<p>Is it true, that usually the June test is the easiest out of all the ACT test. Just heard rumors about it and was wondering if it was true. Oh Btw-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->I took the April 26 ACT, at school. I think i "BOMBED" the math section to me completetly, it seemed so hard for me. So far, I have the princeton review book, but i guess none of the math i studied from there wasn't on the test. I was thinking of getting "THE REAL ACT" book and Barrons' "ACT ASSEMENT." I was wondering if you could refer some book that was really helpful to you. Help me plzz. </p>
<p>One more thing, if you take it more than three times, do they average ur score. Or is it if you only take it three times its ok.</p>
<p>I have heard that the June is the easiest, not sure why, but I have heard that to be true. Anyone have an explanation for that?</p>
<p>As far as math goes, try to go through your practice books and take practice tests, and understand that problems you missed. Make sure you learn the concepts of trig and algebra. I have the REAL ACT prep guide, and it seems to me that the practice tests in there are WAY easier, but maybe that was just me.</p>
<p>As far as the # of times you take it, that is irrelevant. Take it as many times as you please, it makes no difference.</p>
<p>I've heard from a few colleges' websites (and a friend who visited a ton of the Ivies) that some colleges look down on taking the ACT more than two times...</p>
<p>since they make the curve for test scores each time they offer it based on how many questions everyone got right and wrong, if you take the test with a lot of people who aren't as smart, the curve will work more in your favor. so perhaps not as many smart kids take the june act?</p>
<p>Yeah, I really want to know why it is the easiest in June, I am going to take it in June anyways, but if it truly is the easiest test, it would be orgasmic (enough said)</p>
<p>And as for averaging the tests, there are some colleges that do, but I have no clue on how to find out which ones, and as for taking it as many times as possible, you can but some more selective colleges look down on it if you have a bad score trend. I mean if you get like a 33 the second time you take it you prolly don't want to take it again because with such a high score that is very difficult to top you actually might go down.</p>
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<p>How would they know? The ACT is score choice. They would only know if your high school happens to tell them (and you can ask that they don't :) )</p>
<p>My kids, both now in college, didn't take either the SAT or ACT very many times (son: 2 SATs & an ACT, daughter: two ACTs). But I went through a lot of web sites and visited a lot of campuses -- and I never heard the "more than 2 times" thing.</p>
<p>My daughter did score better on a June administration of the ACT. But she was sick when she took it again in the fall, so I don't know if it's a fair comparison.</p>
<p>Even if the test is easier, that doesn't mean you will score any higher really because the test is curved. Only 1 percent of testtakers are going to score at each percentile; the only difference is how many questions it takes to reach them. So you will only do better if the people taking the test with you happen to be weaker.</p>
<p>jenny, they do not "make the curve for test scores each time they offer it based on how many questions everyone got right and wrong". Each year, on one test date, some test centers receive equal quantities of a bunch of different new test forms (for which the scoring conversion has not yet been determined) and one old test form (which was a new test form the year before), which are given randomly to the testers. The population's performance on each new test is compared to performance on the old test, and this is how the score conversions for the new tests are determined. The score conversion never changes after that, no matter how many times a test form is used.</p>
<p>Diane, the percentile ranks are not based on the test date, they are based on test scores from the year before (or maybe last year and the two previous years). So even that is unrelated to who takes the test with you.</p>
<p>So it doesn't much matter how easy the test is, and it certainly doesn't matter who else tests at the same time as you.</p>
<p>DianeR, even when you send your best test, the amount of times they were taken, including the scores, are sent on your transcript to the school. So, you can't escape the inevitable.</p>
<p>Mrs. Ferguson, I've responded to this issue elsewhere, so I won't repeat myself. Basically, setting up a test so it will be scored like another test, which does have a normal distribution, in practice is going to itself yield a normal distribution. I have no doubt your explanation is technically correct, but I don't know that it is relevant. The resulting scores are always normally distributed, aren't they?</p>
<p>IndianKid, not necessarily -- not all high school transcripts list all standardized test scores. I've heard on CC from those whose schools don't list them, from students who ask their schools just to show the highest scores (and are accommodated), and from those who don't list their school on their registration form and so the school doesn't get the scores. Then there are those of us who homeschooled and don't have to worry about this :)</p>