<p>I am in highschool. I took the act in april this year as a sophomore, and I got a 19. I really went in there without studying at all but i felt like i'm stupid when i got a 19 (no offense to anyone that got a 19). </p>
<p>I bought 4 books to study.</p>
<p>Barrons - ACT 36 aiming for the perfect score.
Princetons 2012 - cracking the ACT.
Princetons 1296 - practice questions.
Real Act red book with 5 practice tests.
Dissecting the ACT 2.0.</p>
<p>I just really don't know where to start. I was thinking about starting with dissecting the act 2.0 because it has a practice test and it explains each question of each section very thoroughly. Then I don't know which book to go to from there. If you guys have any additional tips please comment here. Also my main weakness is math.</p>
<p>I personally would do the real act guide closest to when you are taking it. It helped my score a lot. I went from a 27 to 30 and most of my section scores were closest to the real prep. The English has the most helpful tips!</p>
<p>If your main weakness is math and you’re dedicated, review both an intermediate algebra book and geometry book in their entirety. Make sure you know the concepts and how to apply them (this should get you in the 28+ range). To get into the 32-36 range, dabble in the first 200 pages of an intro to trig book and make sure to review arithmetic/geometric series. As for the logarithmic question, the intermediate algebra book should cover basic concepts necessary to answer the question. Still, it couldn’t hurt to delve a little deeper. </p>
<p>For instance, here’s the log question from December 2012 ACT: </p>
<p>2^(x^2+1) = 1. Solving for x would yield:</p>
<p>a) 2 imaginary solutions
b) 2 positive real solutions
c) 1 positive and 1 negative real solution
d) yadda yadda</p>