Do you think if I use this I could get a 30 on the math section?</p>
<p>Anyone????</p>
<p>You did fill in all the answers right? The ACT doesn't penalize you for guessing</p>
<p>yeah I filled in all the answers, I just SUCK at math.... go to <a href="http://www.calculatorsoft.com%5B/url%5D">www.calculatorsoft.com</a>..... can I get a 30?</p>
<p>isn't that considered cheating.. it gives you an unfair advantage on kids who do not have the program. Do you really want to cheat and get ur 30 on ur ACT math??</p>
<p>Apparently.</p>
<p>"isn't that considered cheating.. it gives you an unfair advantage on kids who do not have the program. Do you really want to cheat and get ur 30 on ur ACT math??"</p>
<p>One thing that really annoys me is when people accuse others of cheating when they have no idea if they really are. Is someone cheating because they use a TI-89 Titanium instead of a scientific calculator because it gives you an unfair advantage over kids who can't afford one? Nope.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that they could care less about the programs on your calculator, so if you think it can help you go for it. But I encourage you to go to your school and see if the Math Team there has people willing to tutor you for community service hours. If you learn the math not only will you do better on the ACT and SAT, you will improve in your math classes and will therefore be a much stronger applicant (college-wise).</p>
<p>Thank you WindSlicer! I'll take your advice into consideration! Geez they're already on my case and I haven't even bought the program.</p>
<p>"Your programs are extremely powerful and easy to use. Before using your graphing calculator programs, I scored a 1530 on the May 2005 SAT. Recently on the June SAT, with the help of your programs, I scored a whopping 1960! Thank you so much CalculatorSoft."</p>
<p>OH MAI GAWD LOL. I doubt this will raise your score that much- b/c if you suck at math how do you know which programs to use for it?</p>
<p>A 30 is really unrealistic imo. 25 is plausible.</p>
<p>I believe the ACT Math has the same type of problems repeated on each test, e.g., a problem requiring the Pythagorean theorem, a problem with averages, etc. Take a several sample tests and go over the answers and how they were reached for each of the problems you missed. By doing this, you will learn the specific problems tested by the ACT and will definitely increase your score.</p>
<p>if you dont know what to plug into the calculator no calculator program will raise your score that dramatically.</p>
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isn't that considered cheating.. it gives you an unfair advantage on kids who do not have the program. Do you really want to cheat and get ur 30 on ur ACT math??
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<p>Well.... I got a 33 on math with out a calculator (duh, always remember to check your backpack before testing day!! I even forgot my pencil that I had to borrow one from the proctor. all I had with me at the testing center was a bottle of gatorade)</p>
<p>all the questions are doable without a calculator.
So I don't think some calculator programs would give unfair advantage or a drastic increase in score....</p>
<p>and as coopertemplegirl said, it won't help you if you don't know what to plug in...</p>
<p>Yes thats true but I will definitely do practice tests with the calculator and learn what type of problems go with which function on the calculator.</p>