<p>I took the ACT for the first time in June and got a 23:
English: 22
Math :24
Reading:23
Science:24
Essay:10</p>
<p>I know I can do better and my goal is a 32. So if there are any suggestions, tips, tricks, good books to use, or stategies for studying for the exam I'm willing to give it a try.
Thanks, anything you'd advise would be deeply appreciated.</p>
<p>what leads you to believe you can pull a 9-point jump?</p>
<p>a 9 point jump by september is not easy. if u had more time, then it is easier. a 32 is not easily achieved.</p>
<p>100% possible IBfootballer.</p>
<p>I have seen 12 point increases.</p>
<p>Thanks Egbert Sous</p>
<p>A 9 point jump is equal to a 580 jump on an SAT. Possible? Yes, but hard.</p>
<p>sbaptiste, I am in the exact same position as you. Don’t worry about it, you just have to work hard. People here on CC, they are a bit … lol. You know. It’s okay though, I am sure that you can do well. </p>
<p>I had a 25, and now i’m up to a 29, and am going to take it for the last time to get that desired 31+. So if I can do it, you defintely can do it. haha. </p>
<p>I would just say the best way to go is to just to famialiarize yourself with the test. That’s the thing I think I had a problem on was not really knowing what they’d ask. After taking the ACT many times, I feel that the questions are … the same, in a sense. So if you just practice many times, really hard, and understand, you will be able to achieve that score. Granted, it is hard to do it in one test try. I had to take the test 3 times in order to get my 4 point jump … so I wish you the best of luck! </p>
<p>You Can Do It!</p>
<p>possible? theoretically.</p>
<p>probable? good lord, no</p>
<p>people often are convinced that because it is theoretically possible to achieve a huge test score jump, they will be able to do it. this is not the case. you can’t expect to jump from the ~50th to ~95th percentile.</p>
<p>A 23 is presently the 69th percentile, and a 32 is the 99th percentile. ([ACT</a> Score Information: National Ranks for Test Scores and Composite Score](<a href=“http://www.actstudent.org/scores/norms1.html]ACT”>ACT Test Scores | ACT Scoring | ACT))</p>
<p>My friend in high school got a 26 on his first try and made it to 31 after taking it four or five times. That’s a 5 point jump, not a 9 point jump, but it illustrates that people can improve their scores significantly. It’s very difficult to do, though.</p>
<p>Just get a LOT of practice tests, Buy PR’s cracking the ACT, red book, and maybe 1296 questions (watch out… lots of mistakes). Also, take it every time it’s available.</p>
<p>Analyze your study/prep method for the 23 (no prep, etc.) - get the answers from ACT and analyze your incorrect responses (you can order this up to 3 months after the test)…practice, practice, practice and TIME yourself on each section AFTER you practice the tests several times. Practice and time management are your friends on the ACT…that’s what is in your control - the seemingly random “curves” they apply to the sections they deem difficult and easy vary widely with each test, and are difficult to determine…do your best and try taking the SAT also - you may do better on it, and many colleges superscore the SAT and there are those that are accepting superscored ACT as well (highest scores on each section from all tests taken, not just highest overall score from one test).</p>
<p>A 9 point increase is possible, but very sketchy and depends a lot on how much time you have (60 something % to a 99%…).</p>
<p>I was able to improve my score from a 24 to a 32 over a two year time span (8th-10th) by just learning concepts from classes, like english, chemistry, and math for example. But, it’s hard to measure my drastic score change because almost 90% of people who take the ACT in 8th generally don’t do very well anyway.</p>
<p>I don’t know what grade you’re in, but take it in 10th+ grade. Yes, you can improve on the ACT through hard-work but 9 points sounds almost impossible unless you just had a bad day with the 23 or your in a lower grade.</p>
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Probably what i’d say.</p>