My last ACT score is a 28 composite with a 31 in English, 30 in reading, 25 in math, and 26 in science. My English and reading can be brought up pretty easily (it is my strong suit) but I struggle practicing science/math. Any resources/suggestions?
We had good luck with
The College Panda’s ACT Math: Advanced Guide and Workbook
Phu, Nielson
Ultimate Guide to the Math ACT
Corn, Richard
For the Love of ACT Science: An innovative approach to mastering the science section of the ACT standardized exam
Cerro, Michael, Ingramcontent
For science try to directly jump into question and come back read para/data/graph and see if this makes any difference. My D mentioned that this saved a lot of time during test improved score a lot.
Math just review recommended books and see if you can tackle easier ones first
ACT, especially the science section is about speed, averaging one minute a question. My son also had good results using a strategy similar to flspace’s daughter’s, that of “directly jump into question and come back read para/data/graph”.
I suggest that you practice with the paper-and-pencil tests, which are more similar to the real tests (tactile) than the online tests. Also, try to condition your brain to get use to concentrating on a single task for 3 hours in a quiet public setting. Do the prep tests in room at school or library (not at home or cafe) without breaks, earbuds, chattering with friends or glancing at your phone. You can do it; good luck.
My son just got his ACT scores. He got 36 in science. I bought this book “For the love of ACT Science, An innovative approach to mastering the ACT science section” ( the author is Michael Cerro) to him and he finished the whole book. This is my suggestion!
Math: Do NOT check your answers for the first 1/4 of the questions, and gradually begin checking over the course of the test. The first few problems are ridiculously easy and will just drain your time if you overthink them.
Science: Practice. Nothing else works for this section, really. One thing that helped me was taking Science problem sets with a timer set for half the average time.