<p>I have the 1. Barrons ACT 17th edition 2. Barrons 6 ACT practice tests 3. Princton review ACT 2014 4. Real ACT book with 5 practice tests and 13 days :(( . I have been working on the ACT. I took my first one in September and I got a 24 composite score with Science being my highest. Tell me the most effective way to get a 30. I am a high school senior so it's a do or die situation for me! Thank you</p>
<p>I never achieved a 30 on the ACT. On my final time taking it I received a 29 which I was very content with. I originally took it and earned a 25. I took an extensive (and expensive) ACT class and to my frustration received the same score taking it again! Finally I took it one last time in October, pretty much ignoring all the prepping I did and just taking the test straight through the way that felt most comfortable, and earned a 29. I think my highest jump was from a 19 to a 26 in science (that section killed me). All I can say is perform to the best of your abilities, and if you get a 30 congratulations! If not, it’s really not the end of the world :)</p>
<p>@midwestbandie how did you go about the reading section? Did you do a passage map, or what are some strategies you can suggest?</p>
<p>@Arshaanm So I actually tried to disregard most of the strategies I learned, though there were some I found highly useful. The first of which was to underline all the lines that were referenced in the questions. This meant that before I read the passages I looked to see what specific line numbers were asked ("what does _____ mean in line 24) and underlined them. By doing this I was able to easily come back to the question and answer while reading. Another strategy would be to attempt your weakest section last. If there’s a section you know you get particularly stuck on, go ahead and do all the others first. Spend the most time on what you know. If you try to minimize your time on sections that you know well and push it onto those that you don’t you take the risk of missing questions you could have easily answered correctly. Reading was my second highest sub-score; I earned a 31. </p>
<p>Disclaimer: These are methods that worked best for me. Others may argue that these may not be the best way of approaching the test/section but I’m just letting you know what I did.</p>
<p>ACT English Brain Boost is great for English section. Schaum’s for Math. The other sections you just need to practice
and are hard to improve quickly.</p>
<p>I have a question pertaining to the topic. Will ACT flag you if your composite score drastically increase from the lower 20’s to the upper 30’s? From example, if you have a 23 and you took the test again, and got a 32, will that be a problem? </p>
<p>For me, I did practice test after practice test. Personally it was about getting comfortable taking the test. Get used to answering questions and how it is set up to make sure you aren’t confused or have to read the directions. For math, go over some of the key concepts that come up so many times. For reading, make sure you are timed and not wasting time on those really hard questions. For science, get the timing down and be careful reading graphs. For english, finish the whole thing and practice a lot for it. Good luck!</p>
@jooWonie No, that is actually acclaiming. The opposite, however, is a problem.
so @nitnr31 what did you end up getting?