<p>I've been doing ACT practice tests and I keep averaging around 29-31 for math. I want to get it higher, like around 33~. But, there are always a few questions on the math section that I just cannot figure out until the time is up. Are there any other ways to hone my math skills than just taking practice tests?</p>
<p>I got 35 in Math, you just have to be really creative and sometimes do some unusual stuff with your calculator functions. Make sure you use a TI-83 or better. Hard questions usually involve some REALLY hard trig and log functions so MAKE SURE you have those down. Also look at sparknotes review for ACT Math. Pay attention in your Math class, and PreCalculus is extremely important.</p>
<p>I also got a 35 on the math section.
If you have some so left for you before you take the test, I suggest you join your school math team because it really helped me. If you don't have a lot of time, I suggest you do a LOT of practice because math is a skill you learn by doing it. </p>
<p>If you get around 30s in math, you probably already know the math concepts; you just need the practice.</p>
<p>I'm a parent, hope it's Ok to join this thread. What advice do you have to improve a 23 in math? It's bringing down her score - she has a 29 composite (32 English, 35 Reading, 27 Math) and is hoping to get a 31 on the retake. Should she focus on just the math or work on practice tests for all sections? Thanks!</p>
<p>I suggest that your daughter strongly focus on the math section. Depending on where she is applying, your daughter should be fine with a 29 composite. It's like a 2100 on the SAT. Since her scores on the other sections are pretty great, she should just focus on bringing math up.</p>
<p>Did you mean that she has a 27 in science? You listed math twice.</p>
<p>And focus on getting math up to around a 30 first. That should give you a 31 composite right there. Any owrk you can do on any other sections would be great, but if you are pressed for time, math is the key to getting the 31.</p>
<p>moviefreak)) act 29 equals to 1920 on SAT. 32 is 2130 according to the SAT-ACT conversion chart</p>
<p>kholitrinh - yes, I meant 27 in Science; that was a typo. The 23 in math is pulling everything down. BTW, I think what's pulling her down in the Science part is related to math too since she gets the science reading comprehension parts but interpreting graphs isn't so easy. </p>
<p>She hates any kind of test prep, so we'll probably just focus on the math. I've basically given up on getting her to try the SAT since her PSATs (66 CR & W, 53 math) project a SAT lower than her ACT. And she dreads the thought of more than one math section on a long test. Did I tell you she hates math :(</p>
<p>I went from a 32 to a 36 this september. My trick was to do Barron's. Although Barron's is ridiculously hard and some of the stuff don't show up on the real test. If you go over the questions you've got wrong on them and make sure you know them, then on the actual test, it helps overall. On the day of ACT, My time was shorter and questions were already gone over in Barron's in harder ways.</p>