How do I study for 34+ ACT?

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<p>June of Freshman year, 0 studying except finding out how the format works:
Got a score of 29
June of Sophmore year, about 2 hours of studying in the two nights before the test:
Got a score of 31</p>

<p>I will take my next ACT on February 8th next year. I'd like to get up to at least a 34, preferably a 35, and i certainly wouldn't mind a 36. If I get a 35 or 36 i won't bother taking it again but if i get a 34 or under ill probably give it another ago in June or the fall of senior year. I have 82 days until that test date and 11 weekends. I don't really understand how to study or what's worth studying. Obviously at this stage a valid answer wouldn't really be pay attention in class or to read more books.</p>

<p>So i do have an unused Real ACT prep guide it has 5 practice tests in it, i think that's what people refer to as the redbook. So i ask you what should i do in the coming 11.714 weeks to get ready for this 34+ performance. Your answers are must appreciated. Should i get more books, should i just do practice tests, should i study methods?</p>

<p>I haven't found any other threads that really answer my question so please don't respond that, if you think other threads will give me the information i desire, please by all means post the links here.</p>

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<p>You have a very high base score so scoring in the mid 30’s minimum is highly achievable for you. I would’ve scored a 17 or 18 without studying and I scored a 29 with extreme dedication. I studied off of the red book, Barron’s pass key to the act, pr 1296 questions and pr cracking the act and I did most of these tests twice and I dedicated 150+ hours to studying for it. </p>

<p>If you run out of real act tests you can always download former administered tests from the internet and if you run out of those, you can pick up a copy of pr cracking the act and even 1296 questions (which is a little hard) if you still need more practice. </p>

<p>The best stategy book you can buy is Barron’s ACT 36 and it will show you many methods for dealing with the various sections of the test. You will get better at all the sections by just simply practicing more, especially with the English section.</p>

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<p>What were your subscores on the first test?</p>