<p>I think I did a lot better on the SAT then ACT which is rare but here are my stats
English:27
Math:32
Reading:29
Science:22 (YIKES)</p>
<p>Preferably I would like to improve my science score. Idk what happened. I was extremely unprepared for that section since im used to the CR M W for SAT. I got through 2 experiments than completely panicked. I skipped around, not really reading through and answered sporadically. I had to guess on like 15 of them at the end, it was awful.</p>
<p>Anyway do you guys have some tips on how I can do better on these sections? The problem with math was that i ran out of time with 4 questions left. I could have easily gotten a33-34 if i had enough time to answer. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>I feel that the science is the easiest score for improvement. The first time I took the ACT I got a 29 on the science section, but the second time I got a 35. Since you have taken the ACT once you already know what the science section will be like. In reality this section is not about your knowledge of science, but how well can you read science based readings, graphs, and tables in order to apply this to the questions.</p>
<p>What I did to study for this part was taking practice ACT tests online and focusing on the science part. </p>
<p>Make sure to read each question and then skim through the portions to find the answer. The answer could be spread out through three paragraphs or all clumped together. Take lots of practice tests based on the science section and try to forget everything you know about science. Just learn how to search for answers in the given information.</p>
<p>It gets overwhelming because you only have 35 minutes to answer 40 questions, but just try to keep a level head and answer the questions systematically. Sometimes one answer will stick out like a sore thumb and other times you will think they didn’t put the answer in. Hope this helps a little,</p>
<p>Agree with the above poster. It’s more about interpreting graphs than actual science knowledge. Analyze the graphs and come up with possible questions/answers in your head. Odds are as you read the questions, you will see one that you thought of before and already know the answer to. Since you also struggled somewhat on Reading/English work on sentence structure, reading comprehension, etc. It’ll go a long way.</p>
<p>BUT, although rarely, few questions require you to know general knowledge in science.</p>
<p>For example, when I did my December exam, there was a question without any clue asking what is the main cause of the earthquake (no clue in the context) I did know it was something like collision blahblah but I couldn’t see any choices that contained collision so I just picked random answers and got it wrong…</p>
<p>Chances are the answer was actually in the section, but the ACT Test makes do a decent job of hiding answers in the introduction or a caption near charts/tables/graphs.</p>
<p>Yes!! Practice, practice, practice! The red act book is great. The barons flash cards are good too! Don’t overdue it though. I overdid it for the october test and I went down 2 points. Go on being confident. :)</p>