<p>or several...
to tell me HOW TO GET A PERFECT SCORE ON THE SCIENCE SECTION OF THE ACT.
i seriously cannot stand that part of the test.
it makes no sense to me. it is the only section of the test that i am incapable of getting above a 30. I have gotten perfect and near perfect scores in other sections with no problem, but i feel like there is just no way to study to improve on the science section. And honestly, I am ace-ing my school's hardest science class (AP chem equivalent)!! i just dont get it. I haven't even met anyone who has done better than a 30 on science!</p>
<p>so if anyone who has excelled in the science subsection could let me know how the ef you did it, that would be great. I'm probably not even going to take the ACT again, but it just has bothered me for too long. a brothas gotta let it out, naw meen.</p>
<p>anyways.... GO!</p>
<p>I am in this boat too, any help please?</p>
<p>I’m not a genius but I can make a few suggestions. </p>
<p>Don’t read or look at graphs before you read the questions. Always start off with the questions and then refer to the graphs/passages for the answers. If you don’t, you’re wasting your time because the answers are rarely hidden - you just have to analyze. There’s only one exception where I guess you have to read the passages: when you have to compare the points of view. But even then, you can sometimes get away with not reading them. For me, the science section is all about timing. It’s the most difficult test to manage for me, and I skip every question I can’t answer quickly. By saving time by not reading, I usually finish up very close to the end, and can answer all of the questions. Science was actually my best subject on the ACT, I got a 32. 30 composite.</p>
<p>i used exactly the strategy you mentioned, not reading the passage but instead focusing on reading the questions first, and i still got a 28.
it was in fact an improvement, but still. it ended up bringing my score down.
if i would have had above a 30 on science i would have had more around a 34 composite probably. :(</p>
<p>I also need help lol. The math english and writing are nothing compared to the SAT, so those are pretty easy to get a 35-36 on. However how in the world are we suppose to do well on science? I’m a pretty strong science student. I might not take the ACT because of the science section lol…( I want atleast a 34 on science).</p>
<p>Ignore the fact that the section is named science, because what you do in the section and what you do in a science class are not the same thing. The only thing you are being tested on is your ability to analyze the information you’re presented with.</p>
<p>yeah i noticed that it had nothing to do with science, but that doesnt change the difficulty of the test. Your analysis and comprehension of the science section is a better indicator of your reading skills than the reading section in my opinion. lol and shaheiruddin, you would be crazy to not take the test if you are predicting scores upwards of 34. A 34 is above or at the top of the median at most any college, including ivy leagues. Honestly, it couldnt hurt you. Go for it</p>
<p>^ It all depends on how I do on the June SAT. I’m pretty sure I broke 2100+ on the May test, however my goal is to get atleast a 2200. If I do take the ACT, I’m taking it in September of Senior year. (Probably wont though).</p>
<p>I see. just curious, what schools are you looking at?
and by the way if you are looking at 35 ish ACT scores, the SAT equivalent is more like 2300, so you should definately take the ACT. Plus there really isnt anything that says you can only take these tests once or twice, so you might as well take the june ACT, see how you do, and then if you want you could always do the september test next year.</p>
<p>^Top choices are Cornell, Johns Hopkins ,Columbia SEAS, Binghampton.</p>
<p>I got a 35 on science. Not perfect but close enough. I barely did any studying and only took it once, but I can try to give some advice. Don’t get tripped by the language of the question. I know many people who were confused by the physics question on the April exam (if I recall correctly it was about resistors and circuit-type stuff), because they thought they actually needed to know how circuits worked. You don’t need to bring any outside knowledge, so don’t let yourself get bogged down by a seemingly complex question. Take practice tests to get the timing down right. Also practice by looking at graphs and charts and saying in your own words what is happening…if you can “paraphrase” the information in your head, then you are less likely to get fooled by the answer choices that are false but “look really good”. (This is basically the same strategy you would use for SAT CR).</p>
<p>Genius here to help you, don’t answer incorrectly for any of the questions.</p>