<p>Wouldn't it be a good idea to keep taking it every time once you start 9th grade? I know it's $50, but if you can get lucky and crack that 34, then you're set. You could get yourself really familiar with the test and just read over all the math/science/english concepts in a book.</p>
<p>I think the ACT is given like 6-7 times a year, and that's like almost 20 times, and colleges will never know how many times you take it. You just need to send that one report, say a 34+, that will allow you to avoid the SAT I. I wish I could have done this, now I only have like 2 more chances to take it(still waiting for June results though) to get that 34 if I really wanted to.</p>
<p>I wish I had even known about it in the 9th grade! Looking back I wish I had. Oh well, maybe next time...DOH!</p>
<p>i think thats a good idea..not necessarily every time but maybe 3-4 times/year...</p>
<p>yeah, that's not a bad idea at all b/c you choose what test(s) the colleges you apply to see (unlike that crappy SAT.....)</p>
<p>go for it.. if your parents are up for the $50 a pop, then i say you should do it</p>
<p>dude just get a 2160 on the sat or a 32 on the act and then call it quitz</p>
<p>seeing what I could have done differently, i'm going to try to make my brother, who is now in 7th grade, take the act at least once yearly until junior year.</p>
<p>ideally, 34+ wouldn't be too difficult because of so much practice.</p>
<p>sry, but this is just a stupid idea. You take standardized tests when you are ready, period. Taking tests blind is of absolutely zero value. Instead of spending five hours on a Saturday morning hoping to win a lottery with a $50 entry fee, spend those hours prepping at home. The xiggi method WORKS!@</p>
<p>Xiggi is a noob, I prefer to use my own method over his.</p>
<p>I took the SAT I two times, and i hvae come nowhere close to my act score, so i'm done taking SAT's.. they're just stupid</p>
<p>i did take the SAT subject tests.. if i send those in, do i also have to send in my SAT I scores? if so, will the colleges not even pay attention to my SAT I scores since my ACT is significantly higher then those scores?</p>
<p>I can't imagine that a 9th grader(unless he/she was incredibly smart) could pass the ACTs. Math would be a bear, at that age I had taken algebra and just started geometry. He/she would be nowhere near the amount of understanding it would take, for much of the Math section. Seeing as this past science section required previous knowledge, it's doubtful that he would be able to understand many of the questions. Even if you are super-genius, science terms are science terms, and if you don't know them, you don't know them. If he/she had good reading skills and English skills, maybe. But I know lots of schools don't really do a whole lot of grammar until Junior year, in preparation for the ACTs. It just seems like a waste of money to me. But whatever, maybe some of you will come back on year next year and prove us all wrong.</p>
<p>At my school a few years ago, we did have a 7th grader take the test for the Duke Talent Search thing, and he got a 34... i was baffled.. i got an 18 when i took it in 7th grade and it took me all the way until the end of my junior year to get a 34... i don't know how this kid got a 34 as a 7th grader. He's going into 10th grade this next year, so he'll probably kick this thing's butt.</p>
<p>if this guy can study a lot on his own, he may be able to get higher than usual for a 9th grader... he can at least start off with a decent score and work from there over the next couple of years</p>
<p>I don't think its a bad idea, but its pointless to take every single one. I would do it maybe once or twice a year until Junior year. That way you have a full command of the format and won't be worried when you take it during your Junior year. Then again you also can get a good score and not have to worry about taking it again your Junior year.</p>
<p>yeah, i would take the october, february, and june ACTs in 9th and 10th grade, and if you still want higher, take however many you need to your junior year</p>
<p>A friend's daughter scored a 36 on the reading section on the April test. She just finished 8th grade. Her other sections' scores were good, although not at that level. The thing is, she reads a ton. She is very involved in lots of extracurricular activities, but whenever there's a down minute, she is reading. She is a smart girl, but the amount she reads has got to have been what pushed her score up to a 36 in reading.</p>
<p>how are these little kids doing so well??? where are these geniuses coming from??</p>
<p>well, the guy i was talking about is from east asia (i don't want to say chinese, japanese, or korean b/c i don't know... but he's definitely one of those races)... and they're pretty hardcore about that stuff</p>
<p>lol those orientals(no offense meant whatsoever) are super geniuses!</p>
<p>highest ACT that ive heard of at our schools are two 33s...and we have about 800 kids lol...sad but hey its oklahoma</p>
<p>9th grade!!! that's like algebra I for most kids. you will not do well on the math section at all nor the science section. you might be able to get lucky with reading and English but i doubt it. i would wait until at least 10th grade and only take it if you're in advanced classes. i think you would just be wasting your money by taking it in 9th grade. but if you're a genius and know all the material on the ACT by 9th grade then why not i guess. however, make sure you actually prepare because if you don't then you're really wasting your money. good luck!</p>
<p>I got a 31 composite as a freshman, with a 30 on the math section. I was in geometry at the time, and a little rusty on my algebra skills. All you have to do is get a prep book and read over the math concepts. It doesn't really matter what math you are in. Most people in my precalc class couldn't break 24 on the math section.</p>
<p>lol well thats the problem...reading a prep book..zzzzz</p>