<p>I got a 32 last spring</p>
<p>35 M
32 E
31 R
29 S</p>
<p>I feel I can improve my score to a 34. My goals are</p>
<p>35 M
33 E
33 R
34 S</p>
<p>If I do 10 ACT practice tests and study the ACT36 book, can I do this.</p>
<p>wow. calm down a little bit. you’re going haywire to try and get that 34+. a 32 is a great score. it gets harder and harder to improve scores the higher they are. That practice will help, but does guarantee drastic improvement.</p>
<p>How should I know? Try it if you have the time. See if it works.</p>
<p>i would say that with practice you can maybe get it up, but to tell you the truth its pretty hard to go up 5 points in science. I mean, that section really depends on what test you take and how easy the science section is.</p>
<p>^</p>
<p>agreed, luck definitely does play a factor</p>
<p>Congrats on the 32! Even if you don’t make a 34, your current score is great. You definitely seem motivated, and the practice will help a lot. I think you have a great chance of improving your score, especially if you concentrate on the science section.</p>
<p>Just a heads up, the Barron’s ACT 36 book has a lot of mistakes, especially in the math section. Nothing major, it just gets annoying after a while</p>
<p>I think it’s definitely worth a try. The good news is you only have to significantly improve on science, so you can focus on one section. The bad news is a 5 point jump in that particular section is difficult. It took me a lot of practice tests to get my science up, but inevitably it came down to luck.</p>
<p>I was consistently in the low 30’s on science–even the occasional 28 or 29–but on my final actual test I got a 36. It was lucky, I understood those particular experiments well.</p>
<p>My first ever practice test I got a 29 composite.
On the June ACT I got a 35 composite.
So yes, it is possible.</p>
<p>I’m good at science, but I tried reading everything for the last ACT. I know now that you don’t have time to read much at all. I’ve been getting an average of 38/40 on practice tests.</p>
<p>This is what I would do. Read everything on the reading section. Don’t read anything on science, unless the question specifically deals with something not in the graphs. Honestly, a 32 is fine, but if you want a 34+, I suggest you calm down, and learn some strategies.</p>
<p>Do 3 ACT tests and you could easily get a 36 on the science.
Don’t fail on math and you’ll get a 36
English: Personally I enjoy this section much more than SAT Writing. Same concept, though - but a bit more natural than SAT’s example sentences - and comma issues.</p>
<p>I only used one book, 1296 ACT questions [PR]. I didn’t really want to take math and science tests so this book’s categorized sample tests were useful.</p>