<p>Hi, I received a 1770 on my practice SAT (College Board Blue Book) and am considering taking the ACT in addition to the SAT in case I don't reach the score I'm aiming for. I'm best at the Writing section on the SAT. Do you think the ACT would be a better choice for me? In addition, I am terrible at science but I understand the ACT has a section for science - what would I have to study specifically? Is it basic enough for someone to grasp in a short amount of time?</p>
<p>You don’t need any knowledge of science for the ACT science section. It mainly tests how well you are at interpreting data, or proper experimental procedures.</p>
<p>^ as rspence said you dont need to know any specific thing that you know right now.Here is a little hint; i got 25 in science by reading every single word and failed to finish on time and somebody in college confidential told me to not to read passages and starting with questions.Guess what? I got 34 because of 1 mistake and that mistake was my foolishness.The question said that look at figure 1 but instead i looked at figure 2.I could get a 36 if i have looked at the correct figure.</p>
<p>Like Userbame said, don’t read it unless you find it necessary when you get to the questions. They throw in names of chemicals and obscure plants that just overwhelm and confuse you, but it’s much easier to just glance over any charts or graphs to make a little sense of them and then go right on to the questions. I think there was only one section that I ended up going back and reading the intro because I needed the information in it. It worked that way; I got a 36.</p>
<p>I got a 30 in science with no prep (I realized mid-test that the best strategy was to skip the graphs and readings until later). Could’ve gotten a 36, oh well.</p>
<p>Science is the easiest on the ACT for me, it pretty must gives you graphs and you answer questions and the answer to the questions is usually right in front of you. Make a habit of not reading the big paragraph they give you, it takes a lot of time and it mostly just explains whats in the tables.</p>