<p>Should I take PR classes or take a ACT prep corse from a local academy</p>
<p>bump please</p>
<p>don’t take any prep courses…uses The REAL ACT Prep and take as many practice tests as you can</p>
<p>prep classes are overrated. All they do is help you focus on taking as many practice tests and tell you strategies you could read in the princeton review book. Trust me, I took a practice class 2 years ago and got nothing out of it. At all. The classes are geared towards getting those in the 20s to high 20s or low 30s</p>
<p>I agree with olleger. If your scores are in the 20s range, then any prep class would serve the same basic purpose. If your scores are in the 30s, chances are, you at least know what you’re supposed to be doing. A prep class can’t help you too much, you just need to practice.</p>
<p>so what books should I get?
I already have the red book. Any else?</p>
<p>I’ve also heard that the Princeton Review (both the Preparing for the ACT or whatever its called and the 1296 Questions) are good, but have a lot of typos. I took one of the Preparing for the ACT PR tests and chucked it… I didn’t like it. :/</p>
<p>If you search around on the ACT forum, somebody uploaded a file with the past 3years’ “Preparing for the ACT”. They’re previously administered tests. These, plus the red book are all I used… then again, I didn’t have a lot of time to review. But that gives you 6 real tests off the bat.</p>
<p>Agreed with above, don’t take a class. Princeton Review Cracking the ACT is excellent, relevant review with some good tips. I found the practice tests to be very realistic, along with the red book you should have all the prep you need</p>