<p>seems we always see lots of people here who raise their ACT scores, but we are not having that success, so, please post all your ACT scores (composites only) so i can get a feel for how many people actually DO raise their scores.</p>
<p>my DD</p>
<p>29 (no prep at all)
29 (some prep)
29 (quite a bit of prep)</p>
<p>: (</p>
<p>she needs a 30 and would love a 32. not sure if she is ever going to get the 30, though!!!</p>
<p>32 - no studying
32 - no studying
34 - Red Book, including the three practice tests</p>
<p>28–no studying
29–very sick, no studying
31–3 or 4 practice tests
32–2 practice tests</p>
<p>28 - one practice test? basically no studying.
28 - again, basically no studying.
32 - studied with Kaplan online lessons.</p>
<p>There’s no formula; it depends on the individual. If your DD is having trouble, just have her do practice tests until it becomes formulaic. If she is still scoring a 29 after this much preparation, that is her limit. Everyone has different limits; don’t push her any more if she just can’t do it.</p>
<p>As for me, I got a 35. To prepare, I did a math practice test the night before.</p>
<p>33- Some Prep
35- A bit more prep. A lot more in Science, which went up 6 pts.</p>
<p>26 - barely studied in june because of final exams/sat iis (June)
31 - took 3 practice tests from REAL ACT guide and 500 questions from 1,296 practice questions from princeton review =) (September)</p>
<p>Feb 2009: 27-no studying
Sept 2009: 31-studied over the summer (Real ACT book, Princeton review, and reviewed grammar notes from sophomore year)</p>
<p>mm…
29-like 2 weeks of studying
29- after a summer and a month during school year of studying…</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>26-No studying
32-Studying for a summer</p>
<p>And another after some studying!</p>
<p>Increased 4 points in science and 6 in math with taking practice tests from The Real Act book and working. Scores can be raised with rigorous prep, dedication to timing and a few strategies…</p>
<p>27 - No studying, kinda sick.
31 - Took a few practice tests.</p>
<p>I see people in this thread have raised their science grade by a lot. Care to share testing/preparation strategies?</p>
<p>for science, you cant devote to much time for any one section. what has worked so far for me (went from 25 to 29) is to skip/barely skim the intro readings for each lab which gives you so much more time to answer questions directly and get more right.</p>
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<li> Red book.</li>
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<p>i can’t imagine that she hs reached her limit since she went into the first test having never looked at an ACT before. i forgot what she said, but there was something that totally surprised her, like the science section or something!</p>
<p>she has raised different sections (some as much as 6 points) but she just doesn’t get everything together all on the same day apparently.</p>
<p>i am not pushing her … she is trying to qualify for a certain scholarship. </p>
<p>i think 29 is a good score, too, but not good enough for that particular scholarship.</p>
<p>: )</p>
<p>31 - my first look at the ACT, from a timed test in the red book. july 2009.
34 - sept 2009 after intensely studying red book and PR 1296.</p>
<p>30 - no prep at all
33 - 3 practice tests week of (but only for english and math)</p>
<p>29 (31E, 31M, 30R, 24S, 8 Essay)</p>
<p>31 (35E, 31M, 29R, 28S, 10 Essay)</p>
<p>31 (35E, 30M, 28R, 30S, Essay not available yet)</p>
<p>30 - I can’t remember what I did in preparation.
31 - Red Book, mostly.
32 - Odd section here and there from various prep guides.</p>