<p>So for every section I get 30+, but for science I get one or two wrong for each section and that is really ruining my grade.</p>
<p>Any tips to fix this? Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m probably not the best person to give advice since science is my lowest subject (27). However, I am confident that I will do I better since I messed up the timing last time. Just go straight to the questions. Only read passages and look at graphs when the questions guide you there. Do all of the 5 question passages first, the 6 question passages 2nd, and do the 7 question section last. Really watch your time and don’t spend too much time on one question. Be careful on the opposing viewpoints passage because it can waste a lot of time if you’re not careful. Good luck</p>
<p>I disagree with the previous post. Don’t waste time flipping through the section to find the 5,6, or 7 question passages (I suppose this is why the previous poster ran out of time). Most importantly: relax and pay careful attention to what the question is asking. In my experience, the reason I get questions wrong is because I was rushing and not carefully reading what the question is asking. By taking aforementioned statements into account, and with a little practice, you should have no problem scoring a 30+. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Yeah you’re probably right, but I would still save the 7 question passage for last.</p>
<p>My advice:
-DON’T waste time flipping through the passages to find out what looks easier. I’ve always just done them sequentially.
-DO spend a little bit of time skimming through the passages before you jump straight to the questions. I know this is against conventional CC wisdom, but if you can understand what the experiment is trying to determine, you’ll have an easier time with the questions. (and you’ll know where the information each question asks is located!) Again, I wouldn’t recommend reading the whole thing, but skim it so you can get the main points.
-Pay very careful attention to what axes are labeled on the graphs, and make sure you understand what each axis and each graph means. I think this is one of the most crucial elements of getting a good score.
-The timing is not necessarily as brutal as some might believe. You have 40 questions to answer in 35 minutes: that’s 52.5 seconds per question. Given the relative difficulty of the questions, that’s actually not too bad. If you spend just one minute reading each passage, the time you have per question is 42 seconds. That’s not a huge difference overall, and I believe you’ll save more time just by having an understanding of what’s going on and where information is located before jumping into the quesitions.
-Don’t get me wrong: the pacing is intense. You have seven passages in 35 minutes - that’s five minutes a passage. Don’t get hung up on anything for too long, and always know how much time and how many passages you have left so you can maintain the necessary pace.
-To contradict my past point: the timing is not necessarily as brutal as some might believe. You have 40 questions to answer in 35 minutes: that’s 52.5 seconds per question. Given the relative difficulty of the questions, that’s actually not too bad. If you spend just one minute reading each passage, the time you have per question is 42 seconds. That’s not a huge difference in the scheme of things, and I believe you’ll save more time just by</p>
<p>Now, not all of the above pieces of advice are going to be the best solution for everybody. You’ve really got to know yourself to determine how much time you can afford to spend reading the passages and graphs while maintaining a quick enough pace.</p>
<p>(For what it’s worth, I’ve taken the ACT twice without prep and scored a 36 on the Science section both times.)</p>