<p>So overall, what is the connotation to an 18 on the Explore exam? Is this an accurate predictor to my ACT exam two years from now? If I want to score in the 30's on the ACT(more favorably 32-35), should I be concerned if I only scored an 18 out of 25 on my freshman year drill? Here are some basic facts about my exam when I break it down: 22 on English, 16 in Math, 15 in Reading, and 20 in Science. After I translate those statistics into the ACT scoring format, that means a 31 on English, 23 on Math, 21 on Reading, and 28.8 on Science. Overall if I were to take that college entrance exam I would get approximately a 26. Should I be concerned? I have set high expectations for myself to score high on the four-hour test, but does 26 seem a little bit too low? And plus I am taking the PLAN next year. Also some more questions: On my scoring report it said my composite percentile ranking is an 82. Is that averaged out of just my school or the whole entire state of Illinois(I live in Chicago)? On the letter that my school's counselor members mailed home they said that an addition of four or five points to our Explore score gives an approximate idea to what is going to be scored on the ACT, and as for PLAN, an addition of two to three points. So basically what the counselor members are saying is that since I have an 18 on Explore, that means I will only get a 22-23 on the ACT????? Someone who got a full score of 25 on EXPLORE will hypothetically only get a 29-30 on the ACT???? Is what they said true???? I used proportion to calculate my score on an ACT scale, and even though the disparity between 22-23 and 26 is only three to four points, those points can mean a lot!!!! Does anyone know where they got these statistics from????? I am confused about this, and please answer my question ASAP 'cause I need some clarification!!!! For those who wonder what I will do to prepare myself for the imminent exam, I currently have several test prep books, but some of them are not from college standardized test prep companies. I have some I used that were from the New York City Public Schools for my high school entrance exam, and Kaplan sponsored those books. I also currently have two preeminent books I believe will be practical to the ACT: Barron's 36-The leader in test preparation, and Cracking the ACT from Princeton Review 2014. Now, some more personal information: I am really concerned about these standardized tests because I want a bright collegiate future for myself. I have this firm belief that college is going to determine my future, so I don't want to mess myself up. In terms of academics, I am pretty inconsistent with my workload. Sometimes I work really hard, especially in school, but at home and I don't work as hard and I forget about the meaning of college when I start to browse social media and entertainment.</p>
<p>No, it does not truly correlate. When you take the test as a freshman there is still alot of material left to learn. I don’t even remember my score on the PLAN test, but I ended up scoring a 33 on the real ACT which definitely did not correlate to whatever score I got back then. </p>
<p>That’s awesome! I hope you got into an elite college! A 33 on the ACT is really what I want to aim for, but the process is difficult.</p>
<p>The explorer is dumb, it doesn’t correlate at all with the real deal. Don’t worry, just study and practice! 
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