<p>Hi,
I took the ACT for the first time in February and got a composite score of 33 (trust me, I was shocked). I hate when people on here act like having a 3.9 GPA or a 2300 SAT is a complete failure, and I know my score is incredible and that I have nothing to worry about etc. I'm not looking for sympathy or disgust or anything like that. I just need advice on how I can cram for tomorrow and hopefully increase my score.</p>
<p>My subscores:
Reading: 36 (no idea how that happened)
English: 35 (also have no idea how that happened)
Math: 32 (I want to improve this)
Science: 28 (I ran out of time and had to guess on the last few passages, any tips?)
Writing: 8 (I was honestly expecting this to be much better, then again I didn't have a format or anything.)</p>
<p>Anyway, I would really appreciate some suggestions on how I can cram tonight! If anyone has any essay templates or strategies that have worked well in the past, I would really appreciate it. </p>
<p>I also need tips for science...</p>
<p>And anything else you guys think can help me! </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>(I have no idea what I'm doing, this is my first post :P Also, ignore the username? I actually don't think I'm a princess or Ivy League material for that matter)</p>
<p>I think it would be very hard to pull off a 36 in one day but you did get a 33 in your first sitting and that is pretty bad ass. congratz on your score but I have no tips haha</p>
<p>I got a 32 on my first and only sitting (31 R, 36 M, 30 W, 30 S)…you basically have to be really fast on the science section, and skip any irrelevant information.</p>
<p>Thanks, guys! Do you read the science passages, or skim over them? I think I need a new strategy. (Last time, I read all the passages and still had to refer to them when answering the questions, which cost me time.)</p>
<p>It’s probably best to skip them entirely and go straight to the questions. Then go back and refer to the passage/charts/graphs as needed. I never prepared for the ACT, but it seemed to me that nearly half of the questions could be solved by simply referring to a chart.</p>
<p>I got a 36 (on science) and I didn’t even skim the passages (except for the scientist A vs B section) until after reading the questions. Honestly, a lot of science is also luck (what kind of questions you get and what science subjects you are best at), but I would recommend it. At first it might seem a bit tough, but its definitely not necessary to read through the articles. I think on the real thing, I finished with 5-10 minutes to spare as well.</p>
<p>I managed to finish this time but it was harder than the practice ones I had taken, and everyone else at my school said it was the hardest science they had ever seen.</p>
<p>Ivy, I took the ACT today as well and for the same reasons. Trying to add a few points to my first-sitting score of 32. Did you find today’s test to be different than practices/others generally? It thought the questions were a bit vague, some even poorly written</p>
