<p>i just took the June ACT and this is what i got:
Composite: 32
English: 35
Math: 29
Reading: 33
Science: 32</p>
<p>i am a junior, rising senior. i'm planning on applying to Macaulay Honors, Columbia U., NYU, and St. John's University.</p>
<p>should i retake the test? i THINK i can increase my score by a few points, maybe get a 34 superscore?</p>
<p>If you believe you can increase your score, go for it! Focus/prepare more rigorously for the math section, perhaps.</p>
<p>OP, you just missed a 33 composite by only one point and your math section could make a nice point jump with some studying and practice. I think a 34 composite is quite doable on a retest. Good luck!</p>
<p>thank you guys for your opinion. </p>
<p>how do you suggest i study for the Math? i used to do so well on my practice math tests (like 34, 35) and right before the test i started getting 28’s and 29’s. advice?</p>
<p>Mrabia, is time the issue in math? Stress? Fatigue? </p>
<p>Sometimes practice test results are higher because you focus on only taking one subject at a time, whereas on the real ACT, you have to take them back-to-back. If you’ve been getting much higher results on practice tests, then you clearly know the material. </p>
<p>Try practice testing under more stressful conditions – take your practice tests after a long, hard day or, if you’re a night person, set your alarm early and take some practice tests while you’re still groggy. Shave 5 minutes off the time you allow yourself to complete the test. Overtrain, like an athlete might, so that on the day of the next real test, nothing will wear you down or keep you from doing your best.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>well, my problem is time, misreading questions, and occasionally not knowing how to do them at all.</p>
<p>on the real ACT, however, time was not an isue. the main issue was that i didnt know how to do a lot of the final questions (40-60). is there a prep guide that tackles those particular questions?</p>
<p>Prep guides will have quick problem-solving summaries. I prefer the Princeton Review over Kaplan, but head to a chain bookstore like Borders or Barnes & Nobles, pull all the various brands off the shelf, find a comfy chair and look them over until you find the one YOU like best.</p>
<p>However, it sounds like you’d be better off with an actual precalculus textbook, which explains everything in greater detail and often has answers to odd-numbered problems in the back. You can buy an older edition cheap on Amazon, or check with your school: they can often spare a textbook from inventory AND help you find a free tutor to help answer your questions.</p>
<p>You might also consider taking the SAT. The questions on the SAT do not include trig or precalculus. You only need to submit one of the these two major tests, why not do some test-prep on a few SAT tests and see if that test might be more to your benefit?</p>
<p>actually, i did take the SAT and the result was far from satisfactory: i got an 1850. so no more SAT’s for me anymore; i’m going to concentrate on the ACT, which i am much more comfortable in.</p>
<p>one more question: does ACT allow us to superscore and send to colleges, or must we send all test scores and the colleges superscore for us?</p>
<p>You will need to send all individual test results to get superscored, and only some colleges superscore. Here’s a list:</p>
<p>[Colleges</a> that super score ACT | College Admissions Counseling](<a href=“Colleges that superscore the ACT - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners”>Colleges that superscore the ACT - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners)</p>