<p>How hard is it to get a 34-36? What does it take prep wise?</p>
<p>I don’t think it should be too hard. With no prep I got a 31 (35s in reading and science but a 26 in math) I probably would have done better if I had actually taken geometry (I’ve only taken algebra and algebra 2) but it really depends on the person. I know people who could study everyday for a year and still not get over a 21.</p>
<p>Not hard @ all</p>
<p>I know lots of people who don’t have a good foundation in ACT English, reading, and math skills and study their butts off but fail to score in that range. When I was younger, my parents enrolled my in a English grammar and Critical Reading course. And I had always been accelerating my math since around 7th grade. This is why I didn’t work too hard and score well. </p>
<p>You really have to know grammar well and some of its fine nuances to ever score highly on ACT English. For math, you just have to know how to tackle every sort of problem. And reading is going to be a skill you develop by learning how to actively read instead of processing words on lines. </p>
<p>Have you taken the ACT before? or SAT?</p>
<p>A 34 concords to a 2250 on the SAT and a 36 concords to a 2390. If you find either of those scores easy to obtain, the ACT won’t be any more difficult.</p>
<p>My son raised his ACT score of 31 to a 34 with zero studying.</p>
<p>i got a 34 on my first try with just a little bit of working through the princetonreview 13223 something test problems… i didnt even finish halfway (yeah i procrastinated) but it really all depends on the person. dont sweat it work hard and you’ll get what you get</p>
<p>Oh, a bragging thread? Okay. Yeah, 34 first try without practicing for a second.
I say it’s easy?</p>
<p>What kind of question is that? For some, it’s easy, for others, it’s not. I have an embarrassing SAT score, some are just oriented differently than others.</p>
<p>Here’s a link to the ACT stats for the graduating class of 2010. Of the 1.5 million plus graduating seniors who took the ACT, less than 1% scored a 34 or higher. As others have said, it’s mostly dependent on your individual makeup and how you personally perform on standardized tests. A high GPA doesn’t mean you’ll do well on the ACT, nor does a lower GPA mean you’ll do poorly. You can probably improve your chances by taking some practice tests, but don’t count on them automatically getting you into the top score ranges.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.act.org/news/data/10/pdf/profile/two.pdf?utm_campaign=cccr10&utm_source=profilereports&utm_medium=web[/url]”>http://www.act.org/news/data/10/pdf/profile/two.pdf?utm_campaign=cccr10&utm_source=profilereports&utm_medium=web</a></p>
<p>If a 36 equals a 2390, what is the ACT equivalent to a 2400?</p>
<p>To me, it is very hard. All of my friends are getting 34s and 35s, but my highest is only…26! So unfair!</p>
<p>Obviously a 37! The reason it = 2390 is b/c more people get 36s than 2400s .</p>
<p>The difficult part will be the time constraint. If you happen to get an easier test and are able to fly through it, then, no, getting a 34-36 would not be that difficult. Straight thinking and a little luck would you get you there. Of course, you have to be naturally bright in the first place, but if that’s already accounted for, then it’s all up to how you feel that particular day.</p>
<p>Even though everyone here says it’s easy, don’t forget that CC reflects the top ~1-2% of the HS population.</p>
<p>Not that difficult if you have yet to reach more advanced concepts in school. With some studying, I got a 33 the first time I took it.</p>
<p>It’s all about the student. I got a 32 first try, and my friend who’s in the same AP/Honors classes I’m in got a 26. If normal tests are difficult for the student, the ACT will be; if they usually fly through tests, they will as well through this one.</p>
<p>It just depends on your strengths and weaknesses. Some people score a lot higher than their GPA’s would suggest, and others a lot lower. Generally, “lazy” kids do better on the ACT than their records would suggest, and kids that work hard to keep their GPA do poorly in relation to their records - maybe because the ACT is a speed test where hard work and preparation matter little, in comparison to other tests. It’s not that lazy students are good at the ACT, but that their records usually reflect underachievement, while extremely hardworking, diligent students’ records are inflated.</p>
<p>Also, remember that scores can vary by several points with just a few questions. There’s hardly any difference between a 34 and a 36 - sometimes, good guessing can get you those 2 or 3 points.</p>
<p>It depends. I got a 34 without opening up a single prep book, but I think my 35 on math was largely due to studying hard for the Math II subject test the week before I took the ACT. On the other hand, I know people struggling for a 30.</p>
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That’s not necessarily true… you can’t exactly say that if you can get a 2250 (or close) on the SAT you’ll likely get a 34 on the ACT.</p>
<p>I got a 1870 on the SAT the first time I took it (the only prep being all the PSAT’s we’d done in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades) and a 35 on the ACT the first time I took it (with the only prep being taking two practice exams). Despite me achieving a 35 on the ACT, there is absolutely no way I could get my SAT anywhere NEAR 2000+ no matter how much work I do. They’re two totally different tests.</p>
<p>I’ve been told that math and science are easier to bring up than English and reading. I got a 31 my first try and I took a practice test afterwards. I got three wrong on the English, all of them were “Rhetorical Skills” and after reading through why I got them wrong, I was left unconvinced. As in, they didn’t seem wrong to me. Science and math are more objective.</p>
<p>Not if you’re Noam Chomsky</p>