<p>all right, so I took the february act and I got a 23 with minimal studying, then I took the april one with more studying and got a 25 =( ...</p>
<p>heres the breakdown</p>
<p>eng: 30
math: 24
science: 25
reading: freaking 22 (dispicable) in feb and 19(triple dispicable) in april</p>
<p>i reallyy want to go to schools that require at least a 29+ minimum
so is it possible in any way for me to improve 4 composite points? or, I may be pushing this, but 5 points to a 30?</p>
<p>i'm taking it two more times, this july and then in the fall but I really want to be done by july.</p>
<p>any advice for improvement? besides the red book? i almost know the answers by heart because i've used that so much =(
i've heard kaplan is good?</p>
<p>and last question (promise!)...is it true studying for the sats helps with the acts?
thanks guys!</p>
<p>I would get more practice tests, study the material more and more also pace your self and time yourself</p>
<p>study formulas and equations, it seems that your english is fine, but buy a reading program to *make your eyes * read faster, for science, work faster by reading the questions first, then scan the text</p>
<p>You really don't need to be a fast reader to do decent on the reading test. I'm the slowest reader I know, but I still managed a 29. I would advise you to read the questions first (one at a time works best for me, but skip the longer questions and leave them for last), and then scan the passage for the answer. Looking for key words helps for most questions. Only read the actual passage as a last resort.</p>
<p>I would advise getting the princeton review "cracking the ACT" guide from the library. They teach many techniques such as these, which may help in a way that practice tests do not. After all, if you don't have a solid foundation, practicing won't help much in building your test-taking ability. By the same token, don't use any of their techniques which don't sound like they would work for you.</p>
<p>In any case, whatever you're doing right now isn't working, so you'll need to try some sort of new strategy, even if it isn't what I suggested.</p>