<p>I know this has been asked time and time again on CC, so I apologize for being repetitive.
I just got my scores back from the February ACT and I did rather well considering I had not studied for it at all. Still, having a 35 on reading verses my 23 (yikes!!) on math is pretty disheartening.
Does anyone have any suggestions on test prep books, specifically for these problem subjects? I am currently looking at Barrons 36, Barrons Math and Science, and PR's Cracking the ACT.</p>
<p>For Math you should have taken Pre-Cal. You don’t fully cover all the material until then. Just keep doing practice tests, and you’ll get better.</p>
<p>For Science, it’s all about practice. Find a strategy that works for you. What I do is jump straight to the questions for all the passages EXCEPT for the one with multiple scientists. I read that one, so I can actually understand the difference in opinions.</p>
<p>You just have to practice a ton.</p>
<p>I was almost the exact opposite: 34 M and 23 R (Yikes!). For my math I just did a lot of practice tests from Barron’s 6 Tests in One book or something like that. I was scoring in the high 20’s for that at come test day it was much higher so that has to show for something–or maybe I got lucky on the actual test. Just go through the concepts and familiarize yourself; they cover a ton of concepts in there.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input you guys, I really appreciate it. :)</p>
<p>Does anyone recommend any specific ACT books for math and science?</p>
<p>As a professional tutor, I have to say that the study guide really has to fit the student. </p>
<p>PR is awesome! </p>
<p>…if you like their cynical style.</p>
<p>Barron’s is great!</p>
<p>…for those who prefer a more straightforward approach.</p>
<p>The #1, hands down, bar none key for improving your math score is learning to visualize your answers. Almost every ACT drawing/picture is to scale. </p>
<p>So, how far is the ladder from the wall? Well, look at it! How far away from the wall does it appear? </p>
<p>What is the measure of angle X? Well, is it bigger than 90? Is it smaller than half of 90? If it looks like a 60-degree angle, it’s probably about 60 degrees.</p>
<p>The great thing about this approach is that it will keep you from making dumb math errors on problems that you can visualize (15% - 20% of the 60 problems).</p>
<p>Does that Barrons act 36 book help you alot becasue i just got a 17 using the princeton review and it has not helped at all really. what do you suggest i do</p>