<p>Hey, I just got my ACT scores back and it turns out I got a 33 with the following subscores</p>
<p>36 english
34 math
32 reading
31 science</p>
<p>Before taking the test for the first time this April, I did about 3 or 4 practice tests from official online packets from ACT and the ACT Red Book. I was wondering what book I should buy or what I should generally do to improve my 33 to a 35+ so I have a decent chance at some merit aid.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>any suggestions at all on what i should do or what book i should buy?</p>
<p>33 is rock solid. I would focus on reading. I think you can miss one or two reading questions and still get a perfect score in that… With a 34 in Math, you probably have all the skills to answer every question, but I guess you can always review a little more. While a lot of people say McGraw review book is way too easy, I used it and I got a 31(.25) first time… My scores in that book were very similar to what I got on the real test. It has 10 practice tests. You might want to have a look.</p>
<p>I have the same problem, just shuffled a little. Brothers in pain, bearers of the hated 33.25!</p>
<p>35 English
34 Math
34 Reading
30 Science</p>
<p>I took one practice test with all of the subsections spread out over different days the week immediately before the test. I am not sure how much people with our score can prepare; we might just need to get lucky. I won’t be able to take the June test, so I am hoping that the break from school might serve as a de-stressing agent, and that I will be able to get my final score in september.</p>
<p>Lol, some of our scores are similar:</p>
<p>36 English
34 Math
31 Reading
30 Science</p>
<p>How hard is it to bring up your science score? This is my 2nd time taking the ACT, and last time I took it I got a 28 in science.</p>
<p>@fdgjfg
I’m a bearer of the 33.5. If you can get the 33.25, you can get a 33.5. A difference like that would be one or two questions.</p>
<p>Do any of you guys have any book recommendations? I’m thinking of buying Barron’s 36 to touch up on my skills before the June ACT. Should I not bother or get something else?</p>
<p>I have the princeton review book wich seems pretty good for strategy. But, like I said, I think the best we can do is take practice tests, have confidence, and get lucky.</p>
<p>Does anyone who has improved a 33 to a 35/36 have any advice? I promise that I will let this thread die once someone who has done it posts.</p>