<p>Just wondering, as I did well and was projected to get a 31-34. I did not prepare and I was actually quite surprised that I had forgotten about it the morning we took it. I'm preparing pretty heavily now for the ACT, so I'm wondering: is it sensible to assume I'll score in that range?</p>
<p>And what are other PLAN test takers' experiences with their projected scores vs. their actual ACT scores?</p>
<p>One in the ballpark the other higher. Who knows?</p>
<p>Haha exactly, but that is comforting. I don’t want to walk in their all high and mighty and end up with a 29.</p>
<p>And yeah, no one really knows but I’m just asking to get people’s own experiences.</p>
<p>yeah your instincts are right. the projected score is quite accurate: if you were to take the ACT the next day. from what I’ve seen, with a fair amount of study and prep, that projected ACT score will be an underestimate by 1-3 points.</p>
<p>I took my only ACT, thus far, before the PLAN. I had reviewed for the ACT a bit, but obviously I didn’t do the same for the PLAN, which I took a year later. My projected score was approx. the same as yours, but my ACT, which actually preceded the PLAN, was a point higher.</p>
<p>That is really great to hear. Thanks for the input. Are you basically saying that, provided I prepare well and study enough, I can actually surpass my projected scores?</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
<p>Projected 28-32. Actual was a 34.</p>
<p>What grade are you in? I took the PLAN in 10th grade and it projected a 23… I took it the next year and got 30 the first time, 31 the second.<em>shrug</em> that was probably just a fluke though lol. You’ll probably get a 32 :P</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore. It projected a 31-34 for me. If everyone is saying they surpassed the projections, will I really “probably get a 32”?</p>
<p>They put me in the 25-27 (or something like that) range and I got a 27…if you disregard science I got a 31…(I got 21 on science)</p>
<p>I mean, it is okay as an estimate. Should be -+2 more than the range says. It said 28-32 for me and I pulled a 35 on the ACT. I did study a bit more though, but it wasn’t too accurate. Take the range with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m studying a bunch. I have like 3 books haha. So it’s not foolish to think I can score a 35??</p>
<p>Of course you CAN get a 35. Just because the projected score doesn’t say that doesn’t mean anything. I got a 35 without specifically studying for the ACT. I took about 3 practice tests to get the format down. However, if you do not get a 35, it is not that you can’t but you just didn’t perform well. The difference between a 34 and 35 may be 1 or 2 questions and that could be luck. I took the projected score with a grain of salt because all it said was that I was not going to fail the ACT. So you definitely have the potential for a 35, but if you do not get a 35, don’t get too down.</p>
<p>X amount of studying doesn’t automatically give you a linear rate of higher ACT scores.</p>
<p>and i hate the PLAN… please remind me what the subscore range is again? but i got one wrong on the reading portion and it lowered my reading subscore from highest to -7 from that.
There’s what we’ll call thresholds. </p>
<p>(33-36 is one) If you can score a 33, you know everything to score a 36.</p>
<p>(30-33) is another one, if you can score a 30, you are probably capable of scoring up to 33.</p>
<p>(27-30) is another one </p>
<p>Lower than around a 25, some serious relearning of material, learning material needs to be done. </p>
<p>Find out which range your at. The red book will certainly help.</p>
<p>Is ‘the red book’ the “Real ACT Prep Guide”? (I think that’s what it’s called haha).</p>