<p>So.</p>
<p>I took the ACT and got some pretty noice subsection scores English: 35, Math: 33, and Reading: 33. However, my science score was 24, cluster****ing my entire composite score down to a 31. </p>
<p>Do colleges really look at Science that much? The school I'm applying ED to, Northwestern, posts their average ranges for Math and English and I am on the high end for both. Should I retake the ACT in September?</p>
<p>The same thing happened to me the first time I took the ACT; I got a 33 composite (33E, 35M, 36R, 27S). Just take some practice tests and focus on speed and comprehension for the science section (my problem was mainly with the timing). With a little bit of practice, I went up to a 34 composite (35E, 36M, 32R [**** … that’s another story entirely], 34S). Good luck!</p>
<p>^ I’ll keep watching this thread (35M, 32E, 32S,24R) It’s such a pain.</p>
<p>Yeah. I mean, it’s like 75% of my score is Ivyworthy and the rest is straight ****.</p>
<p>Is their a way to like study for the charts that might be on the test? Is their any site that lists random charts anf craps that might be on the ACT? :S</p>
<p>I swear that some of the charts are really hard to read. =</p>
<p>@cjgone</p>
<p>“Is their any site that lists random charts anf craps…?”</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://economist.com%5DHere%5B/url”>http://economist.com]Here[/url</a>]</p>
<p>LOL at the Economist link.</p>
<p>I really don’t know, I think knowing how to read graphs is the key part to the science section. That and being able to make conclusions based on what was given. A neat trick to use is that once you can pick out the key words in the question, you just need to hunt for those key words (usually a name or place) and then the answer is plain as day. Saves a lot of time because you don’t need to read the entire thing xD</p>