<p>I got a composite score of 19</p>
<p>English 20
math 16
reading 18
science 20</p>
<p>please help...I want a 26 atleast, is it possible for me to raise my score that high. I at least thought I would get a 24 because I have a 4.0 on a 5.0 scale at school.</p>
<p>any advice would be helpful</p>
<p>gosh, any one lol</p>
<p>Well, I haven't taken the ACT, but I would recommend studying a lot for the test. I'm not sure what kind of help you are seeking.</p>
<p>Practice tests always help. Study/Read/Practice over and over everyday to get used to taking tests.</p>
<p>Have you looked over some of the questions that you got wrong? I'm not too familiar with the ACT, and how it's formatted but looking over the answers you got wrong and understanding why you got them wrong should be the best way to improve your score.</p>
<p>practice practice practice practice is one thing you should do after familiarizing yourself with the test.</p>
<p>By doing hundreds of practice CR problems on the SAT I, I raised my CR score significantly (~100 points) in 3 months</p>
<p>I was planning on buying that kaplans cd rom...I plan to retake the ACT in september</p>
<p>they didnt give us the book so we can see what we got wrong, they just gave us the scores</p>
<p>thank you guys I will practice practice practice</p>
<p>anything is possible there is a kid i no that had a 19 and brought it to 32, which is very good. just study in the summer.</p>
<p>thats amazing! I hope I could improve like that</p>
<p>Yeah Im gonna be studying SAT and SATII over summer like mad!</p>
<p>I KNOW! I just wanna do better, to put my mind at easy</p>
<p>I've been quite uptight lately just because of my score...</p>
<p>ok, this may not work for you, since I thought the ACT was VERY easy compared to the SAT (I got a 35 composite)</p>
<p>In October, I had a 3-week stint in which I took the PSAT, SAT, ACT (respectively) in 3 successive weeks.</p>
<p>I studied for the SAT only...... that was the only test I was really worried about; PSAT I didn't take too seriously, ACT i thought was worthless so I didn't review seperately for it.</p>
<p>So basically, I took ALL 3 tests strictly off just the SAT studying... except I did 1 practice ACT just for timing purposes and the science passages (which I thought were really easy b/c i'm very good at science and interpreting data in general)</p>
<p>PSAT - 210
SAT - 2140
ACT(w/ Writing) - 35</p>
<p>I would review like you would for the SAT (including essays if you're takin the writing portion) and do a couple practice ACT tests for science passage practice and timing.</p>
<p>btw 'she wants 2 move', what did you get on the SAT (if you've taken it)..... it might help to show how much of a jump you can achieve in score.</p>
<p><em>EDIT</em> - saw you mentioned GPA
i'm currently a 4.5ish+ out of a (theoretical) 5.0 (actually impossible to reach b/c gym brings GPA down)</p>
<p>ranked 2 out of a class of 300+.... post yours (if you know it) so I can try and help you more</p>
<p>I would get the PR book, Cracking the ACT, instead of the Kaplan book. WAY better. Everyone on this board (well, practically everyone) recommends a combo of the official ACT book and the PR book for the best ACT prep.</p>
<p>I never took the SAT because they do not offer it at my school but I would like to take it...</p>
<p>wow your GPA is Great and your rank</p>
<p>Im ranked 276 out of 900 kids...yeah</p>
<p>any more advice lol</p>
<p>alright. well I guess you're most likely not getting a 35 (no offense)</p>
<p>I would go through science passages from a review book and take lots of practice ACT tests
also, try to take the SAT if you can, just b/c it is much harder than the ACT..... so you can see how you do on that and compare.</p>
<p>practice ACT tests would be your best option I believe.</p>
<p>none taken lol I didnt plan on getting a 35 more like 28ish lol if possible. I'm not trying to get into an ivy league school Im just trying to open my options a little more, ya know</p>
<p>but I understand, I'll try to take the SAT some how...</p>
<p>thank you, for the help guys</p>
<p>A couple of notes here about studying and practicing for the SAT/ACT exams.</p>
<p>There is no substitute for practice tests--none. Not going through tests questions, not studying a particular subject area--none. You have to go through the practice tests for two primary reasons--to get a feel for the time-criticality of the tests and to learn to pace yourself--and because only by taking a practice test and seeing what questions you are regularly missing will you know what areas you need to improve in.</p>
<p>Once you've taken your first practice test--go back and grade the test and find out what your score is and what question you missed. Then go through each question and figure out why you missed it--how to work it (if a math problem) and what category it falls into (vocab, english comp, logic, essay preparation, writing objectives or supporting with facts, statistics, algebra, geometry, arithmetic progressions, etc.). Also figure out why you missed it--didn't understand the question, didn't understand the topic, misunderstood a phrase, didn't know a word's meaning, or just plain sloppiness in performing a calculation). Only then can you study the basics of the areas you have the greatest weaknesses in. </p>
<p>Then take a new test and repeat the process. You need to spend about twice as long studying in the areas of your weaknesses as taking the test, but you need to pace yourself so you can get through at least four to five practice tests within a one-month period prior to the exam--and if you start early, plan to do 7 exams--3 of which should be in the last 3 to 4 weeks before the test. I've used this method to score 680/770 on the SAT, 800/800/710 on the SAT IIs, 750 (99.8%) on the GMAT, and a 92% on the LSAT.</p>
<p>wow thanks I will do that!</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm in the same predicament as you are.
I got a composite score of 20.</p>
<p>English 23
Math 17
Reading 22
Science 17</p>
<p>I need a 25 at least, in order to appear half way competitive to the colleges that I will be applying to. I have a 3.8 GPA, and I feel like this test is the only thing holding me back.</p>
<p>It's nice to know that someone out there has the same ACT anxieties that I have.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>