Practice is Useless?

<p>I have been practicing for the ACT for 2 months. I am a junior and I took the ACT for the first time in December. I was so frustrated after running out of time on the English and math that on the second half I could not concentrate and started filling in random bubbles. The timing is so difficult. On english and math I had to fill in ten randomly. I want to practice but will it even help me in a situation that has to do with timing? My goal score is a 31 and I don't think I even got a 19 to be honest. What should I do?</p>

<p>Hmmm.... I practiced over the summer and took the Sept ACT for my first time. The time was definately a factor. The more timed practice you do on your own, the better you will do. Fortunately, I got my highest ACT score the 1st time even though I was pretty nervous. </p>

<p>The way I keep track of timing during the test is to distribute the sub-sections out evenly.</p>

<p>For example, the reading section has 4 reading passages. I know that I have about 8 minutes or so MAX to finish. Make sure you do not go over the time limit by a lot. If its a few seconds, then finish the question. Keep your brain concentrated on the passages even if they're not very interesting, it's the only way you can finish and achieve a good score.</p>

<p>The more you practice the better.</p>

<p>Six months ago I would run out of time on english at around 55 questions, now I finish it in a half hour. I got 30 comp, maybe higher in december. I'd say my obsessive practice is what did it.</p>

<p>Well. Learn to rush. i mean really. RUSH when you practice. until you have a clear 15-20 extra minutes when u're done.
THEN get to focusing on what you're getting wrong.</p>

<p>people develop techniques that end up being really hard to be fast with.</p>