<p>I'm not sure how to go about studying for the ACT. I'm not at all familiar with the ACT, and I'm registered for the June 8 test.</p>
<p>I studied using two books: Princeton Review, and The Real ACT Prep Guide (red book). PR is very good for becoming familiar with the test, so read it the whole way through, even if you think you are already strong in certain sections. The red book is great for taking practice tests, since it is made by ACT. Make sure you use the practice tests sparingly because there are only so many practice tests out there. </p>
<p>Using that method I improved my scores from 29E/31M/29R/29S to 35E/36M/35R/30S. On practice tests, I was getting 35-36 on science… I just happened to have a bad test.</p>
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<p>Thanks for your reply!</p>
<p>I have Princeton Review’s Cracking the ACT and The Real ACT Prep Guide.
I also have Barron’s ACT and Barron’s ACT 36, but I guess I won’t be needing those. </p>
<p>Are there any differences between the ACT and SAT that I need to know about? I’m more familiar with the SAT. I know that the ACT has a science section and that there’s no penalty for guessing, but that’s pretty much all I know. I’ll start going through my review books today.</p>
<p>Practice going fast. That is the real “trick” of the ACT – learning how to pace yourself so that you get through the entire test. So try to simulate test conditions as closely as possible and set time limits for each section and sub-section – especially on the Science section. Getting through all 7 passages in 35 minutes is challenging.</p>
<p>I personally feel that the questions on the ACT are much more predictable and fair. As the above poster mentioned, the difficulty is finishing in time. So working on speed is a must. Also there is no penalty on any sections of the ACT for guessing</p>