<p>Firstly: Hi guys, first post, I've been on this forum time and time again but only for quick questions, and finally decided to register!!! W00t!</p>
<p>Anyhow, I'm planning on taking the ACT which is sometime in the beginning of April (April 4th or something). I was wondering if its possible for a person like me who got on Avg. a 24 on the ACT to up my score to a 30 within these three weeks? If it isn't, then I'll do hardcore prep for June!</p>
<p>Second, can anyone tell me if this "Barron's ACT Prep Book" really works? I read a couple other posts about the book prep being extremely vigorous but people jumping to 30+ scores. I'd be more than willing to go through that agony than having to take the ACT 100 times. </p>
<p>Also, can anyone please post a <em>Valid</em> link to where I can buy the most UPDATED version of "Barron's ACT Prep Book". ~Thanks, great forum.</p>
<p>Yes, of course, many people can raise their scores several points just by taking the test a second time with no additional prep. As long as you prep, I don’t think it’ll be a problem raising your score. Just be sure to focus on previous problem areas that dragged your score down. </p>
<p>Yes, the Barron’s ACT Prep book is very rigorous, I haven’t seen my actual ACT score report yet, but I know the difference in scores on my practice tests between the REAL ACT prep book and Barron’s was a good 6 or 7 points. Barron’s makes the real test seem like a cakewalk, but the one thing to watch out for is that Barron’s questions are somewhat irrelevant to real ACT questions. I still recommend it though. </p>